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;8 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 Democratic Woodrow Wilson
6 Paul G. Miller 19151921 Democratic 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 Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt
10 Jose Miguel Gallardo (sitting at his desk) (pro shot) (from large print) (200dpi).jpg José M. Gallardo 19371945 Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt
11 Mariano Villaronga Toro 19461947 Democratic Harry S. Truman
12 Francisco Collazo 19471948 Democratic Harry S. Truman

Secretaries of public instruction

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

Secretaries of education

   PDP      NPP

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

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.