The Cabinet of the Dominican Republic is chosen by the President of the Republic and can be removed by the president at any time. The cabinet ministers were known as Secretaries of State until 26 January 2010 with the proclamation of the new Constitution.
Luis Abinader won the Presidency in the 5 July 2020 election. From his inauguration on 16 August 2020 cabinet will be fully renewed for the first time since 2004, however some members of the 2000-2004 administration cabinet will return to a first level office.
These are the current ministers of the cabinet:
| Portfolio | Office | Incumbent | Image | in Office since | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministry of the Presidency | Minister of the Presidency | Joel Santos Echavarría | 22 August 2022 | |||
Ministry of Defense | Minister of Defense | Major general, E.N Carlos Díaz Morfa | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Roberto Álvarez Gil | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development | Minister of Economy, Planning and Development | Pavel Isa Contreras | 7 July 2022 | |||
Office of the Attorney General | Attorney General of the Republic | Miriam Germán Brito Yeni Berenice Reynoso | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Interior and Police | Minister of Interior and Police | Jesús Vásquez Martínez | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Finance | Minister of Finance | Jochi Vicente Dubocq | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Education | Minister of Education | Ángel Hernández Castillo | 3 August 2022 | |||
Ministry of Public Health | Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance | Daniel Rivera Reyes | 1 March 2021 | |||
Ministry of Public Works and Communications | Minister of Public Works and Communications | Deligne Ascención Burgos | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources | Minister of Environment and Natural Resources | Miguel Ceara Hatton | 7 July 2022 | |||
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MIPYMES | Minister of Industry, Commerce and MIPYMES | Víctor (Itó) Bisonó Haza | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Agriculture | Minister of Agriculture | Limber Cruz López | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Tourism | Minister of Tourism | David Collado Morales | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry Administrative of the Presidency | Minister Administrative of the Presidency | José Paliza Nouel | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of High Education, Science and Technology | Minister of High Education, Science and Technology | Franklin García Fermín | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Labour | Minister of Labour | Luis De Camps García-Mella | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation | Minister of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation | Francisco Camacho Rivas | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Public Administration | Minister of Public Administration | Darío Castillo Lugo | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Culture | Minister of Culture | Milagros Germán Olalla | 10 October 2021 | |||
Ministry of Women | Minister of Women | Mayra Jiménez | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Youth | Minister of Youth | Rafael Féliz García | 15 December 2021 | |||
Ministry of Energy and Mines | Minister of Energy and Mines | Antonio Almonte Reynoso | 16 August 2020 | |||
Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings | Minister of Housing, Habitat and Buildings | Carlos Bonilla Sánchez | 11 August 2021 |