Mexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants [View all]

Updated 7:09 PM CDT, June 20, 2024

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum began naming her Cabinet Thursday, presenting an even gender distribution, as well as a heavy presence from academia and her prior administration as Mexico City’s mayor.

Sheinbaum, herself a climate scientist and former academic, appointed former Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard as her administration’s economy secretary. Ebrard stepped down from that post in 2023 to run against Sheinbaum for their party’s nomination.

Sheinbaum romped to victory in the June 2 election.

Ebrard, 63, was the official President Andrés Manuel López Obrador placed in charge of obtaining foreign-made vaccines for Mexico during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bright people with very good minds, not standard politicians. Tremendous! Probably much less jaded and cynical, and sneaky!

Wishing them and their country the very best. They have a formidable job ahead.