President Luis Abinader swore in this Friday the members of his new Cabinet, who will accompany him in his second term for the period 2024-2028, in which he will continue to deepen his actions of corruption prevention and transparency, to continue guaranteeing the welfare of the people.
The Head of State, accompanied by First Lady Raquel Arbaje and Vice President Raquel Peña, swore in the officials, in a ceremony held in the Ambassadors Hall of the National Palace, after being invested with the presidential sash in the Eduardo Brito National Theater, which served as the National Assembly.
After taking the oath, President Abinader told the officials that their loyalty is to the homeland, the government, not just to a person or to a president. “Your loyalty is to your people and that leads you, not only to work efficiently, but with honesty and transparency.”
The new officials sworn in by President Abinader were the ministers, of the Presidency, José Ignacio Paliza; Administrative of the Presidency, Andrés Bautista; of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre; of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos; of Public Administration, Sigmund Freund; of Interior and Police, Faride Raful; of Youth, Carlos Valdez; of Environment and Natural Resources, Armando Paíno Henríquez; of Sports and Recreation, Kelvin Cruz.
The Head of State also made several key changes in the Armed Forces, where he appointed Major General Miguel Angel Rubio Baez, Deputy Minister for Military Affairs of the Ministry of Defense; Major General Carlos Ramon Febrillet Rodriguez, Deputy Minister of Defense for Air and Space Affairs; Major General Delio Buenaventura Colon Rosario, Inspector General of the Armed Forces.
Likewise, Major General Jorge Iván Camino Pérez was appointed Commander General of the Dominican Army; Major General Floreal Tarcicio Suárez Martínez, Commander General of the Dominican Air Force; Brigadier General Fernando Arturo Pérez Jiménez, Deputy Commander General of the Dominican Army; Rear Admiral Juan Bienvenido Crisóstomo Martínez, Deputy Commander General of the Dominican Navy; Brigadier General Manuel Abad García Lithgow, Deputy Commander General of the Dominican Air Force.
In addition, Rear Admiral Pedro José Lalane Peguero was appointed inspector general of the Dominican Republic Navy; Brigadier General Euler Euménides Sierra Pérez, inspector general of the Dominican Republic Air Force; Brigadier General Rafael Antonio Núñez Veloz, inspector general of the Dominican Republic Army; and Major General Rafael Antonio Carrasco Paulino, Land, Naval and Air Military Advisor to the Executive Branch.
Decree 445-24, through which President Abinader introduced the changes in the Armed Forces, also establishes that Lieutenant General Carlos Luciano Díaz Morfa; Major General Julio Ernesto Florián Pérez; Major General Pilot Juan Manuel Jiménez García; Major General Pilot Leonel Amílcar Muñoz Noboa are placed in honorable retirement, with the indicated rank and with the corresponding pension for length of service. Also, Brigadier General Marisol Burgos Burgos and Brigadier General Yonis Rodríguez Luciano.
During the ceremony, the Legal Consultant of the Executive Branch, Antoliano Peralta, clarified that the persons who have been appointed on occasions, whose decrees have not been repealed are considered confirmed for the time being, until a new decree repealing the one that appointed them intervenes. “It is not necessary to make another decree and only the new officials have been sworn in here, the rest of us are here in an accompanying capacity.”
Likewise, the Cabinet of Government is made up of the Legal Advisor of the Executive Branch, Antoliano Peralta; the Director of Ethics and Government Integrity, Milagros Ortiz Bosch; the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Álvarez; of Housing and Buildings, Carlos Bonilla; the Minister of Public Works, Deligne Asalta; and the Minister of Public Works, Deligne Asalta; of Public Works, Deligne Ascención; of Tourism, David Collado; of Labor, Luis Miguel de Camps; of Public Health, Víctor Atallah; of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes, Víctor Bisonó; of Finance, Jochi Vicente, and the Minister of Women, Mayra Jiménez; and the ministers without Portfolio, Neney Cabrera and Roberto Fulcar.
Likewise, the ministers of Education, Ángel Hernández; of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Franklin García Fermín; of Economy, Planning and Development, Pavel Isa; of Agriculture, Limber Cruz; of Culture, Milagros Germán; as well as the administrator of Banco de Reservas, Samuel Pereyra; the directors of Internal Taxes, Luis Valdez; of Customs, Eduardo Sanz Lovatón, and of Inapa, Wellington Arnaud.
The President also confirmed by decree the appointment of Héctor Valdez Albizu as Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic; the Deputy Governor, Clarissa de la Rocha, and the Superintendent of Banks, Alejandro Fernández Whipple.
Also appointed were the directors of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), Igor Rodríguez; of the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant), Milton Morrison; the president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), Héctor Porcella Dumas; the rectors of the Instituto Tecnológico de Las Américas (ITLA), Rafael Feliz, and of the Instituto Técnico Superior Comunitario (ITSC), José Ramón Holguín Brito; the commissioner for State Reforms, Darío Castillo; the proposed superintendent of Health and Labor Risks (Sisalril), Miguel Ceara Hatton, and as advisor to the Executive Branch for agricultural matters, Eligio Antonio Jáquez.
The President also appointed the consuls general of the Dominican Republic in New York, Jesús (Chu) Vásquez Martínez; in Milan, Italian Republic, Miguel Ángel Vásquez Peña; in Madrid, Kingdom of Spain, José Marte Piantini; in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, José Marte Piantini; and in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, José Marte Piantini; in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Antonio Almonte Reynoso, who in addition to his consular functions and on an honorary basis, will serve as energy advisor to the President of the Republic; and the advisor in the Internal Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mirex), Arleni Peña del Orbe.
Source:presidencia.gob.do