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Laura Announces More Ministerial
Appointments
President-elect Laura Chinchilla named six
ministers to her new government that begins
on May 8.
- Ministro de Hacienda (Revenue ministry):
Fernando Herrero, who is the current
regulador general. Herrero was ministro de
Hacienda in the José María Figueres
administration of 1994 to 1996.
- Ministra de Economia (MEIC): Mayi Antillón
who is currenlty the ministra de Información.
- Ministra de Comercio Exterior: Anabel
González, who is the former negotiator of
the Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the United States.
González held the post of vice-ministra de
Comercio Exterior during the Abel Pacheco
administration (2002 - 2006).
- Ministra de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG):
Gloria Abrahams, who is currently assistant
to MAG minister, Javier Flores.
- Ministro de Turismo: Carlos Ricardo
Benavides, who is back at the post after
resigning the post to form part of the
Chinchilla strategy team.
- Ministro de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT):
Francisco Jiménez, current president of the
Japdeva. Jiménez was vice-minister of the
MOPT and director of the Consejo de
Seguridad Vial (Cosevi) during the José
María Figueres administration.
Chinchilla is setting the tone of her
ministerial appointments, keeping to her
commitment to make up of her cabinet to be
at least 50% women.
With respect of Tuesday's announcement,
Chinchilla said "never in history has there
been three women in charge of 80% of the
national production."
With Tuesday's announcement it brings the
total ministerial appointments to eight.
Last week doña Laura named José María
Tijerino as her ministro de Seguridad
Pública and Marco Vargas as ministro de la
Presidencia.
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