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.