Cabinet of the Dominican Republic

The Cabinet of the Dominican Republic is chosen by the President of the Republic and can be removed by the president at any time. The cabinet ministers were known as Secretaries of State until 26 January 2010 with the proclamation of the new Constitution.

Current Cabinet

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Luis Abinader won the Presidency in the 5 July 2020 election. From his inauguration on 16 August 2020 cabinet will be fully renewed for the first time since 2004, however some members of the 2000-2004 administration cabinet will return to a first level office.

These are the current ministers of the cabinet:

Portfolio Office Incumbent Image in Office since
 
Ministry of the Presidency
Minister of the Presidency Joel Santos Echavarría 22 August 2022
 
Ministry of Defense
Minister of Defense Major general, E.N Carlos Díaz Morfa 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Roberto Álvarez Gil 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development
Minister of Economy, Planning and Development Pavel Isa Contreras 7 July 2022
 
Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General of the Republic Miriam Germán Brito
Yeni Berenice Reynoso
16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Interior and Police
Minister of Interior and Police Jesús Vásquez Martínez 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance Jochi Vicente Dubocq 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education Ángel Hernández Castillo 3 August 2022
 
Ministry of Public Health
Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance Daniel Rivera Reyes 1 March 2021
 
Ministry of Public Works and Communications
Minister of Public Works and Communications Deligne Ascención Burgos 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Miguel Ceara Hatton 7 July 2022
 
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MIPYMES
Minister of Industry, Commerce and MIPYMES Víctor (Itó) Bisonó Haza 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture Limber Cruz López 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Tourism
Minister of Tourism David Collado Morales 16 August 2020
 
Ministry Administrative of the Presidency
Minister Administrative of the Presidency José Paliza Nouel 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of High Education, Science and Technology
Minister of High Education, Science and Technology Franklin García Fermín 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Labour
Minister of Labour Luis De Camps García-Mella 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation
Minister of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation Francisco Camacho Rivas 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Public Administration
Minister of Public Administration Darío Castillo Lugo 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture Milagros Germán Olalla 10 October 2021
 
Ministry of Women
Minister of Women Mayra Jiménez 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Youth
Minister of Youth Rafael Féliz García 15 December 2021
 
Ministry of Energy and Mines
Minister of Energy and Mines Antonio Almonte Reynoso 16 August 2020
 
Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings
Minister of Housing, Habitat and Buildings Carlos Bonilla Sánchez 11 August 2021

See also

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References

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Presidencia de la República Dominicana (in Spanish)