Briceño Reshapes Cabinet for Second Term with New Faces and Portfolios
Prime Minister John Briceño has reshuffled his Cabinet for his second term, introducing new ministerial portfolios and reassigning key positions. These are the key changes, additions, and removals.
John Briceño (Prime Minister)
- Previous: Finance, Economic Development, Investment, Civil Aviation, and Immigration
- Now: Finance, Investment & Economic Transformation, Civil Aviation, and E-Governance
- Key Change: Economic Transformation added, Immigration removed, E-Governance added.
- Ministers of State: Dolores Balderamos Garcia (Office of the Prime Minister), Rodwell Ferguson (Office of the Prime Minister), Dr. Osmond Martinez (Economic Transformation)
Cordel Hyde
- Previous: Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Natural Resources, Petroleum & Mining
- Current: Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Natural Resources, Petroleum & Mining
- No change
Jose Mai
- Previous: Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, & Enterprise
- Current: Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, & Enterprise
- No Change
- Minister of State Alex Balona: Agriculture
Julius Espat
- Previous: Minister of Infrastructure Development & Housing
- Current: Minister of Infrastructure Development & Housing
- No Change
Kareem Musa
- Previous: Minister of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries
- Current: Minister of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries
- No Change
Kevin Bernard
- Previous: Minister of Health and Wellness
- Current: Minister of Health and Wellness
- No Change
Francis Fonseca
- Previous: Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Education, Culture, Science, and Technology
- Now: Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Culture, and Immigration
- Key Change: Education, Science & Technology removed; Immigration added.
- Marconi Leal Jr. is Minister of State: Foreign Trade.
Oscar Requena
- Previous: Rural Transformation, Community Development, Local Government & Labour
- Now: Education, Science & Technology
- Key Change: Shifted from Rural Development to Education.
- Ramon Cervantes is Minister of State: Education, Science & Technology.
Dr. Louis Zabaneh
- Previous: Minister of State in Education, Culture, Science & Technology
- Now: Full Minister of Indigenous Constitution, Religious Affairs & Transport
- Key Change: New portfolio focusing on indigenous affairs and transport.
Michel Chebat
- Previous: Public Utilities, Logistics & E-Governance
- Now: Public Utilities, Energy & Logistics
- Key Change: E-Governance moved to the Prime Minister’s portfolio. Energy added.
- Gilroy Usher Sr. is Minister of State: Public Utilities, Energy & Logistics.
Henry Charles Usher
- Previous: Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform, and Religious Affairs
- Now: Public Service & Governance and NEMO
- Key Change: Constitutional & Political Reform removed, NEMO (National Emergency Management Organisation) and Governance added.
Orlando Habet
- Previous: Sustainable Development & Climate Change
- Now: Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Solid Waste Management
- Key Change: Solid Waste Management added.
- Ramiro Ramirez is Minister of State: Sustainable Development & Solid Waste Management.
Anthony Mahler
- Previous: Tourism & Diaspora Relations
- Now: Tourism, Youth, Sports & Diaspora Relations
- Key Change: Youth & Sports added.
- Devin Daly is Minister of State: Youth & Sports.
Andre Perez
- Previous: Blue Economy & Disaster Risk Management
- Now: Blue Economy & Marine Conservation
- Key Change: Disaster Risk Management removed, Marine Conservation added.
Florencio Marin Jr.
- Previous: National Defence & Border Security
- Now: Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour & Local Government
- Key Change: Moved from Defence to Rural Transformation.
Oscar Mira
- Previous: Minister of State in National Defence & Border Security
- Now: Full Minister of National Defence & Border Security
- Key Change: Promoted to full minister.
Thea Ramirez (New Addition)
- Portfolio: Human Development, Family Support & Gender Affairs
- Key Change: New minister replacing Dolores Balderamos Garcia in a restructured ministry.
Elvia Vega-Samos (Previously: Minister of State in Human Development). Not listed in new Cabinet. She ran as an independent and was not elected.
Jorge “Milin” Espat (Previously: Minister of State for Investment in Finance, Economic Development, Civil Aviation, and Immigration). Not listed in new Cabinet. He was not elected.
Anthony Sylvester is the Attorney General.
Ambassador Stuart Leslie will serve as Cabinet Secretary and Chief of Staff.
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