Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico

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Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico
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Incumbent
Eliezer Ramos Parés
since January 2, 2025;5 months ago (2025-01-02)
Department of Education
Nominator Governor
Appointer Governor
with advice and consent from the Senate
Term length 4 years
FormationEstablished by Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Succession Fourth
Salary$80,000 USD [1]
Website www.de.gobierno.pr

The secretary of education of Puerto Rico is responsible for the development and management of all educational matters in the government of Puerto Rico and heads the Department of Education. [2]

Contents

There have been three types of secretaries in the history of Puerto Rico. The first were the education commissioners established in 1899 after Puerto Rico was succeeded to the United States from Spain. The second were the secretaries of public instruction after the predecessor of the Department of Education the Department of Public Instruction was formally established by law. Today Puerto Rico has secretaries of education after the Department of Public Instruction was reorganized and renamed as the Department of Education. [3]

List of former and current secretaries

Education commissioners

#PortraitNameTerm startTerm endPolitical partyAppointed by
1 Martin G. Brumbaugh (2).jpg Martin G. Brumbaugh 19001902 Republican William McKinley
2 LINDSAY, SAMUEL McCUNE. DOCTOR LCCN2016860078.jpg Samuel McCune Lindsay 19021904 Republican Theodore Roosevelt
3 Ronald R. Falkner 19041907 Republican Theodore Roosevelt
4 Edwin G. Dexter 19071912 Republican William Howard Taft
5 Edward M. Bainter 19121915 Democrat Woodrow Wilson
6 Paul G. Miller 19151921 Democrat Woodrow Wilson
7 Juan Bernardo Huyke, Comisionado de Instruccion de Puerto Rico c 1921.png Juan B. Huyke 19211929 Republican Warren G. Harding
8 José Padín 19301936 Republican Herbert Hoover
9 H. A. Martin 19371937 Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt
10 Jose Miguel Gallardo (sitting at his desk) (pro shot) (from large print) (200dpi).jpg José M. Gallardo 19371945 Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt
11 Mariano Villaronga Toro 19461947 Democrat Harry S. Truman
12 Francisco Collazo 19471948 Democrat Harry S. Truman

Secretaries of public instruction

   PPD      PNP
#PortraitNameTerm startTerm endPolitical partyAppointed byAffiliation
1 Mariano Villaronga Toro 19491957 PPD Luis Muñoz Marín Democrat
2 Efraín Sánchez Hidalgo 19571960 PPD Luis Muñoz Marín Democrat
3 Cándido Oliveras 19601964 PPD Luis Muñoz Marín Democrat
4 Ángel Quintero Alfaro 19651968 PPD Roberto Sanchez Vilella Democrat
5 Ramón Mellado Parsons 19691971 PNP Luis A. Ferre Republican
6 Tania Viera 19721972 PNP Luis A. Ferre Republican
7 Celeste Benítez 19731973 PPD Rafael Hernandez Colon Democrat
8 Ramón A. Cruz Aponte 19731976 PPD Rafael Hernandez Colon Democrat
9 Herman Sulsona 19771977 PNP Carlos Romero Barcelo Democrat
10 Carlos A. Chardón 19771980 PNP Carlos Romero Barcelo Democrat
11 María Socorro Lacott 19801984 PNP Carlos Romero Barcelo Democrat
12 Awilda Aponte Roque 19851988 PPD Rafael Hernandez Colon Democrat
13 Rafael Cartagena 19891989 PPD Rafael Hernandez Colon Democrat

Secretaries of education

   PDP      NPP

#PortraitNameTerm startTerm endPolitical party
1 José Lema Moya 19891991 PDP
2 Celeste Benítez Rivera 19911992 PDP
3 Annabelle Padilla Rodríguez 19931993 NPP
4 José Arsenio Torres 19931994 NPP
5 Víctor Fajardo 19942000 NPP
6 César Rey Hernández 20012004 PDP
7 Rafael Aragunde Torres 20052008 PDP
8 Carlos A. Chardón 20092009 NPP
9 Odette Piñeiro Caballero 20092010 NPP
10 Jesús Rivera Sánchez 20102011 NPP
11 Edward Moreno 20112012 NPP
12 Rafael Román Meléndez 20132017 PDP
13 Profile Pic Secretary of Education.jpg Julia Keleher 20172019 NPP
14 Eligio Hernandez Perez 20192020 NPP
15 Elba Aponte Santos 20212021 NPP
16 Magaly Rivera Rivera 20212021 NPP
17 Eliezer Ramos Parés 20212023 NPP
18 Yanira Raíces Vega 20232025 NPP
19 Eliezer Ramos Parés 2025current NPP

References

  1. "Sueldos - Funcionarios de Gobierno" (PDF). Pr.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  2. "Oficina del Secretario de Educación | Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico". De.gobierno.pr. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. Juan Torres. "Comisionados de Educación, Secretarios de Instrucción Pública Y Secretarios de Educación de Puerto Rico". Puertadetierra.info. Retrieved 2013-08-17.