Governor of Puerto Rico

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The Governor of Puerto Rico is the territory’s chief executive, responsible for leading the commonwealth’s government, implementing laws, and representing Puerto Rico in its relations with the United States.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf executive position
head of government role
public office
appliesTo Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
appliesToJurisdiction Puerto Rico
appointedBy popular vote
confersTitle Honorable
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Puerto Rico
country Puerto Rico
electionCoincidesWith general elections in Puerto Rico
electionCycle every 4 years
eligibleVoters U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico
hasJurisdiction Executive Branch of Puerto Rico
hasOath oath to uphold the Constitution of Puerto Rico and the Constitution of the United States
hasOfficialResidence La Fortaleza, Old San Juan
hasPower appoint cabinet members
appoint heads of executive agencies
command Puerto Rico National Guard
convene Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
prepare annual budget
propose legislation
veto legislation
inception 1949
isPartOf United States territorial governance system
languageOfOffice English
Spanish
legalStatus territorial office under United States sovereignty
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
memberOf Council of State of Puerto Rico
nativeLabel Gobernador de Puerto Rico
officeCreatedBy Public Law 600 (U.S. federal law enabling Puerto Rico constitution)
officeEstablishedUnder commonwealth status of Puerto Rico
officeHolder Pedro Pierluisi
officeHolderStartTime 2021-01-02
officeType chief executive
head of government
partOf Government of Puerto Rico
precededBy Governor of Puerto Rico (appointed by President of the United States)
reportsTo people of Puerto Rico
represents Puerto Rico in relations with the United States federal government
residence La Fortaleza
seat San Juan
selectionMethod direct election
style Governor
supervises executive departments of Puerto Rico
termLength 4 years
termLimit no term limit


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