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First government of Luis Muñoz Marín
First fully autonomous cabinet of the Puerto Rican government / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The government of Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín was that of the first elected governor.[2] In addition to that, it was the first whose cabinet did not receive the advice and consent of the United States Senate, but from the Puerto Rico Senate. This all came as part of the 1947 Puerto Rico Elective Governor Act.[3] During this government, the Puerto Rican people addressed via Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950's mechanism the creation of their own constitution, which was ratified and enacted in the latter months of the Muñoz Marín government, which reconfigured the system of government by creating the Puerto Rico Council of Secretaries and enlarged the Legislative Assembly's chambers. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was established, and the 1952 Commonwealth Constitution is, with some amendments, the current constitution of the archipelago.
First Government of Luis Muñoz Marín | |
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![]() 1st Elected and Constitutional Government of Puerto Rico | |
1949-1953 | |
Governor Muñoz Marín. | |
Date formed | 2 January 1949 |
Date dissolved | 2 January 1953 |
People and organisations | |
President of the United States of America | Harry S. Truman |
Governor | Luis Muñoz Marín |
Attorney General (until 1952) Secretary of State (1952-present) | Vicente Geigel Polanco[lower-alpha 1] Roberto Sánchez Vilella (from 1952) |
Total no. of members | 7 Secretaries[lower-alpha 2] 7 Cabinet Members [lower-alpha 2] |
Member party | PPD Ind. |
Status in legislature | Supermajority in both chambers Senate 17 / 18 (94%) House of Representatives 38 / 39 (97%) |
Opposition parties | PEP-PRP-PS Coalition PIP (extra-parliamentary) |
Opposition leaders | Martín Travieso (leader of the Coalition) Gilberto Concepción de Gracia (PIP) |
History | |
Election | 1948 Puerto Rican general election |
Outgoing election | 1952 Puerto Rican general election |
Legislature term | 1st Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico |
Budgets | 1949 Puerto Rico Budget 1950 Puerto Rico Budget 1951 Puerto Rico Budget 1952 Puerto Rico Budget |
Advice and consent | Senate of Puerto Rico House of Representatives of Puerto Rico [lower-alpha 3] |
Incoming formation | Elective Governor Act of 1947 and 1948 Puerto Rican general election |
Predecessor | Government of Jesús Piñero Jiménez |
Successor | Second government of Luis Muñoz Marín |