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and environmental resources of

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designated Tania Vazquez Rivera as Secretary of the DRNA.

Secretaries

* 1986–1988: Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez * 1993–1996: Pedro A. Gelabert * 2009–2013: Daniel J. Galán Kercado * 2013–2016: Carmen R. Guerrero Pérez * 2016: Nelson J. Santiago Marrero * 2017–2019: Tania Vázquez Rivera

References

External links

* Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico

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