President Luis Abinader swore in 27 provincial governors of 31 on Wednesday, 18 August. Abinader had announced he would be appointing all women governors. The governor’s role is to represent the President in the province.
The newly named governors were at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 for the swearing-in ceremony. Present for the ceremony was Vice President Raquel Peña, Presidency Minister Lisandro Macarulla, Women Minister Mayra Jiménez and Education Minister Roberto Fulcar and Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ignacio Paliza.
As per Decree 340-20, the new governors are:
Bahoruco: Juana Cristina Mateo
Barahona: Diones Maribel González Medrano
Duarte: Ana Xiomara Cortés Martes
Elías Piña: Millys Johanna Martínez
Espaillat: Juana Rosario de Candelier
Hato Mayor: Julia Mery Vásquez Pichardo
Hermanas Mirabal: Lisette Nicasio de Adames
Independencia: Mercedes Nova Nova
La Altagracia: Martina Pepen Santana
La Romana: Jacqueline Fernández Brito
La Vega: Luisa A. Jiménez Cabreja
Monseñor Nouel: Raquel Jiménez Rosario
Montecristi: Nelsi Milagros Cruz Martínez
Monte Plata: Rafaela Javier Gomera
Pedernales: Miriam Brea
Peravia: Ángela Yadira Báez
Puerto Plata: Claritza Rochtt Peralta
Samaná: Elsa de León Abreu
San Cristóbal: Pura Casilla
San José de Ocoa: Josefa Oliva Castillo
San Pedro de Macorís: Aracelis Villanueva Figueroa
Sanchez Ramírez: Cristiana Rodríguez
Santiago: Rosa Santos Méndez
Santo Domingo: Altagracia Julia Drullard
Valverde: Daysi Aquino Mesa
Azua: Ángela Maruja Pérez Díaz
Santiago Rodríguez: Ibelis Almonte
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Presidencia
18 August 2020