Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico

Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico
Incumbent Rafael Román Meléndez since January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)
Department of Education
Nominator	Governor
Appointer	Governor with advise and consent from the Senate
Term length	4 years
Formation	Established by Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Succession	Fourth
Salary	$80,000 USD^[1]
Website	www.de.gobierno.pr

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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]

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

Main article: List of Secretaries of Education of Puerto Rico

1900–1902: Martín G. Brumbaugh
1902–1904: Samuel McCune Lindsay
1904–1907: Ronald R. Falkner
1907–1912: Edwin G. Dexter
1912–1915: Edward M. Bainter
1915–1921: Paul G. Miller
1921–1929: Juan B. Huyke
1930–1936: José Padín
1937–1937: H. A. Martin
1937–1945: José M. Gallardo
1946–1947: Mariano Villaronga
1947–1948: Francisco Collazo
1949–1957: Mariano Villaronga
1957–1960: Efraín Sánchez Hidalgo
1960–1964: Cándido Oliveras
1965–1968: Ángel Quintero Alfaro
1969–1971: Ramón Mellado Parsons
1972–1972: Tania Viera
1973–1973: Celeste Benítez
1973–1976: Ramón A. Cruz Aponte

1977–1977: Herman Sulsona
1977–1980: Carlos E. Chardón
1980–1984: María Socorro Lacott
1985–1988: Awilda Aponte Roque
1989–1989: Rafael Cartagena
1989–1991: José Lema Moya
1991–1992: Celeste Benítez Rivera
1993–1993: Annabelle Padilla Rodríguez
1993–1994: José Arsenio Torres
1994–2000: Víctor Fajardo
2001–2004: César Rey Hernández
2005–2005: Adalexis Ríos Orlandi
2005–2005: Gloria Baquero Lleras
2005–2008: Rafael Aragunde Torres
2009–2009: Carlos E. Chardón
2009–2010: Odette Piñeiro Caballero
2010–2011: Jesús Rivera Sánchez
2011–2012: Edward Moreno
2013–present: Rafael Román Meléndez

References

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

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