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The cabinet was composed of members of the PPD and two independents or technical positions (or people whose membership in a party was not clearly ascertained from any available media).
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The new cabinet is a continuation of the old, although positions were changed, split, or reshuffled with the new constitutional order.
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of the insular government. A feature of this government is a reshuffle and recomposition of the Cabinet with the introduction of the
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in July 1952. This involved changing names of offices, and a transition to the fully constitutional government of the Commonwealth.
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The Puerto Rican Cabinet was led by the Governor alone in this period. The Cabinet was composed of all the heads of the
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was that of the first elected governor. In addition to that, it was the first whose cabinet did not receive the
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as amended, the successor to the governor in this case was the Attorney General as stated in Article 24.
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The House provides advice and consent for the Secretary of State, as he is first in line in the
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After the Constitution got adopted in July 1952, this balance changed to:
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is, with some amendments, the current constitution of the archipelago.
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Party breakdown of cabinet members, not including the governor:
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First fully autonomous cabinet of the Puerto Rican government
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Secretaría de Agricultura y Comercio y Obras Públicas
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Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works
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United States Congress. 5 August 1947 300:House of Representatives of Puerto Rico 264:1st Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico 1579: 359:1947 Puerto Rico Elective Governor Act 1332: 1043: 1041: 551:Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce 334:Second government of Luis Muñoz Marín 37:Elected and Constitutional Government 1111:"La Primera Elección en Puerto Rico" 556:Secretaría de Agricultura y Comercio 23:First Government of Luis Muñoz Marín 13: 1038: 652:Commissioner of Public Instruction 384: 367:Puerto Rico Council of Secretaries 324:Government of Jesús Piñero Jiménez 314:1948 Puerto Rican general election 254:1952 Puerto Rican general election 244:1948 Puerto Rican general election 14: 1613: 1235: 940:Secretaría de Instrucción Pública 900:31 October 1952 - 7 January 1952 600:2 January 1949 - 1 February 1951 119:Secretary of State (1952-present) 1566:Pierluisi Urrutia (2021-present) 1385: 657:Comisaría de Instrucción Pública 535:2 January 1949 – 2 January 1965 58: 29: 1531:Roselló González II (1997-2001) 1521:Hernández Colón III (1989-1993) 1288:. 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Index


Elected and Constitutional Government
Puerto Rico

Harry S. Truman
Luis Muñoz Marín
Vicente Geigel Polanco
Roberto Sánchez Vilella
PPD
Ind.
Supermajority in both chambers
PEP-
PRP-
PS
PIP
Martín Travieso
Gilberto Concepción de Gracia
1948 Puerto Rican general election
1952 Puerto Rican general election
1st Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
1949 Puerto Rico Budget
1950 Puerto Rico Budget
1951 Puerto Rico Budget
1952 Puerto Rico Budget
Senate of Puerto Rico
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Elective Governor Act of 1947
1948 Puerto Rican general election
Government of Jesús Piñero Jiménez
Second government of Luis Muñoz Marín

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