The Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs, (Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor, DACO) was created by Law 5 of April 23, 1973 as a Cabinet-level successor to ASERCO, or Administration for Services to Consumers. The agency has its headquarters in the North Building of the Minillas Governmental Center/Roberto Sánchez Villela Government Center in Santurce

Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Santurce is a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico.-Summary:Santurce is one of the top ten most populated areas of the island holding Miramar, Loíza, Isla Grande, Barrio Obrero, and Condado as main cultural hot spots for art, music, cuisine, fashion, hotels, technology, multimedia, film, textile and...

, San Juan

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

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DACO is headed by a Cabinet-level Secretary, appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico

Governor of Puerto Rico

The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...

, subject to the advice and consent

Advice and consent

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 of the Senate of Puerto Rico

Senate of Puerto Rico

The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...

. Its current Secretary is Luis G. Rivera Marin

Luis G. Rivera Marín

Luis Gerardo Rivera Marin is the current secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs. Appointed in 2009 by Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño, and confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico in May, 2009, he serves as a member of Puerto Rico's Cabinet....

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Secretaries of the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs

• Federico Hernandez Denton

Federico Hernández Denton

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 - 1970's
• Javier Echevarría
• Luis G. Rivera Marín

Luis G. Rivera Marín

Luis Gerardo Rivera Marin is the current secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs. Appointed in 2009 by Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño, and confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico in May, 2009, he serves as a member of Puerto Rico's Cabinet....

- 2009-present (incumbent)

External links

• Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs