2012 Puerto Rico government transition process

Held in Puerto Rico on November 13, 2012 November 2012 November 2012 November 2012 November 2014 Process 2012 Puerto Rico government transition process 2012 11 13 2008 government transition process By or before 2012 12 31 executive branch Department of State Kenneth McClintock Outgoing President Miguel Romero Outgoing Executive Director Dolores Rodríguez de Oronoz Incoming President & Executive Director Ingrid Vila Biaggi Incoming Vice President Law No. 197 of 2002 www.leydetransicion2012.pr.govwww.transicionpuertorico.com 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 2002http://www.transicion.gobierno.pr/Ley/Ley.pdf Law No. 197 of 2002 2012-12-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120916103553/http://www.transicion.gobierno.pr/Ley/Ley.pdf September 16, 2012 dead mdy-all 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. 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: wikitable sortable style="margin: 0 auto" |- ! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Name ! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Position ! scope=col style="text-align: left" | 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.http://www.elnuevodia.com/mcclintockesperaconocerhoyelcomitedetransiciondelppd-1383905.html McClintock espera conocer hoy el comité de transición del PPD El Nuevo Día Elnuevodia.com November 12, 2012 2012-12-10 November 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114232800/http://www.elnuevodia.com/mcclintockesperaconocerhoyelcomitedetransiciondelppd-1383905.html dead http://www.telemundopr.com/telenoticias/ultimas-noticias/Anuncian-comite-de-transicion-gubernamental-178826361.html Anuncian comité de transición gubernamental | Telemundo de Puerto Rico canal líder en telenovelas, noticias y entretenimiento | Últimas Noticias Telemundopr.com 2012-11-12 2012-12-10 https://archive.today/20130204164006/http://www.telemundopr.com/telenoticias/ultimas-noticias/Anuncian-comite-de-transicion-gubernamental-178826361.html February 4, 2013 dead mdy-all 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: wikitable sortable style="margin: 0 auto" |- ! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Name ! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Position ! scope=col style="text-align: left" | 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 Directorhttp://www.elnuevodia.com/garciapadillaanunciaintegrantesdelcomitedetransicion-1383930.html García Padilla anuncia integrantes del comité de transición El Nuevo Día Elnuevodia.com November 12, 2012 2012-12-10 November 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114212813/http://www.elnuevodia.com/garciapadillaanunciaintegrantesdelcomitedetransicion-1383930.html dead http://elecciones.elnuevodia.com/fotos/nuevas-caras-del-comite-de-transicion/ Nuevas caras del comité de transición | Puerto Rico Decide – Elecciones 2012 November 27, 2012 https://archive.today/20130122120035/http://elecciones.elnuevodia.com/fotos/nuevas-caras-del-comite-de-transicion/ January 22, 2013 dead mdy-all http://www.noticel.com/noticia/133159/quien-es-quien-en-el-comite-de-transicion-de-agp.html ¿Quién es quién en el Comité de Transición de AGP? NotiCel Noticel.com 2012-11-13 2012-12-10 November 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121115231618/http://www.noticel.com/noticia/133159/quien-es-quien-en-el-comite-de-transicion-de-agp.html dead while Vila Biaggi serves as its Vice President.http://www.transicionpuertorico.com/ www.transicionpuertorico.com www.transicionpuertorico.com 2012-12-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20141218094659/http://transicionpuertorico.com/ December 18, 2014 dead mdy-all Controversial issues November 2012 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.Political Status of Puerto Rico: Brief Background and Recent Developments for Congress https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R44721 2025-10-18 www.congress.gov One hearing after, the public hearing unveiled a higher deficit in the Puerto Rico government budget balance for the upcoming fiscal year of $1.1 billion USD$ 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.Puerto Rico: Fiscal Conditions Have Improved but Risks Remain https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-108629 https://web.archive.org/web/20250908193228/https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-108629 2025-09-08 2025-10-18 www.gao.gov en References External links www.leydetransicion2012.pr.gov – official site of the 2012 Outgoing CommitteeMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes es www.transicionpuertorico.com – official site of the 2012 Incoming Committee es Category:Puerto Rico government transition processes by session