List of Secretaries of Education of Puerto Rico
# Name Date it took office Date it left office Political party Appointed by
1 Martin G. Brumbaugh 1900 1902 Republican William McKinley
2 Samuel McCune Lindsay 1902 1904 Republican Theodore Roosevelt
3 Ronald R. Falkner 1904 1907 Republican Theodore Roosevelt
4 Edwin G. Dexter 1907 1912 Republican William Howard Taft
5 Edward M. Bainter 1912 1915 Democrat Woodrow Wilson
6 Paul G. Miller 1915 1921 Democrat Woodrow Wilson
7 Juan B. Huyke 1921 1929 Republican Warren G. Harding
8 José Padín 1930 1936 Republican Herbert Hoover
9 H. A. Martin 1937 1937 Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt
10 José M. Gallardo 1937 1945 Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt
11 Mariano Villaronga Toro 1946 1947 Democrat Harry S. Truman
12 Francisco Collazo 1947 1948 Democrat Harry S. Truman
Education Commissioners
There have been three types of Secretaries of Education in Puerto Rico. The first were the Education Commissioners established in 1899 after Puerto Rico was succeeded to the United States from Spain. The second were the Secretaries of Public Instruction after the Department of Public Instruction was formally established by law. Today Puerto Rico has Secretaries of Education after the Department of Public Instruction was reorganized and renamed as the Department of Education. The following is a list of all the aforementioned executives.