Head of state and government
VerifiedSecond term since 2024. Vice President: Raquel Peña.
Titles are Govpedia's English translations of the official Spanish titles.
- Head of state and government
- Luis AbinaderPresident
- Government
- Administration of Luis AbinaderSince 16 Aug 2020
- System
- Presidential republicCapital: Santo Domingo
- UN e-government rank
- 85 of 193EGDI 2024
Dominican Republic is a presidential republic[1]. The President, Luis Abinader, is both head of state and head of government[3][4][5]. Govpedia records 24 members of its cabinet.
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Administration of Luis Abinader
22 of 24 verified on official pages
In a presidential system the President leads both the state and the government. The cabinet listed is the ministers shown on the Presidency's list of ministers, plus the ministers of Tourism and of Energy and Mines, who are missing from that list and are recorded from news reports. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[13]
2024
0.701rank 85 of 193
- Online services0.640
- Human capital0.719
- Telecom infrastructure0.744
Record of changes
Timeline
16 Aug 2026
By Decree 554-26, Víctor Bisonó Haza moves from Housing to become Minister of Foreign Affairs, succeeding Roberto Álvarez, and Jean Luis Rodríguez becomes Minister of Housing, Habitat and Buildings.[8]
Sourced9 Feb 2026
Rafael Evaristo Santos Badía becomes Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology.[6]
Sourced6 Jan 2026
By Decree 2-26, Francisco Oliverio Espaillat Bencosme becomes Minister of Agriculture, succeeding Limber Cruz, and Gloria Reyes becomes Minister of Women, succeeding Mayra Jiménez; Eduardo Sanz Lovatón becomes Minister of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs.[6][9]
Sourced5 Jan 2026
Antoliano Peralta Romero becomes Minister of Justice.[6][9]
Sourced15 Jul 2025
Magín Díaz becomes Minister of Finance and Economy.[6]
Sourced26 Feb 2025
Rafael Eduardo Estrella Virella becomes Minister of Public Works and Communications.[6]
Sourced3 Feb 2025
Luis Miguel De Camps García-Mella becomes Minister of Education and Roberto Ángel Salcedo Minister of Culture.[6]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Luis Abinader
Presidency of the Dominican RepublicOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Luis Abinader
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Cabinet of the Dominican Republic
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Conoce a tus Ministros y Ministras
Presidency of the Dominican RepublicOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]El presidente Abinader reorganiza el gobierno y anuncia más cambios
Revista MercadoNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]Abinader remueve la mata: quita a Limber y a Luis Valdez, cambia a Gloria Reyes y a Mayra Jiménez
El Nuevo DiarioNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [10]RD capta US$900 millones en energía renovable durante 2026
elDineroNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [11]Turismo dominicano acumula 8.5 millones de visitantes y se encamina a otro cierre de año histórico
Inmobiliario.doNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [12]Ministro David Collado inaugura feria turística del DATE con más de 20 países emisores
Presidency of the Dominican RepublicOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [13]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026