Mexico's president taps new labor minister in cabinet reshuffle

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a press conference, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador named his current deputy labor minister, Marath Bolanos, to lead the ministry, he said on Tuesday, the latest in a cabinet shuffle prompted by the ruling party's nascent presidential contest.

Bolanos will replace outgoing Labor Minister Luisa Maria Alcalde, who Lopez Obrador promoted to fill the newly vacant post of interior minister, an especially powerful post in the president's cabinet.