Mexico president names National Guard commander to senior security role

MEXICOCITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador named the commander of the nation’s Nationwide Guard as deputy safety minister Monday, the newest in a string of appointments of former navy members to serve in civilian roles.

Common Luis Rodriguez will be a part of the safety ministry, Lopez Obrador mentioned at a daily information convention, and David Cordova will substitute him to take the helm of the Nationwide Guard.

The shakeup comes after former Deputy Safety Minister Ricardo Mejia resigned on Friday to run towards Lopez Obrador’s ruling MORENA occasion for governorship of the northern state of Coahuila.

President Lopez Obrador has more and more turned to navy officers to fill non-military roles. A number of of his flagship infrastructure tasks, such because the Felipe Angeles airport exterior Mexico Metropolis and the Mayan Prepare, are led by former troopers.

Final 12 months, Mexico’s Congress handed a reform backed by Lopez Obrador handy over management of the Nationwide Guard – traditionally a civilian-led physique – to the military.

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