Juan Carlos Puig
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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 available, and, in fact, served as Acting Governor several times. He has since been appointed by the Governor as Puerto Rico's first Inspector General
. He cuurently serves in a recess appointment, pending legislative confirmation.
Puig is on leave from the United States Internal Revenue Service
, while serving in Puerto Rico's Cabinet.
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...
's first Secretary of the Treasury 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...
, sworn in on January 2, 2009 by Secretary of State
Secretary of State
Secretary of State or State Secretary is a commonly used title for a senior or mid-level post in governments around the world. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple Secretaries of State in the Government....
Kenneth McClintock
Kenneth McClintock
Kenneth D. McClintock-Hernández is the current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico. Mr. McClintock served as co-chair of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign's National Hispanic Leadership Council in 2008, co-chaired Clinton's successful Puerto Rico primary campaign that year and served as the...
. As such, Puig was second-in-line of succession of the governorship, should Fortuño, McClintock and the Attorney General not be available, and, in fact, served as Acting Governor several times. He has since been appointed by the Governor 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:...
. He cuurently serves in a recess appointment, pending legislative confirmation.
Puig is on leave from the United States Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
, while serving in Puerto Rico's Cabinet.