2012 Puerto Rico government transition process

The 2012 Puerto Rico government transition process is the ongoing process in Puerto Rico regarding the government transition between the outgoing governorship of incumbent Governor Luis Fortuño and the incoming governorship of Alejandro García Padilla, governor-elect. The process is mandated and regulated by Law No. 197 of 2002[1] and started on November 13, 2012, three working days after the Puerto Rican general election of 2012 as the law requires, once García Padilla was preliminarily certified as Governor-elect by the State Elections Commission.

2012 Puerto Rico government transition process
Process overview
FormedNovember 13, 2012 (2012-11-13)
Preceding Process
  • 2008 government transition process
DissolvedBy or before December 31, 2012 (2012-12-31)
Jurisdictionexecutive branch
HeadquartersDepartment of State
Process executives
Key document
Websitewww.leydetransicion2012.pr.gov
www.transicionpuertorico.com
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As expected, the process has unveiled discrepancies between what the incumbent administration portrayed in the media and what the current status of the government of Puerto Rico truly is; in particular its Consolidated Fund, budget balance, labor statistics, and performance and metrics.

Outgoing Committee

The 2012 Puerto Rico Outgoing Committee on Government Transition is the committee in charge of the transition process on behalf of the incumbent administration of Governor Luis Fortuño. The Committee is composed of government officers from Fortuño's administration, including, as required by law:

Name Position Organization
Guillermo Somoza Secretary of Justice Department of Justice
Jesús F. Méndez Secretary of Treasury Department of Treasury
Juan C. Batlle President Government Development Bank
Juan Carlos Pavía Director Office of Management and Budget
Kenneth McClintock Secretary of State Department of State
Miguel Romero Chief of Staff Secretariat of Governance
Rubén A. Hernández Gregorat Secretary of Transportation and Public Works Department of Transportation and Public Works
Rubén Flores Marzán President Planning Board

McClintock serves as the Outgoing Committee's president while Romero serves as its executive director.[2][3]

Incoming Committee

The 2012 Puerto Rico Incoming Committee on Government Transition is the committee in charge of the transition process on behalf of Alejandro García Padilla, Governor-elect. The Committee is composed of aides and assistants of García Padilla, as follows:

Name Position Remarks
Alberto Bacó Bagué Member former Director of the Economic Development Bank and former Executive Vice President of the Government Development Bank
Celeste Freytes Member former Vice President of Academic Affairs of the University of Puerto Rico
David H. Chafey Jr. Member former President of Banco Popular
Dolores Rodríguez de Oronoz President & Executive Director former Appeals Justice and advisor on Rafael Hernández Colón's Office of the Governor
Ingrid Vila Biaggi Vice President former sub-Secretary of Government for Sila Maria Calderón
Jorge Sánchez Member former rector of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
José A. Andréu Fuentes Member former legal officer for Chief Justice Víctor Pons
Juan Acosta Reboyras Member former member of the Board of First Bank Puerto Rico
Juan B. Aponte Member Emeritus Professor of the University of Puerto Rico
Palmira N. Ríos González Member former President of the Commission on Civil Rights
Roberto Pagán Rodríguez Member President of the Puerto Rican Workers Union
Salvador Antonetti Zequeira Member former Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Puerto Rico

Rodríguez de Oronoz serves as both the Incoming Committee's President and Executive Director[4][5][6] while Vila Biaggi serves as its Vice President.[7]

Controversial issues

In November 16, 2012, the Outgoing Committee admitted in public hearing that the Puerto Rico General Fund was not in fact as robust as previously informed by the incumbent administration. One hearing after, the public hearing unveiled a higher deficit in the Puerto Rico government budget balance for the upcoming fiscal year of $1.1 billion US$ instead of the $330 million that were previously reported; effectively making the deficit almost three times higher than previously reported and unveiling a cash flow insolvency on the Department of Treasury.

References
  1. "Law No. 197 of 2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  2. "McClintock espera conocer hoy el comité de transición del PPD". =Elnuevodia.com. El Nuevo Día. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  3. "Anuncian comité de transición gubernamental | Telemundo de Puerto Rico canal líder en telenovelas, noticias y entretenimiento | Últimas Noticias". Telemundopr.com. November 12, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  4. "García Padilla anuncia integrantes del comité de transición". Elnuevodia.com. El Nuevo Día. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "¿Quién es quién en el Comité de Transición de AGP?". Noticel.com. NotiCel. November 13, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  7. "www.transicionpuertorico.com". www.transicionpuertorico.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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