This second government of Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín followed his reelectionNohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 after the enactment of the 1952 Commonwealth Constitution. In many ways it was a continuation of the previous government, with some changes in key positions such as the Secretary of Justice, and decreased (but still supermajoritarian) control of the Senate of Puerto Rico and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico by virtue of the expansion of the Legislative Assembly's chambers and the effects of .

Party breakdown Party breakdown of cabinet members, not including the governor:

Popular Democratic Party 5 Independents 2

The cabinet was composed of members of the PPD and two independents or technical positions (or people whose membership in a party was not clearly ascertained from any available media).

Members of the Cabinet The Puerto Rican Cabinet was led by the Governor alone in this period. The Cabinet was composed of all the Secretaries of the executive departments of the Commonwealth government, which at this time was limited to a small number of offices as delineated initially in the Constitution.

Office Name Party Term Governor Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín Popular Democratic Party 24 July 1952 – 2 January 1965 Council of Secretaries Secretary of State Roberto Sánchez Vilella Popular Democratic Party 25 July 1952 - 2 January 1965 Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works Ramón Colón Torres Popular Democratic Party 25 July 1952 - 1956 Secretary of Justice José Trías Monge Popular Democratic Party 7 January 1953 - 2 January 1957Secretary of the Treasury Sol Luis Descartes Andreu Popular Democratic Party 25 July 1952 - 24 July 1955 Rafael Picó Santiago Popular Democratic Party 31 October 1955 - late 1957/1958 Secretary of Public Instruction Mariano Villaronga Toro Ind. 25 July 1952 - 2 January 1957 Secretary of Health Juan A. Pons Ind. 25 July 1952 - 2 January 1957 Secretary of Labor Fernando Sierra Berdecía Popular Democratic Party 25 July 1952 - 1962

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