The government of Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín was that of the first elected governor.[2] In addition to that, it was the first whose cabinet did not receive the advice and consent of the United States Senate, but from the Puerto Rico Senate. This all came as part of the 1947 Puerto Rico Elective Governor Act.[3] During this government, the Puerto Rican people addressed via Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950's mechanism the creation of their own constitution, which was ratified and enacted in the latter months of the Muñoz Marín government, which reconfigured the system of government by creating the Puerto Rico Council of Secretaries and enlarged the Legislative Assembly's chambers. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was established, and the 1952 Commonwealth Constitution is, with some amendments, the current constitution of the archipelago.
First Government of Luis Muñoz Marín | |
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 1st Elected and Constitutional Government of Puerto Rico | |
| 1949-1953 | |
 Governor Muñoz Marín. | |
| Date formed | 2 January 1949 |
| Date dissolved | 2 January 1953 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the United States of America | Harry S. Truman |
| Governor | Luis Muñoz Marín |
| Attorney General (until 1952) Secretary of State (1952-present) | Vicente Geigel Polanco[a] Roberto Sánchez Vilella (from 1952) |
| Total no. of members | 7 Secretaries[b] 7 Cabinet Members [b] |
| Member party | PPD Ind. |
| Status in legislature | Supermajority in both chambers Senate 17 / 18 (94%) House of Representatives 38 / 39 (97%) |
| Opposition parties | PEP-PRP-PS Coalition PIP (extra-parliamentary) |
| Opposition leaders | Martín Travieso (leader of the Coalition) Gilberto Concepción de Gracia (PIP) |
| History | |
| Election | 1948 Puerto Rican general election |
| Outgoing election | 1952 Puerto Rican general election |
| Legislature term | 1st Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico |
| Budgets | 1949 Puerto Rico Budget 1950 Puerto Rico Budget 1951 Puerto Rico Budget 1952 Puerto Rico Budget |
| Advice and consent | Senate of Puerto Rico House of Representatives of Puerto Rico [c] |
| Incoming formation | Elective Governor Act of 1947 and 1948 Puerto Rican general election |
| Predecessor | Government of Jesús Piñero Jiménez |
| Successor | Second government of Luis Muñoz Marín |
Party breakdown
editParty breakdown of cabinet members, not including the governor:
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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).
After the Constitution got adopted in July 1952, this balance changed to:
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Members of the Initial Cabinet
editThe Puerto Rican Cabinet was led by the Governor alone in this period. The Cabinet was composed of all the heads of the executive departments of the insular government. A feature of this government is a reshuffle and recomposition of the Cabinet with the introduction of the Constitution of Puerto Rico in July 1952. This involved changing names of offices, and a transition to the fully constitutional government of the Commonwealth.
Constitutional Cabinet
editThe new cabinet is a continuation of the old, although positions were changed, split, or reshuffled with the new constitutional order.
Notes
edit- ^ Under the Jones-Shaffroth Act as amended, the successor to the governor in this case was the Attorney General as stated in Article 24.[1]
- ^ a b Does not include the Governor.
- ^ The House provides advice and consent for the Secretary of State, as he is first in line in the Puerto Rico governor' order of succession as established in Article IV, Section 5 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (1952)
References
edit- ^ "Acta Jones, Carta Orgánica de 1917 de Puerto Rico en LexJuris.com". www.lexjuris.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "La Primera Elección en Puerto Rico". postalmuseum.si.edu. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "AN ACT To amend the Organic Act of Puerto Rico" (PDF). United States Congress. 5 August 1947. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Secretarios del Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Trasfondo Histórico y Secretarios del Departamento de Hacienda | Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico". hacienda.pr.gov.
- ^ a b "Dr. Juan A. Pons: Secretario de Salud". Revista Galenus (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Mario. "Los desterrados". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sierra Berdecía v. Llamas, 73 P.R. Dec. 908 (1952)". cite.case.law. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Sierra Berdecía v. Pedro A. Pizá, Inc., 82 P.R. 294 (1961)". cite.case.law. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.