Senator Faride Raful named Minister of Interior and Police

[Dolores]

President Luis Abinader is entrusting 44-year old National District senator Faride Virginia Raful Soriano with one of the toughest jobs in the country. She is appointed Minister of Interior & Police as of the start of Abinader’s second term in government, on 16 August 2024. Her term as a senator ends on 16 August.

In 2021, as a senator, Faride Raful had stated that the National Police should be started from scratch, Listin Diario recalls.

Raful is a former deputy in Congress (PRM 2016-2020). She is also well known in her role as co-host of the Esta Noche con Mariasela TV variety program. She is a lawyer and now will be the first woman to hold the key cabinet position in the Dominican Republic.

She studied Law at the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra and earned a master’s degree in Telecommunications and Information Technology Law from Carlos III University...

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[CristoRey]

I can only imagine how all of these guys at PN must feel bout now having to answer to women who's never worn a uniform or been out on a patrol a day in her life.
Luis is moving to fast. Her appointment will probably end up doing more harm than good.

 

[bob saunders]

I can only imagine how all of these guys at PN must feel bout now having to answer to women who's never worn a uniform or been out on a patrol a day in her life.
Luis is moving to fast. Her appointment will probably end up doing more harm than good.

Just positioning her for the next election as VP.

 

[AlterEgo]

Thread cleaned up. Reminder: NO FOREIGN POLITICS. NO TRUMP. NO BIDEN. NO KAMALA.