Mexican president taps Maria del Carmen Bonilla as deputy finance minister
FILE PHOTO: Maria del Carmen Bonilla Rodriguez poses for a portrait during an International Women's Day event hosted by the Mexican stock exchange in Mexico City, Mexico March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan/File Photo
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has nominated Maria del Carmen Bonilla as deputy finance minister, putting to rest weeks of speculation about who will assume the post.
Bonilla, one of several candidates, has overseen the ministry's public credit and international affairs unit since 2021.
A congressional committee will vote on Bonilla's nomination on Wednesday, according to a congressional agenda. If confirmed, she will occupy the position vacated in March by Edgar Amador, when Sheinbaum appointed him Mexico's finance minister.
According to Mexican newspaper El Economista, Bonilla oversaw the issuance of a $12 billion debt offering to support state-owned oil company Pemex.
Bonilla holds a degree in finance from the Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City. She previously served as investment coordinator for the Mexican Social Security Institute and as an asset manager and trader. REUTERS
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