Prime Minister of Puerto Rico

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Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Primer ministro del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
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Incumbent
Pedro Pierluisi
since 11 October 2015
Government of Puerto Rico
StyleThe Most Honourable
Member of
Reports toMonarch (represented by the governor-general)
ResidenceLa Fortaleza
AppointerGovernor-general
Term length4 years, renewable
Formation5 October 1960
First holderLuis Muñoz Marín
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Puerto Rico
Salary$PRD 650,000 annually
Websitewww.opm.pr

The prime minister of Puerto Rico, officially the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Primer ministro del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is the head of government of Puerto Rico. The current officeholder is Pedro Pierluisi, leader of the Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, whom was elected on 24 March 2021. In line with the country's practice of the Westminster system, the prime minister is typically the leader of the largest party of the elected House of Representatives, and therefore governs with the majority support of the lower house of Parliament. Once elected into office, the prime minister is responsible for choosing the ministers that collectively make up the Cabinet, of which the prime minister is its chair.