Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico

The Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Secretario de Salud de Puerto Rico) leads the Department of Health of Puerto Rico and all efforts related to health in Puerto Rico.^[1]

Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico
Incumbent Carlos Mellado López since January 2, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-01-02)
Department of Health
Nominator	Governor
Appointer	Governor with advice and consent from the Senate
Term length	4 years
Formation	Established by Law No. 81 of 1912 and Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Succession	Eight
Website	www.salud.gov.pr

Secretaries

• 1969–1973: Ernesto Colón Yordán
• 1974-1976L José Álvarez de Choudens
• 1977–1984: Jaime Rivera Dueño
• 1985–1988: Luis Izquierdo Mora^[2]
• 1989: Enrique Méndez Grau
• 1990–1992: José Soler Zapata
• 1993: Enrique Vazquez Quintana
• 1993–2000: Carmen Feliciano
• 2001–2004: Johny Rullán
• 2005–2007: Rosa Pérez Perdomo
• 2008: Johnny Rullán
• 2009: Jaime Rivera Dueño
• 2009: Iván González Cancel
• 2009–2013: Lorenzo González Feliciano
• 2013–2013: Francisco Joglar Pesquera
• 2013–2016: Ana Ríus Armendáriz
• 2017–2020: Rafael Rodríguez Mercado
• 2020–2020: Concepción Quiñones de Longo (interim)
• 2020–2021: Lorenzo González Feliciano
• 2021–Present: Carlos Mellado López^[3]