Governors and Senators of Puerto Rico

Governors of Puerto Rico

The governor of Puerto Rico is the head of government of the U.S. state of Puerto Rico, the head of the executive branch of Puerto Rico's state government and the commander-in-chief of the Puerto Rico National Guard and the Puerto Rico State Guard. The governor of Puerto Rico has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Puerto Rico State Legislature, to convene the Legislature and grant pardons, except in case of impeachment or treason. Governors of Puerto Rico serve a maximum of two terms, which are four years each. Puerto Rico has, since being annexed by the United States in 1898, had 4 military governors, 23 governors since the passage of the Foraker Act of 1900, 7 territorial governors, and has had 6 state governors since being admitted to the Union on February 17, 1999 as the 54th state. The current governor of Puerto Rico is Pedro R. Pierluisi, who was inaugurated on January 2, 2021.

Governors of Puerto Rico (under U.S. colonial administration) (1898-1900)

1. Commanding General Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925). Took office on July 25, 1898 and left office on October 18, 1898.

2. Major General John Rutter Brooke (1838-1926). Took office on October 18, 1898 and left office on December 6, 1898.

3. Major General Guy Vernor Henry (1839-1899). Took office on December 6, 1898 and left office on May 9, 1899.

4. Major General George Whitefield Davis (1839-1918). Took office on May 9, 1899 and left office on May 1, 1900.

Governors of Puerto Rico (Post-Foraker Act of 1900) (1900-1949)

1. Charles Hubert Allen (1848-1934). Took office on May 1, 1900 and left office on September 15, 1901.

2. William Henry Hunt (1857-1949). Took office on September 15, 1901 and left office on July 4, 1904.

3. Beekman Winthrop (1874-1940). Took office on July 4, 1904 and left office on April 17, 1907.

4. Regis Henri Post (1870-1944). Took office on April 17, 1907 and left office on November 6, 1909.

5. George Radcliffe Colton (1865-1916). Took office on November 6, 1909 and left office on November 5, 1913.

6. Arthur Yager (1858-1941). Took office in 1913 and left office in 1921.

7. José Eladio Benedicto y Geigel (1880-1924). Took office as the Acting Governor of Puerto Rico from May 15, 1921 and left office on July 30, 1921.

8. Emmet Montgomery Reily (1866-1954). Took office on July 30, 1921 and left office in March of 1923.

9. Juan Bernardo Huyke Bozello (1880-1961). Took office as the Acting Governor of Puerto Rico in March of 1923 and left office on April 1, 1923.

10. Horace Mann Towner (1855-1937). Took office on April 1, 1923 and officially left office on September 9, 1929.

11. James Rumsey Beverley (1894-1967). Took office as the Acting Governor of Puerto Rico in August of 1929 and left office on September 9, 1929

12. Theodore Roosevelt III (1887-1944). Took office on September 9, 1929 and left office in January of 1932.

13. James Rumsey Beverley (1894-1967). Took office in January of 1932 and left office on July 3, 1933.

14. Robert Hayes Gore (1886-1972). Took office on July 3, 1933 and left office on January 1, 1934.

15. Benjamin Jason Horton (1873-1963). Took office as the Acting Governor of Puerto Rico on January 1, 1934 and left office on February 5, 1934.

16. Blanton C. Winship (1869-1947). Took office on February 5, 1934 and left office on June 25, 1939.

17. José Enrique Colom Martínez (1889-1960). Took office as the Acting Governor of Puerto Rico on June 25, 1939 and left office on September 11, 1939.

18. William Daniel Leahy (1875-1959). Took office on September 11, 1939 and left office on November 28, 1940.

19. José Miguel Gallardo (1897-1976). Took office as the Acting Governor of Puerto Rico on November 28, 1940 and left office on February 3, 1941.

20. Guy Jacob Swope (1892-1969). Took office as the Acting Governor of Puerto Rico on February 3, 1941 and left office on July 24, 1941.

21. José Miguel Gallardo (1897-1976). Took office as the Acting Governor of Puerto Rico on July 24, 1941 and left office on September 19, 1941.

22. Rexford Guy Tugwell (1891-1979). Took office on September 19, 1941 and left office on September 2, 1946.

23. Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez (1897-1952). Took office on September 2, 1946 and left office on January 2, 1949. Only native Puerto Rican governor who was appointed under the United States' colonial administration of Puerto Rico.

