Sheinbaum Unveils New Appointments: Oropeza Takes the Helm at Infonavit, Boy to Lead Profepa, and Pacheco Dives into Conade
President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum Announces New Appointments to Decentralized Agencies
Mexico City, August 11 – President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum has announced 11 new appointments to her extended cabinet, including notable figures such as Octavio Romero Oropeza, who will now lead the National Workers’ Housing Fund Foundation (Infonavit).
New Appointments to Decentralized Agencies
- Rocío Bárcena Molina – Under Secretary for Democratic Development, Social Participation and Religious Affairs Ministry of the Interior
- Mariana Tamborrell Boy – Head of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa)
- Violeta Abreu González – General Directorate of the Mexican Postal Service (Sepomex)
- Renata Turrent Hegewisch – Director General of Canal Once
- Rocío Mejía Flores – Director General of Financiera para el Bienestar (Finabien)
- Lyndia Quiroz Zavala – Director General of the National Fund for the Promotion of Tourism (Fonatur)
- Octavio Romero Oropeza – Director General of the National Workers’ Housing Fund Foundation (Infonavit)
- César Iván Escalante Ruiz – Head of the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco)
- Efrain Morales Lopez – Responsible for the General Directorate of the National Water Commission (Conagua)
- Rommel Pacheco Marrufo – Director General of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (Conade)
- Alonso Millán Zepeda – Director General of Canal 22
About the Appointees
Rocío Bárcena Molina
Rocío Bárcena Molina has a degree in Pre-School Education and has Masters degrees in Philosophy and Pedagogy. She currently serves as the head of the Mexican Postal Service, a position she has held since January 2021.
Dear @RocioBarcenaM I am very proud of your appointment, made by the President-Elect @Claudiashein as Under Secretary for Democratic Development, Social Participation and Religious Affairs in @SEGOB_mx I know your ability and commitment. We would make a great team. Congratulations!! pic.twitter.com/bGVixmH6Hp
— Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez (@rosaicela_) September 11, 2024
Mariana Tamborrell Boy
Mariana Tamborrell Boy has a degree in Law and has studies in Public Administration from the University of Anáhuac. In addition, she holds a diploma in Mexican Environmental Law from the same institution.
I appreciate the excellence of the President-elect @Claudiashein by naming me a holder @PROFEPA_Mx Thank you Dr. for the trust! It is an honor to contribute to your work team. I will work hand in hand with @aliciabarcena in this new assignment and challenge in favor of environmental justice #M%C3%A9xico
— Mariana Boy (@mariana_boy) September 11, 2024
Violeta Abreu González
Violeta Abreu González has graduated from the Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and the Master’s degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of Xalapa. Abreu González served between January 2021 and September 2023 as Director of Strategic Management and Institutional Liaison at the National Development Fund for Tourism (Fonatur).
Renata Turrent Hegewisch
Renata Turrent Hegewisch is a political analyst and communications specialist. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a degree in Economics from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Advanced Studies.
I will have the honor of participating in the administration of the first president of Mexico. I appreciate your trust and I promise to act with complete honesty and professionalism to always be at the level of the Mexican people.
— Renata Turrent (@rturrent) September 11, 2024