List of Puerto Ricans - Governors

Governors

Pre-20th century

• Juan Ponce de León,
  Ponce de León lived with his family in Puerto Rico. He was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named. His remains are buried in a crypt in the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Juan Ponce de León II,
  First Puerto Rican acting governor, in 1579.

20th century

• Luis A. Ferré,
  3rd elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973. (see also Industrialists).
• Rafael Hernández Colón,
  4th elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1977, and then again from 1985 to 1993.
• Juan Bernardo Huyke,
  He was the second Puerto Rican native to serve as temporary Governor of Puerto Rico. In 1923, he served as interim governor between the administrations of Emmet Montgomery Reily and Horace Mann Towner.
• Luis Muñoz Marín,
  1st elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1949 to 1965.
• Jesús T. Piñero,
  First Puerto Rican to be named governor of the Island by a U.S. President; served from 1946 to 1949.
• Carlos Romero Barceló,
  5th elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985.
• Dr. Pedro Rosselló,
  6th elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001.
• Roberto Sánchez Vilella,
  2nd elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1969.

21st century

• Aníbal Acevedo Vilá,
  8th elected governor of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009.
• Sila Calderón,
  7th elected and first female governor of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005.
• Luis Fortuño,
  9th elected governor of Puerto Rico from 2009 to present.
• Alejandro García Padilla,
  10th elected governor of Puerto Rico from 2013-.