The Presidency issued Decree 461-25 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 with numerous key appointments in government. These are:
Leonardo Aguilera Batista has been appointed the new executive president of Banreservas, the government commercial bank. Since 2020, Aguilera had been the president of the board of Refidomsa. An economic advisor and political consultant with more than three decades of experience, he is the founding president of the Cibao Economic Center (CEC), one of the most reputable polling companies in the Dominican Republic. Aguilera has consulted in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Haiti, and El Salvador, and is the author of several books on economics and politics.
Samuel Pereyra Rojas has been named the president of the board of directors of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa). Since the start of the Abinader administration in August 2020, Pereyra had served as the executive president of the Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic (Banreservas). An attorney by trade, he graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra and holds a specialization in Commercial Law from the Panthéon-Assas University in Paris. His career has focused on corporate law, telecommunications, and foreign investment litigation. Pereyra also served as the finance director for Abinader’s presidential campaign and is a founding member of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM).
Edward Rafael Guzmán Padilla has been appointed as the new executive director of the National Health Insurance (SeNaSa). He brings a background in public administration and social policy, having held leadership roles in health and social security.
Engineer Onéximo Antonio González is the new executive vice president of the Metropolitan Bus Services Operator (OMSA). González is known for his work in modernizing public transportation.
Rafael Adolfo Pérez de León has been named the new executive director of the National Institute of Student Welfare (Inabie). He has experience in social programs and the management of school feeding programs. In recent years, Inabie has been in the media for irregularities in public contracting. Former incumbent Victor Castro had been in the position since 2021.
The Presidency also made several changes in its communications team:
• Félix Antonio Reyna Echevarría has been named director of the Government Strategy and Communication Department (Diecom). A seasoned communicator, he has previously served as an institutional spokesperson for various government agencies.
• Carlos Alberto Caminero Sánchez is the new head of the Presidential Press Directorate. Caminero is a veteran journalist with extensive experience in national and international media, specializing in political communication and government affairs.
• Abel José Guzmán Then will serve as the deputy director of Diecom. A journalist and political analyst, he has worked as an editor and columnist for national newspapers.
• Communicator Kenia Xiomara Guante Valdez will assume the role of vice minister of Innovation, Transparency, and Citizen Services within the Administrative Ministry of the Presidency.
The Presidency has yet to name new heads for the departments of PromeseCal, the Ministry of Education’s Public School Transport System (TRAE), the National Social Security Council (CNSS) and the National Aging Council (Conape).
Not named to new positions are: Víctor Castro, formerly of Inabie; Santiago Hazim, formerly of SeNaSa; Homero Figueroa, former spokesperson for the Presidency; Daniel García Archivald, former Presidency press director; José Altagracia González, former director of OMSA; José García Ramírez, former director of Conape); and former vice minister of the Presidency Juan Garrigó Mejía. Garrigó Mejía is the son of National District Mayor Carolina Mejía who seeks to be the PRM presidential candidate in 2028 presidential election.
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18 August 2025