Ecuador's President Noboa Presents New Cabinet After Ministry Reduction

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa unveiled his new ministerial cabinet on Monday, implementing a significant government restructuring that consolidates ministries. The executive branch has been streamlined, reducing the number of ministries from fourteen to ten.

This reshuffling follows the resignation of Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld on Sunday, reportedly for personal reasons. Roberto Kury has been appointed as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, taking over from Sommerfeld.

A notable change is the creation of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Technology. This new portfolio merges the former Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society. Roberto Luque will lead this combined ministry.

The president's office announced the new cabinet composition via social media. The restructuring aims to optimize resources and reduce the size of the state, marking the second such consolidation by Noboa in less than a year. Previously, in July, he had reduced the number of ministries from twenty to fourteen and secretariats from nine to three.