President Leonel Fernandez has appointed the National District prosecutors, naming Jose Manuel Hernandez to the National District, Perfecto Acosta to the province of Santo Domingo and Leonel Sosa as the prosecutor for the Court of Appeals of Santo Domingo.
Yesterday, Fernandez appointed Jose Francisco Pena Guaba as director of the Institute of Price Stabilization (INESPRE), the food distribution program.
Norge Botello, the former Minister of Police & the Interior during Fernandez?s previous government, was appointed as director of the Civil Aviation Board, with the rank of minister.
Alejandro Moscoso Segarra was appointed Commissioner for Support to the Reform and Modernization of Justice.
The Army?s Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Martinez Lorenzo was chosen to direct the Tourism Police (Politur) with the rank of general.
Emigdio Sosa was appointed as deputy administrative secretary of the Presidency, in charge of the Presidential Plan against Poverty.
Several deputy ministers were appointed at the Ministry of Agriculture: Alexis Camilo (administrative and financial), Leandro Mercedes (Research and Training), Luis Ramon Rodriguez (Farm Planning), Luis Yanguela (Farm Production) and Abraham Feliz Baez.
Two more deputy ministers were appointed at the Public Works Ministry: Emilio Florentino (administrative) and Carlos Polibio Michel Presbot (construction).
Fernando Caceres was appointed as deputy minister of Sports and Octavio Ramirez, deputy minister of Industry & Commerce.