General Julian Pacheco Tinoco, head of the National Division of Investigation and Intelligence, will take up the post from January 15, Hilda Hernandez, minister of Strategy and Communications, said on her Twitter account.
Pacheco replaces Arturo Corrales, who started the job as President Juan Hernandez took office in January.
Pacheco is the first serving general to take on the security portfolio since the ministry was created in 1998 during the administration of then president Carlos Flores.
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