The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradornamed this friday Rachel as the new Minister of Economy replacing Tatiana Clouthierwho resigned from his post on Thursday.

“I took the decision to appoint the person who worked as the director of the Tax Administration Service (SAT), where she did a very good job, because the (tax) collection did not decrease,” announced the Chief Executive at a press conference.

The new head of the economic cabinet is Graduated in Mathematics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a postgraduate degree in economics from the College of Mexico (Colmex), the president pointed out.

This Thursday, López Obrador announced that Clouthier had made the decision to leave the Economy portfolio amid the dispute between Mexico and the United States and Canada over its energy policy.

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The President of the Republic appoints Raquel Buenrostro to the post of Secretary for the Economy.

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“We respect your decision,” said the head of the Federal Executive in the company of the resignation.

One of Clouthier’s main tasks over the past few months has been to lead the negotiations with the US and Canadian governments on investments in the energy sector.

According to companies in these countries, tens of billions of dollars invested are at risk due to changes to legislation under the current López Obrador administration, which favors Mexican state oil companies in the sector, the agency reported. Sputnik press release.

The president tried to prevent the resignation of Clouthier, author of the book Together We Made History, a chronicle of López Obrador’s presidential campaign which she led in 2018.

“We insisted that she stay, but she is a woman of convictions, with criteria (…), she will continue to defend justice and promote the economic and political development of the country”, declared the head of state.

Clouthier read a letter to the president on Thursday at the National Palace, the seat of the executive, in which he declares: “I go with outstretched hand, the door of my house always open and my heart always receptive to you and to Beatriz (Gutiérrez Müller)”, wife of López Obrador.