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Mexico's president-elect picks her energy, transportation ministers
Jun 27, 2024 11:49 AM

MEXICO CITY, June 27 (Reuters) - Mexican President-elect

Claudia Sheinbaum named another four members of her future

cabinet on Thursday, including a pair of former Mexico City

officials to be her ministers for energy and transportation, as

she prepares to take office in October.

Sheinbaum, a former mayor of the Mexican capital, won a

landslide election this month, giving the leftist Morena party

its second straight presidential triumph.

The incoming leader tapped Luz Elena Gonzalez as energy

minister, who will also serve as chair of the board of directors

for state-owned oil company Pemex as well as part of the board

of national electricity utility CFE. Gonzalez was previously in

charge of finance and administration duties for the capital

during Sheinbaum's tenure as mayor.

In Mexico, it is not uncommon for energy ministers to lack

high-level experience in the sector prior to taking on the job

as minister.

Sheinbaum also named Jesus Esteva to be her transportation

minister. He previously headed Mexico City's public works

department.

Other cabinet ministers announced on Thursday include Raquel

Buenrostro to serve as the head of the federal comptroller's

office, physician David Kershenobich as health minister, and

Edna Vega Rangel as agrarian development minister.

Buenrostro currently serves as economy minister in the

cabinet of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Mexico's peso dipped 0.54% and the country's main stock

exchange was down 0.5% immediately after the announcements.

Last week, Sheinbaum named the first six picks for her

cabinet, including former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard as

economy minister and diplomat Juan Ramon de la Fuente as foreign

minister.

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