Mexico’s incoming president has announced her appointees for top posts, but hopes for a fresh approach were dashed by the re-appearance of old faces in the new cabinet
Incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum waves during a press conference where she presented members of her Cabinet in Mexico City, Thursday, June 27, 2024. Pictured from left to right; Health Secretary David Kershenobich, Internal Affairs Secretary Raquel Buenrostro, Energy Secretary Luz Elena Gonzalez, incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum, Agriculture Secretary Edna Elena Vega Rangel and Transport and Communications Secretary Jesus Antonio Esteva Medina.
As expected, Omar García Harfuch — who served as Mexico City police chief when Sheinbaum was mayor — was appointed to head Mexico’s increasingly powerless Public Safety Department, the top law-enforcement post. But it was the appointment of Rodríguez that turned heads: a very poor public speaker with no experience in campaigns or as an elected official, she breaks the long-standing practice of appointing experienced political pros — often former state governors — to the interior ministry post, where negotiating skills are key.of not confronting drug cartels, and militarizing law enforcement.
De la Fuente, 72, is a former academic who served as Mexico’s ambassador to the United Nations under López Obrador and is known for a calm and diplomatic demeanor.
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