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Offices under the executive branch

The executive branch is by far the largest. It runs the day-to-day government under the Governor. Agencies come and go with each administration, so the official directory below is always the most current source. The lists here name the main standing offices, grouped by type.

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Office of the Governor

  • ›Office of the Governor (La Fortaleza)
  • ›Office of Management and Budget (OGP)
  • ›Office of Human Resources Administration and Transformation (OATRH)
  • ›Planning Board (Junta de Planificación)
  • ›Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA)

Executive departments

  • ›Department of State
  • ›Department of Justice
  • ›Department of the Treasury (Hacienda)
  • ›Department of Education
  • ›Department of Health
  • ›Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP)
  • ›Department of Housing
  • ›Department of the Family
  • ›Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO)
  • ›Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC)
  • ›Department of Agriculture
  • ›Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH)
  • ›Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA)
  • ›Department of Recreation and Sports (DRD)
  • ›Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
  • ›Department of Public Safety (DSP)

Under the Department of Public Safety

The DSP is an umbrella over the island's first-responder bureaus.

  • ›Puerto Rico Police Bureau
  • ›Fire Bureau
  • ›Emergency Management Bureau (NMEAD)
  • ›9-1-1 Emergency System
  • ›Forensic Sciences Bureau
  • ›Emergency Medical Corps

Public corporations & instrumentalities

  • ›Electric Power Authority (AEE / PREPA)
  • ›Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA / PRASA)
  • ›Highways and Transportation Authority (ACT)
  • ›Ports Authority
  • ›Public Buildings Authority (AEP)
  • ›State Insurance Fund Corporation (CFSE)
  • ›Automobile Accident Compensation Administration (ACAA)
  • ›Tourism Company
  • ›Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO)
  • ›Health Insurance Administration (ASES)
  • ›Retirement Systems Administration (ASR)
  • ›Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF)
  • ›University of Puerto Rico (UPR)
  • ›Public Broadcasting Corporation (WIPR)