Institutions
Office of the Governor
Heads the executive branch and implements Puerto Rico’s laws.
Oficina de la Gobernadora · Office of the Governor · La Fortaleza
Spanish legal name: Oficina de la Gobernadora. Spanish legal names are retained. Some English names are functional translations.
- Government level
- State-level
- Branch or grouping
- Executive
- Type
- Office
- Sources consulted
- Oct 17, 2026
What it does
Heads the executive branch and implements Puerto Rico’s laws.[sources]
In everyday life
Start with the responsibility described in this profile, then confirm on the official website whether your service, program, or issue belongs to this institution. A shared responsibility does not imply subordination.
Where it fits
- Appoints its leadership: Department of State [evidence]
- Appoints its leadership: Department of Justice Art. IV, sec. 5 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Department of Education [evidence]
- Appoints its leadership: Department of Health Art. IV, sec. 5 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Department of the Treasury Art. IV, sec. 5 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Department of Labor and Human Resources [evidence]
- Appoints its leadership: Department of Agriculture [evidence]
- Appoints its leadership: Department of Transportation and Public Works [evidence]
- Appoints its leadership: Department of the Family Art. 2 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Department of Public Safety Art. 1.04 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Child Support Administration Art. 5 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Puerto Rico Fire Bureau Art. 2.02 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: 9-1-1 Emergency Systems Bureau Art. 3.02 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Bureau of Emergency Management and Disaster Administration Art. 4.02 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Art. 5.02 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Special Investigations Bureau Art. 6.02 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints its leadership: Office of the Solicitor General Art. 58 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints judges: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Art. V, sec. 8 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints judges: Court of Appeals Art. V, sec. 8 ↗Art. 4.003 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints judges: Court of First Instance Art. V, sec. 8 ↗Art. 5.002 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints five seats and board chair: Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration Art. IV, secs. 3, 7 ↗Art. IV, sec. 7 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints three members: Public Service Regulatory Board Sec. 8B ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints five members: Puerto Rico Energy Bureau Art. 6.5(a) ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints three members: Puerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau Cap. II, art. 2 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints three members: Bureau of Transportation and Other Public Services Art. 5 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Has administratively attached: Office of Management and Budget Art. 2(a) ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints director serving at pleasure: Office of Management and Budget Art. 2(a) ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints director and two members: Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority Arts. 6(a), 7(a) ↗Art. 7(a) ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Plans and budgets subject to review by: Financial Oversight and Management Board Secs. 201(c)–(e), 202(c)–(e) ↗Sec. 202(c)–(e) ↗Sec. 202(e) ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints the commissioner: Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions Art. 5(a) ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints the commissioner: Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Art. 2.010 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Appoints the commissioner: Puerto Rico Cooperative Development Commission Art. 12 ↗ · Sources consulted:
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Leadership & appointments
Governor; popular election
Jenniffer González Colón
Sources consulted: Oct 17, 2026 · Sources & method ↓
- Appointment
- Verification pending
- Confirmation
- Verification pending
- Term end
- Verification pending
Governance & composition
Current composition, members, and terms require reconciliation of the enabling law, appointment records, and institutional information.
Members, vacancies, and terms are not certified as a complete roster. An expired term is not automatically treated as a vacancy; some laws allow service until a successor qualifies.
Sources & method
The consultation date is not the institution’s own update date.
- https://www.fortaleza.pr.gov/ ↗https://www.fortaleza.pr.gov/Sources consulted: Verification pending
- La Fortaleza | Oficina de la Gobernadora ↗https://fortaleza.pr.gov/Sources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
- Constitución de Puerto Rico — Artículo IV (Poder Ejecutivo) ↗https://poderjudicial.pr/constitucion/articulo-iv/Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
- Plan de Reorganización 1-1995 — Departamento de la Familia (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/reogGubernamental/PDF/Planes%20de%20Reorganizaci%C3%B3n%20vigentes/1-1995.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Aug 13, 2025
- Ley 20-2017 — Departamento de Seguridad Pública (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/20-2017.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Jul 17, 2026
- Ley 5-1986 — Ley Orgánica de ASUME (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/5-1986.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
- Ley 205-2004 — Departamento de Justicia (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/205-2004.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Oct 12, 2026
- Constitución de Puerto Rico — Artículo V (Poder Judicial) ↗https://poderjudicial.pr/constitucion/articulo-v/Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
- Ley 201-2003 — Ley de la Judicatura (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/201-2003.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: May 21, 2026
- Ley 72-1993 — Administración de Seguros de Salud (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/72-1993.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 21, 2025
- Ley 211-2018 — Ejecución de la reorganización de la JRSP (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/211-2018.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 15, 2024
- Ley 57-2014 — Transformación y ALIVIO Energético (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/57-2014.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 28, 2026
- Ley 213-1996 — Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/213-1996.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 16, 2024
- Ley 109-1962 — Servicio Público de Puerto Rico (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/109-1962.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Jun 20, 2024
- Ley 147-1980 — Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/147-1980.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Mar 13, 2025
- Ley 2-2017 — AAFAF: organización, facultades y sucesión de asientos (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/2-2017.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Jul 2, 2026
- PROMESA — Public Law 114-187 (texto promulgado por el Congreso) ↗https://www.congress.gov/114/plaws/publ187/PLAW-114publ187.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Published: Jun 30, 2016
- Ley 4 de 11 de octubre de 1985 — OCIF y Junta Financiera (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/4-10-1985.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Sep 24, 2024
- Código de Seguros — Ley 77-1957, capítulo 2 y autorización de aseguradores (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/C%C3%B3digos/77-1957/77-1957.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Aug 21, 2026
- Ley 247-2008 — Comisión de Desarrollo Cooperativo (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/247-2008.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 16, 2024