Santo Domingo, DR – The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, issued Decree No. 84-26, through which he made new appointments in strategic areas of the State, as part of the process of institutional strengthening and improvement of public management.
The presidential provision designates Rafael Evaristo Santos Badia as Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT). Santos Badía, currently serving as general director of INFOTEP, has a degree in Law from the University of the Third Age (UTE), a technician in Cooperative Business Administration from UNPHU, and has diplomas in Political Economy and Labor and Union Law from the UASD, as well as in International Relations from the UTE.
Teacher and expert in the union sector and Dominican tripartism, he has extensive experience in the legislative, educational and social coordination fields. He was a deputy to the National Congress between 1990 and 1998, was a member of the Permanent Commission on Education of the Chamber of Deputies, participated in the Ten-Year Education Plan and has been a member of the governing bodies of INFOTEP and the teacher social security system. He is the author of the book “Thirty years of teacher unionism in the Dominican Republic” and has been recognized with the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez y Mella, Knighthood, among other distinctions.
The decree also establishes the appointment of Geraldo Espinosa Pérez as Comptroller General of the Republic. Espinosa has a degree in Accounting from the UASD, with a postgraduate specialty in Internal Taxes, a master’s degree in Financial Management, Public Budget and Fiscal Policy, and a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Operations from the PUCMM. He has more than 24 years of experience in the public sector, standing out for the creation and promotion of important control systems, financial management and supervision of public spending.
The provision repeals previous decrees and articles linked to the now reassigned functions and was sent to the corresponding institutions for knowledge and execution, in accordance with the constitutional powers of the Executive Branch.
