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| Vázquez Cabinet | |
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| 17th cabinet of Puerto Rico | |
| Date formed | January 2, 2017 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Donald Trump |
| Head of government | Wanda Vázquez Garced |
| Member party | PNP |
| History | |
| Advice and consent | 26th Senate 30th House of Representatives for the Secretary of State only |
| Predecessor | 16th |
| Successor | 18th |
The 17th Cabinet of Puerto Rico is the cabinet that currently serves under the governorship of Wanda Vázquez Garced.
The Secretaries are the heads of the executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico.
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| Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
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| José Marrero | Director | Office of Management and Budget | ||
| Eduardo Rivera Cruz | Executive Director | Office of the Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure | ||
| Vacant [2] [lower-alpha 1] | President | Government Development Bank | ||
| Carlos Mercader | Director | Federal Affairs Administration | ||
| President | Planning Board | |||
| Chief of Staff | Secretariat of Governance |
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| Name | Post | Agency | Date assumed office | Date vacated office |
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| Michelle Fraley | Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police | Police of Puerto Rico | January 2, 2017 | January 8, 2018 |
| Alberto Cruz | Fire Chief | Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps | January 14, 2017 | designated |
| Director of the Agency | Puerto Rico State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management | January 20, 2017 | designated | |
| Luis Román Negrón | Solicitor General of Puerto Rico | Office of the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico | March 31, 2017 | designated |
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