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

Danilo Medina won the election in the elections on 16 May 2012. Some members of the previous cabinet were reconfirmed in their same positions.

These are the current ministers of the cabinet:

Portfolio	Office	Incumbent	Image	in Office since
Ministry of the Presidency	Minister of the Presidency	Gustavo Montalvo		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Armed Forces	Minister of Armed Forces	Almiral, M.d.G. Sigfrido Pared Pérez		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Carlos Morales Troncoso		August 16, 2004
Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development	Minister of Economy, Planning and Development	Juan Temístocles Montás		August 16, 2004
Attorney General	Attorney General	Francisco Domínguez Brito		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Interior and Police	Minister of Interior and Police	José Ramón Fadul		February 28, 2011
Ministry of Finance	Minister of Finance	Simón Lizardo		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Education	Minister of Education	Josefina Pimentel		February 28, 2011
Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance	Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance	Freddy Hidalgo		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Public Works and Communications	Minister of Public Works and Communications	Gonzalo Castillo		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources	Minister of Environment and Natural Resources	Bautista Rojas Gómez		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Minister of Industry and Commerce	José Del Castillo Saviñón		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Agriculture	Minister of Agriculture	Luis Ramón Rodríguez		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Tourism	Minister of Tourism	Francisco J. García		August 16, 2008
Ministry Administrative of the Presidency	Minister Administrative of the Presidency	José Ramón Peralta		August 16, 2012
Ministry of High Education, Science and Technology	Minister of High Education, Science and Technology	Ligia Amada Melo		August 16, 2004
Ministry of Labour	Minister of Labour	Maritza Hernández		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation	Minister of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation	Jaime David Fernández Mirabal		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Public Administration	Minister of Public Administration	Ramón Ventura Camejo		August 16, 2007
Ministry of Culture	Minister of Culture	José Antonio Rodríguez		August 16, 2012
Ministry of Women	Minister of Women	Alejandrina Germán		August 16, 2008
Ministry of Youth	Minister of Youth	Jorge Minaya		August 16, 2012

Leonel Fernández's last Cabinet

Leonel Fernández Reyna won re-election in the elections on 16 May 2008. Some members of the previous cabinet were reconfirmed in their same positions.

These were his last ministers of the cabinet:

Portfolio	Office	Incumbent	Image	in Office since
Ministry of the Presidency	Minister of the Presidency	César Pina Toribio		August 16, 2008
Ministry of Armed Forces	Minister of Armed Forces	Lieutenant General, E.N. Joaquín Virgilio Pérez Feliz		August 16, 2010
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Carlos Morales Troncoso		August 16, 2004
Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development	Minister of Economy, Planning and Development	Juan Temístocles Montás		August 16, 2004
Attorney General	Attorney General	Radhamés Jiménez Peña		August 16, 2006
Ministry of Interior and Police	Minister of Interior and Police	José Ramón Fadul		February 28, 2011
Ministry of Finance	Minister of Finance	Daniel Toribio Marmolejos		February 28, 2011
Ministry of Education	Minister of Education	Josefina Pimentel		February 28, 2011
Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance	Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance	Bautista Rojas Gómez		February 27, 2005
Ministry of Public Works and Communications	Minister of Public Works and Communications	Víctor Díaz Rúa		August 16, 2007
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources	Minister of Environment and Natural Resources	Ernesto Reyna		August 16, 2011
Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Minister of Industry and Commerce	Manuel García Arévalo		February 27, 2011
Ministry of Agriculture	Minister of Agriculture	Salvador Jiménez		August 16, 2006
Ministry of Tourism	Minister of Tourism	Francisco J. García		August 16, 2008
Ministry Administrative of the Presidency	Minister Administrative of the Presidency	Luís Manuel Bonetti		August 16, 2004
Ministry of High Education, Science and Technology	Minister of High Education, Science and Technology	Ligia Amada Melo		August 16, 2004
Ministry of Labour	Minister of Labour	Francisco Domínguez Brito		August 16, 2011
Ministry of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation	Minister of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation	Felipe Payano		August 16, 2004
Ministry of Public Administration	Minister of Public Administration	Ramón Ventura Camejo		August 16, 2007
Ministry of Culture	Minister of Culture	José Rafael Lantigua		August 16, 2004
Ministry of Women	Minister of Women	Alejandrina Germán		August 16, 2008
Ministry of Youth	Minister of Youth	Franklin Rodríguez		August 16, 2008

See also

• Congress of the Dominican Republic
• Leonel Fernández

References

Presidencia de la República Dominicana (Spanish)