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Fourth Government of Luis Muñoz Marín

4th Constitutional Government of Puerto Rico
1961-1965
Governor Muñoz Marín.
Date formed2 January 1961
Date dissolved2 January 1965
People and organisations
President of the United States of AmericaDwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
GovernorLuis Muñoz Marín
Secretary of StateRoberto Sánchez Vilella
Total no. of members7 Secretaries[a]
7 Cabinet Members [a]
Member party  PPD
  Ind.
Status in legislatureSupermajority in both chambers
Senate
23 / 32 (72%)

House of Representatives
47 / 64 (73%)
Opposition parties  PER
  PAC
Opposition leadersMiguel A. García Méndez and Luis A. Ferré Aguayo(PER)
Salvador Perea Roselló (PAC)
History
Election1960 Puerto Rican general election
Outgoing election1964 Puerto Rican general election
Legislature term4th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Budgets1961 Puerto Rico Budget
1962 Puerto Rico Budget
1963 Puerto Rico Budget
1964 Puerto Rico Budget
Advice and consentSenate of Puerto Rico
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico [b]
Incoming formation1960 Puerto Rican general election
PredecessorThird government of Luis Muñoz Marín
SuccessorGovernment of Roberto Sánchez Vilella

This fourth and last government of Luis Muñoz Marín followed his third reelection.[1][2] In many ways it was a continuation of the previous government, with one change in positions, the Secretary of Labor,[3] and the same amount of supermajoritarian control[4] of the Senate of Puerto Rico and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.

Meanwhile the opposition composition shifted, with the entrance of the Partido Acción Cristiana with one senator and one representative, the Puerto Rican Independence Party dropping out of representation thresholds, and the Partido Estadista Republicano solidifying its status as the main opposition party, their presence bolstered by virtue of the effects of Article III, Section 7 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (1952).

Party breakdown

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Party 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).

Members of the Cabinet

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The Puerto Rican Cabinet was led by the Governor alone in this period. The Cabinet was composed of all the Secretaries of the executive departments of the Commonwealth government, which at this time was limited to a small number of offices as delineated initially in the Constitution.

Office Name Party Term

Governor

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Governor of Puerto Rico
Gobernación de Puerto Rico		 Luis Muñoz Marín Popular Democratic Party 24 July 1952 – 2 January 1965

Council of Secretaries

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Secretary of State
Secretaría de Estado		 Roberto Sánchez Vilella Popular Democratic Party 25 July 1952 - 2 January 1965
Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works
Secretaría de Agricultura y Comercio y Obras Públicas		 Luis Rivera Santos [5][6][7][8][9] Popular Democratic Party 2 January 1957 - 2 January 1965
Secretary of Justice
Secretaría de Justicia		 Hiram R. Cancio Vilella[10] Popular Democratic Party 29 January 1958 - 31 August 1965
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretaría de Hacienda		 José R. Nogueras [11] Popular Democratic Party 1958 - 1963
Jorge Font Saldaña[11] Popular Democratic Party 1964 - 1968
Secretary of Public Instruction
Secretaría de Instrucción Pública		 Cándido Oliveras[9] Popular Democratic Party 31 October 1960 - 2 January 1965
Secretary of Health
Secretaría de Salud		 Guillermo Arbona Irizarry[12][13] Ind. 25 July 1957 - 2 January 1966
Secretary of Labor
Secretaría del Trabajo		 Fernando Sierra Berdecía[14][15] Popular Democratic Party 25 July 1952 - 1962
Frank Zorrilla Maldonado[3][16][17] Popular Democratic Party 1962 - 1965

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Does not include the Governor.
  2. ^ 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

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  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ "Consulta de Resultados: Elecciones Generales del 6 de noviembre de 1960". Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Zorrilla, Frank (1962). Discurso del secretario del trabajo, Frank Zorrilla, en la asamblea de empleados de communicaciones. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Departamento del Trabajo (in Spanish). OCLC 255139599. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ Nolla-Acosta,JD, Juan Jose (2013). Puerto Rico Election Results, 1899-2012. Lulu.com. pp. 108–110. ISBN 9781300671411. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Informe anual 1957-58 Departamento de Agricultura y Comercio by La Colección Puertorriqueña - Issuu". issuu.com.
  6. ^ Luis Rivera Santos (6 November 1959). "Reglamento Gastos de Viaje - Departamento de Agricultura y Comercio" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Pons v. Rivera Santos, 85 P.R. Dec. 524 (1962)". cite.case.law. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Reglamento para regir el programa de Incentivos para siembres nuevas de Caña Gran Cultura, 1964" (PDF). 10 March 1964. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b Acevedo Pérez, Héctor Luis. "Luis Negrón López Rescatado por la historia" (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 46–47. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Secretarios del Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Trasfondo Histórico y Secretarios del Departamento de Hacienda | Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico". hacienda.pr.gov.
  12. ^ "Guillermo Arbona". EnciclopediaPR. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Historia de los servicios de salud pública". Revista Galenus (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Sierra Berdecía v. Llamas, 73 P.R. Dec. 908 (1952)". cite.case.law. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Sierra Berdecía v. Pedro A. Pizá, Inc., 82 P.R. 294 (1961)". cite.case.law. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
  16. ^ "Zorrilla v. Tribunal Superior, 93 P.R. Dec. 109 (1966)". cite.case.law. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  17. ^ "El propósito de Puerto Rico veinticinco años después" (PDF). Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
Preceded by Government of Puerto Rico
1961-1965 		Succeeded by
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