Full Name
The Honorable Faride Raful
Job Title
Minister of Interior and Police
Current Employer
The Dominican Republic
Speaker Bio
The new Minister of Interior and Police, Faride Raful, is a lawyer with a master's degree in Telecommunications and Information Technology Law from University Carlos III in Madrid. She also holds a specialization in Copyright andRelated Rights from University de Los Andes in Mérida, Venezuela, and another in Information Law from Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
Her roles in government include serving as a member of Congress representing Electoral District 1 of the National District from 2016 to 2020, and as Senator for the National District from 2020 to 2024. She also served as Vice President of the Senate of the Republic from 2023 to 2024. During this time, she chaired the Committees on Energy, Finance, Reform and Modernization, Economy, Planning, and Development. She was also a member of the Committees on Justice and Human Rights, and the Committee on Interior, Police, and Citizen Security. She has introduced important legislative initiatives such as the National
Vaccination Law, laws on Transparency and Asset Revaluation, Emergency Fee Exemption, Public Procurement, Disability Protection, the National Statistical System, Climate Change, and Official Chambers of Commerce and
Production of the Republic.
Notably, she led the drafting of the first bill on Cybersecurity Management in the Dominican Republic, aimed at fulfilling the National Cybersecurity Strategy.
Among her goals as Minister of Interior and Police are to increase citizen security through community-based approaches to public order, foster effective inter-institutional coordination, and optimize services for citizens through efficient and transparent governance
Her roles in government include serving as a member of Congress representing Electoral District 1 of the National District from 2016 to 2020, and as Senator for the National District from 2020 to 2024. She also served as Vice President of the Senate of the Republic from 2023 to 2024. During this time, she chaired the Committees on Energy, Finance, Reform and Modernization, Economy, Planning, and Development. She was also a member of the Committees on Justice and Human Rights, and the Committee on Interior, Police, and Citizen Security. She has introduced important legislative initiatives such as the National
Vaccination Law, laws on Transparency and Asset Revaluation, Emergency Fee Exemption, Public Procurement, Disability Protection, the National Statistical System, Climate Change, and Official Chambers of Commerce and
Production of the Republic.
Notably, she led the drafting of the first bill on Cybersecurity Management in the Dominican Republic, aimed at fulfilling the National Cybersecurity Strategy.
Among her goals as Minister of Interior and Police are to increase citizen security through community-based approaches to public order, foster effective inter-institutional coordination, and optimize services for citizens through efficient and transparent governance
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