President-elect Luis Abinader tweeted on Monday, 3 August 2020 that he is choosing economist Limber Cruz for Minister of Agriculture starting 16 August 2020. Limber is a graduate in economy from the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra with post-graduate studies in international management in a Mexican university.
In government, he has experience working in the Economic Studies Department of the Central Bank and the Center for Promotion of Exports (Cedopex). He is one of the founders of Grupo M, the large free zone manufacturing conglomerate. He is highly regarded for his excellent organizational ability. He is recognized for his contributions to the development of the Codevi, the Grupo M binational project located on the border between Dajabón and Ouanaminthe in Haiti.
At the time of his naming, he was dedicated to the plantain and yuca farms in La Vega. His family plantations are considered the largest in the central region.
The Abinader cabinet is shaping up as follows, in order of announcement of the appointments:
Ethics and Corruption Office director: Milagros Ortiz Bosch
Minister of the Presidency: Lisandro Macarrulla
Foreign Relations Minister: Roberto Álvarez Gil
Education Minister: Roberto Furcal
Spokesperson for the Presidency: Milagros Germán
Governor of the Central Bank: Hector Valdez Albizu
Economy & Planning Minister: Miguel Ceara Hatton
Hacienda Minister: Jochi Vicente
Superintendent of Banks: Alejandro Fernández Whipple
National Budget director: Jose Rijo Presbot
CEI-RD director: Biviana Riveiro
Economic advisor to the President: Pedro Silverio
Legal Advisor to the President: Antoliano Peralta
Energy & Mines Minister: Antonio Almonte Reynoso
Administrative Minister of the Presidency: José Ignacio Paliza
Defense Minister: Major General Carlos Luciano Díaz Morfa
Head of the Health Cabinet: Vice President-elect Raquel Peña
Public Health Minister: Plutarco Arias
Deputy Minister for Collective Health: Ivelisse Acosta
Executive director Public Procurement Agency: Carlos Pimentel
Tourism Minister: David Collado
Tourism Advisor to the President: Joel Santos
Public Works Minister Deligne Ascención
Youth Minister: Kimberly Taveras Duarte
Interior & Police Minister: Jesús (Chu) Vásquez
Public Administration Minister: Dario Castillo Lugo
Labor Minister: Luis Miguel de Camps
National Health Service: Dr. Mario Lama
Ambassador to the USA: Sonia Guzmán
Women Minister: Mayra Jiménez
Industry & Commerce Minister: Victor (Ito) Bisonó
Sports Minister: Francisco Camacho
Agriculture Minister: Limber Cruz
Social Plan of the Presidency director: Yadhira Henríquez
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Listin Diario
3 August 2020