Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs

Department of Consumer Affairs of Puerto Rico
Department overview

Formed	April 23, 1973 (1973-04-23)
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Department executive	Nery E. Adames-Soto, Secretary of Consumer Affairs
Key document	Law No. 5 of 1973
Website	daco.pr.gov

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The Department of Consumer Affairs of Puerto Rico —Spanish: Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor de Puerto Rico (DACO)— is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico responsible of defending and protecting consumers in Puerto Rico. The Department is headed by a Cabinet-level Secretary, appointed by the Governor and subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Its current Secretary is Nery E. Adames-Soto.^[1]^[2]

History

The Department was created by Law 5 of April 23, 1973^[3] as a Cabinet-level successor to ASERCO, or Administration for Services to Consumers. The agency has its headquarters in the North Building of the Minillas Governmental Center/Roberto Sánchez Villela Government Center in Santurce, San Juan.^[2]

Secretary

Secretaries of DACO:

Federico Hernandez Denton - 1970's
Javier Echevarría
Alejandro García Padilla - 2005-2008
Luis G. Rivera Marín - 2009-2012
Omar Marrero - 2012
Nery E. Adamés Soto - 2013-present

External links

daco.pr.gov - official site of the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs

References

↑ http://www.daco.gobierno.pr/comunicados_detalle/0/m-5/70/secretario-del-daco-firma-convenio-colaborativo-con-universidad-interamericana
1 2 "Notice of public hearings amendments to regulation No. 45 for the control of prices of fuel sales in Puerto Rico." Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
↑ http://www.gobierno.pr/GPRPortal/StandAlone/AgencyInformation.aspx?Filter=188

Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico

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