The next Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced the first cabinet lineup

mexico city — Next President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum She began naming her cabinet on Thursday, presenting an even gender distribution, as well as a heavy presence from academia and her former administration as mayor of Mexico City.

sheinbaum, She is a climate scientist and former academic herselfShe appointed former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard as Minister of Economy in her administration. Ebrard He steps down from this position in 2023 To run against Sheinbaum for their party’s nomination.

Sheinbaum won the June 2 election.

Ebrard (63 years old) was responsible President Andrés Manuel López Obrador He was tasked with obtaining foreign-made vaccines for Mexico during the early days of the Covid pandemic.

He also served as mayor of Mexico City from 2006 to 2012, traditionally a stepping stone to the presidency.

While he was once seen as the second most important figure in the Morena party, his status was tarnished by two major events. First, a hastily and poorly constructed subway line collapsed in 2021 while he was mayor. 26 passengers killed. Second, he ran in a tough primary race against Sheinbaum in 2023 for Morena’s presidential nomination, but instead of quickly conceding defeat, he alleged irregularities and continued legal challenges.

Sheinbaum chose Juan Ramon de la Fuente as her Minister of Foreign Affairs.

De la Fuente, 72, is the former president of Mexico’s largest university, the National Autonomous Public University of Mexico, or UNAM, where Sheinbaum attended and worked.

He served as Mexico’s ambassador to the United Nations under López Obrador and is known for his calm and diplomatic demeanor.

He was Minister of Health in the late 1990s. Trained as a psychologist, de la Fuente is a good listener and has an academic spirit, like Sheinbaum herself. He held a key position as her transition coordinator, so he’s as close to her as anyone.

The current Mexican Foreign Minister, Alicia Bárcena, is scheduled to take over as Minister of Environment and Natural Resources.

Sheinbaum said Thursday that she would create a new ministry that would oversee science, humanities, technology and innovation. For this role, she selected Rosaura Ruiz Gutierrez, a biologist who previously led UNAM’s Faculty of Science. Ruiz Gutierrez was also Mexico City’s education secretary while Sheinbaum was mayor.

Sheinbaum appointed Ernestina Godoy, who was Mexico City’s prosecutor when Sheinbaum was mayor, to be her administration’s legal advisor.

Julio Berdegui Sacristan, an agronomist with a long academic career, was her choice for the position of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Sheinbaum said she will present more Cabinet picks next week.

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