Territorial Governors of Puerto Rico (1949-1999)

1. José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (1898-1980). Served from 1949 to 1965. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Independent.

2. Roberto Sánchez Vilella (1913-1997). Served from 1965 to 1969. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

3. Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo (1904-2003). Served from 1969 to 1973. Party: Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party)/Republican.

4. Rafael Hernández Colón (1936-2019). Served from 1973 to 1977. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

5. Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (1932-2021). Served from 1977 to 1985. Party: Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party)/Democratic.

6. Rafael Hernández Colón (1936-2019). Served from 1985 to 1993. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

7. Pedro Juan Rosselló González (1944-present). Served from 1993 to 1999. Finished out his second term as the first state governor of Puerto Rico from 1999 to 2001. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

Governors of Puerto Rico (1999-present)

1. Pedro Juan Rosselló González (1944-present). Served from 1999 to 2001. Party: Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party)/Democratic.

Lieutenant Governor: Zoraida Buxó Santiago (1963-present). Served from 1999 to 2001. Party: Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party)/Democratic.

2. Sila María Calderón Serra (1942-present). Served from 2001 to 2005. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

Lieutenant Governor: Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (1962-present). Served from 2001 to 2005. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

3. Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (1962-present). Served from 2005 to 2009. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

Lieutenant Governor: Roberto Prats Palerm (1966-present). Served from 2005 to 2009. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

4. Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset (1960-present). Served from 2009 to 2013. Party: Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party)/Republican.

Lieutenant Governor: Jorge Adolfo de Castro-Font (1963-present). Served from 2009 to 2013. Party: Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party)/Republican.

5. Alejandro Javier García Padilla (1971-present). Served from 2013 to 2021. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

Lieutenant Governor: Itzamar Peña Ramírez (1974-present). Served from 2013 to 2021. Party: Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party)/Democratic.

6. Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (1959-present). Served from 2021 to present (incumbent). Party: Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party)/Democratic.

Lieutenant Governor: Javier Jiménez Pérez (1961-present). Served from 2021 to present (incumbent). Party: Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party)/Democratic.

Senators of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico elects United States Senators to class 1 and class 3. The state has been represented by 4 class 1 Senators and 3 class 3 Senators since it was admitted to the Union as the 54th state on February 17, 1999. As of 2021, Puerto Rico is represented by Democrats José Luis Dalmau (class 1) and Marially González Huertas (class 3), who were inaugurated in 2019 and 2017 respectively.

Class 1 Senators from Puerto Rico

1. Antonio J. Fas Alzamora (1948-present). Served from 2001 to 2007. Party: Democratic.

2. Norma E. Burgos Andújar (1954-present). Served from 2007 to 2013. Party: Republican.

3. Thomas Rivera Schatz (1966-present). Served from 2013 to 2019. Party: Republican.

4. José Luis Dalmau Santiago (1966-present). Served from 2019 to present (incumbent). Party: Democratic.

Class 3 Senators from Puerto Rico

1. Charles Anthony Rodríguez-Colón (1954-present). Served from 1999 to 2011. Party: Democratic.

2. Eduardo Bhatia Gautier (1964-present). Served from 2011 to 2017. Party: Democratic.

3. Marially González Huertas (1981-present). Served from 2017 to present (incumbent). Party: Democratic.

Puerto Rico's Congressional Districts and United States Representatives

The U.S. state of Puerto Rico has five congressional districts as of 2021. When Puerto Rico was admitted as the 54th state in the Union in 1999, the state had three congressional districts, and would gain two seats following the 2010 census.

List of current United States Representatives from Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's 1st congressional district - Jorge Tomaso Pérez Pascual (1980-present). Incumbent since November 4, 2015. Party: Democratic.

Puerto Rico's 2nd congressional district - Micaela Izquierdo Torres (1971-present). Incumbent since January 3, 2007. Party: Democratic.

Puerto Rico's 3rd congressional district - Efrain Romero Carrillo Benítez (1956-present). Incumbent since January 3, 2009. Party: Republican.

Puerto Rico's 4th congressional district - Valeriana Duran Gallego (1953-present). Incumbent since May 16, 2007. Party: Democratic.

Puerto Rico's 5th congressional district - Melisenda Fuentes Caballero (1964-present). Incumbent since January 3, 2003. Party: Republican.

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