The government of Puerto Rico is in association with the United States of America. The president of the U.S.A. is the chief of state in Puerto Rico. They do not have a president of their own, but the head of government is an elected governer. The house of Representatives has 51 seats and the Senate has 27 seats. Below is a picture of the governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño.
Since 1948, the governor of Puerto Rico has been elected by the people. Before that, he was elected by the King of Spain or the President of the United States. In 1579, Juan Ponce de León II became the first Puerto Rican governor. Luis Fortuño is the current governor. He is the ninth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This means that he is the ninth
elected governor. The governor is the head of government. Luis Fortuño was born on October 31, 1960. He is the president of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico and a member of the United States Republican Party. He is the oldest of four children and graduated Colegio Marista of Guaynabo in 1978. He also received a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University. Then he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1985. He is married to Luce Vela and they has triplets. Luis Fortuño became the governor of Puerto Rico on January 2, 2009.
The government of Puerto Rico is in association with the United States of America. The president of the U.S.A. is the chief of state in Puerto Rico. They do not have a president of their own, but the head of government is an elected governer. The house of Representatives has 51 seats and the Senate has 27 seats. Below is a picture of the governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño.
