Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police

Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police
Puerto Rico Police
Reports toCommissioner of Safety and Public Protection
NominatorGovernor of Puerto Rico
AppointerGovernor of Puerto Rico
with the advice and consent from the Senate
Formation1956
AbolishedApril 10, 2017
SuccessionCommissioner of the Puerto Rico Police
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox official post with unknown parameter "term_length"
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox official post with unknown parameter "preceding1"
Part of a series on the
Executive branch of the
government of Puerto Rico
Office of the Governor
Chief of Staff
Cabinet
Departments
Finances
Processes & protocols
Other branches

The Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police (Spanish: Superintendente de la Policía de Puerto Rico) is the highest-ranking officer, administrator, and director of the Puerto Rico Police,[1] and an ex officio member of the Commission on Safety and Public Protection as well.[2][3] The superintendent is appointed by the governor of Puerto Rico with advice and consent from the Senate.[1] Superintendents have also typically being simultaneously appointed as Commissioners of Safety and Public Protection due to the nature of their job and experience.

The rank of Superintendent has existed since 1952; Before that, from 1899 to 1956, the rank was known as Chief of the Puerto Rico Police.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference puerto-rico-police-act was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference reorganization-plan-2-of-1993 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference organigram was invoked but never defined (see the help page).