The Office of the Chief of Staff of the Governor of Puerto Rico (Spanish: ''Secretaría de la Gobernación de Puerto Rico'') is the

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and

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of the

executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico The executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico is responsible for executing the laws of Puerto Rico, as well as causing them to be executed. Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico vests the executive power on the Governor—w ...

that manages and oversees all the

executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico The executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico is responsible for executing the laws of Puerto Rico, as well as causing them to be executed. Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico vests the executive power on the Governor—w ...

and almost all executive agencies. The Office is headed by the

Puerto Rico Chief of Staff The Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico ( es, Secretario de la Gobernación de Puerto Rico) is the highest-ranking officer in the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico after the governor and the secretary of state. The Chief of Staff lead ...

and is composed by the Governor's Advisory Board and all other staff appointed by the chief of staff. The Office of the Chief of Staff is ascribed to the Office of the Governor.

Duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the Office vary greatly from one administration to another, and in fact, there is no legal requirement that the Governor even continues or creates it. Nevertheless, one of the first acts undertaken by a new Governor once he is sworn in is to issue an

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proclaiming the continuation of the agency, albeit with different members. This order also establishes the agency's duties and responsibilities as the Governor sees fit. This proclamation is done in virtue of the

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s vested upon the Governor b
Law No. 104 of 1956
which include the faculty to delegate functions.

Agencies overseen

Both the

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and

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usually ascribe all executive offices to either the

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or the Office of the Governor. The Governor then issues an

proclaiming the delegation of the management and overwatch of such executive offices onto the Office of the Chieff of Staff. This proclamation is done in virtue of the

s vested upon the Governor b
Law No. 104 of 1956
which include the faculty to delegate functions. The agencies overseen by the Chief of Staff include all the

and almost all executive offices created either through an executive order or by law. The

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and the

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are the only executives offices not ascribed to the Chief of Staff —both report directly to the

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. The agencies overseen by the Chief of Staff include the following: * Commission on Cooperative Development * Commission on Safety and Public Protection * Department of Agriculture * Department of Consumer Affairs * Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation * Department of Economic Development and Commerce *

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* Department of Family Affairs *

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* Department of Labor and Human Resources * Department of Natural and Environmental Resources * Department of Sports and Recreation *

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* Department of Transportation and Public Works * Department of Treasury * Economic Development Bank * Federal Affairs Administration * Financing of Housing Authority * Financing of Industrial, Touristic, Educative, Medical, and Environmental Control Facilities Authority (AFICA) *

Financing of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Authority The Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure of Puerto Rico es, Autoridad para el Financiamiento de la Infraestructura de Puerto Rico (AFI)— is a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico that grants administrative and financi ...

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* Municipal Financing Agency * Public Financing Corporation * Public-Private Partnerships Authority * Urgent Interest Fund Corporation (COFINA)

References

Law No. 104 of 1956

Government of Puerto Rico Organigram
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