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The Office of the Prime Minister Announces Cabinet Appointments

Belmopan. November 13, 2020. 6:00 p.m.

The Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño will advise his Excellency the Governor General Sir to make the following appointments of Ministers of Government pursuant to section 40 of the Constitution, and the following Ministers of State pursuant to section 45 of the Constitution. The Prime Minister will also advise the Governor General to appoint the Attorney General pursuant to section 40 (2) of the Constitution.

Minister & Portfolio Minister of State 1 John Briceño Mike Espat Prime Minister, Finance, Economic Christopher Coye Development & Investment 2 Ramiro Ramirez Deputy Prime Minister, Natural Resources, Petroleum & Mining 3 Abelardo Mai Agriculture, Food Security, & Enterprise 4 Public Utilities & Logistics 5 Julius Espat Infrastructure Development & Housing 6 Louis Zabaneh Education, Culture, Science & Technology 7 Florencio Marin Oscar Mira National Defence & Border Security 8 Oscar Requeña Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour & Local Government 9 Dolores Balderamos Garcia Gilroy Usher Human Development, Families & Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs 10 Home Affairs & New Growth Industries 11 Orlando Habet Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management 12 Kevin Bernard Youth, Sports & E-Governance 13 Michel Chebat Health & Wellness 14 Anthony Mahler Tourism & Diaspora Relations 15 Andre Perez The Blue Economy & Civil Aviation 16 Henry Charles Usher Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform 17 Eamon Courtenay Ramon Cervantes Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade & Immigration 18 Magali Marin Young SC Attorney General

Ambassador Stuart Leslie will serve as Cabinet Secretary and Chief of Staff.

Chief Executive Officers will be announced at a later date.

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