Inspector General of Puerto Rico
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The Inspector General of Puerto Rico is a new institution created by law during the administration of Governor
Luis Fortuño
to provide an additional level of accountability in the use of Puerto Rico
's public funds.
The institution became operational in January, 2011 upon the recess appointment of outgoing Treasury Secretary Juan Carlos Puig
as Puerto Rico's first Inspector General
. However, in these days, Juan Carlos Puig retired from Office and Pedro A. Gonzalez has taken his place as the Inspector General of Puerto Rico. The office is temporarily housed in the Office of Management and Budget of Puerto Rico
building in Old San Juan.
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
Luis Fortuño
Luis Fortuño
Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State...
to provide an additional level of accountability in the use of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
's public funds.
The institution became operational in January, 2011 upon the recess appointment of outgoing Treasury Secretary Juan Carlos Puig
Juan Carlos Puig
Juan Carlos Puig was Governor Luis Fortuño's first Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico, sworn in on January 2, 2009 by Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock. As such, Puig was second-in-line of succession of the governorship, should Fortuño, McClintock and the Attorney General not be...
as Puerto Rico's first Inspector General
Inspector General
An Inspector General is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is Inspectors General.-Bangladesh:...
. However, in these days, Juan Carlos Puig retired from Office and Pedro A. Gonzalez has taken his place as the Inspector General of Puerto Rico. The office is temporarily housed in the Office of Management and Budget of Puerto Rico
Office of Management and Budget of Puerto Rico
The Office of Management and Budget of Puerto Rico, formerly known as the "Bureau of the Budget", was created by Law 213 of May 12, 1942, during the administration of Governor Rexford Guy Tugwell, who was part of the brain trust of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and who was appointed as the...
building in Old San Juan.