Mexico's president-elect picks close ally for energy minister

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum gestures while standing next to Luz Elena Gonzalez Escobar, appointed as Energy Minister, Jesus Esteva, appointed as Communications, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister, David Kershenobich, appointed as Health Minister, Raquel Buenrostro, appointed as Public Service Minister, and Edna Elena Vega Rangel, appointed as Agrarian, Territorial, and Urban Development Minister, after announcing new members of her cabinet in Mexico City, Mexico June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum named close ally and former Mexico City finance chief Luz Elena Gonzalez as incoming energy minister, tasking her with revitalizing a struggling state oil company and increasing the use of renewables.

Sheinbaum, a former mayor of the Mexican capital, won a landslide election this month, giving the leftist Morena party its second straight presidential triumph.