Government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares
The government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares was formed in the weeks following the 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election and ended prematurely on the first week of August 2019.
Government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares | |
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18th Constitutional Government of Puerto Rico | |
| 2017-2019 | |
Governor Rosselló Nevares at the World Travel & Tourism Council closing ceremony, on 4 April 2019. | |
| Date formed | 2 January 2017 |
| Date dissolved | 7 August 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the United States of America | Barack H. Obama Donald J. Trump |
| Governor | Ricardo Rosselló Nevares |
| Secretary of State | Luis G. Rivera Marín (2017-2019) Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia (2019) |
| Total no. of members | 16 Secretaries 23 Cabinet Members |
| Member party | PNP Ind. |
| Status in legislature | Majority party in both chambers Senate 21 / 30 (70%) House of Representatives 34 / 51 (67%) |
| Opposition party | PPD (largest) PIP MVC Ind. |
| Opposition leader | Héctor J. Ferrer Ríos (2017-2018) Aníbal José Torres(2018-2020) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election 2016 Puerto Rico Senate election 2016 Puerto Rico House of Representatives election |
| Outgoing election | 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election |
| Legislature term(s) | 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico |
| Budget(s) | 2017 Puerto Rico Budget 2018 Puerto Rico Budget 2019 Puerto Rico Budget |
| Advice and consent | Senate of Puerto Rico House of Representatives of Puerto Rico |
| Incoming formation | 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election |
| Outgoing formation | Resignation of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares and several cabinet members as a result of Telegramgate. |
| Predecessor | Government of Alejandro García Padilla |
| Successor | Government of Wanda Vázquez Garced |
This government has the distinction of being the only constitutional government in Puerto Rico that ended before its four-year term expired, as Rosselló Nevares resigned on 2 August 2019 as a result of the massive protests stemming from the Telegramgate scandal. There was a period of five days between 2 August and 7 August 2019 where the designated Secretary of State Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia acted as governor, but the Puerto Rico Supreme Court vacated the office from after determining he was an invalid occupant and determined his actions during the period were null and void.
This led to the new government of Wanda Vázquez Garced as the 13th Constitutional Governor of Puerto Rico, along with her own cabinet.