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Cabinet of Mexico
Executive branch of the Mexican government
Executive branch of the Mexican government
The Cabinet of Mexico is the Executive Cabinet () and is a part of the executive branch of the Mexican government. It consists of nineteen Secretaries of State and the Legal Counsel of the Federal Executive.
In addition to the legal Executive Cabinet there are other Cabinet-level administration offices that report directly to the President of the Republic (Gabinete Ampliado). Officials from the legal and extended Cabinet (Gabinete Legal y Ampliado) are subordinate to the President.
Constitutional and legal basis
The term "Cabinet" does not appear in the Constitution, where reference is made only to the Secretaries of State. Article 89 of the Constitution provides that the President of Mexico can appoint and remove Secretaries of State.
The Executive Cabinet does not play a collective legislative or executive role (as do the Cabinets in parliamentary systems). The main interaction that Cabinet members have with the legislative branch are regular testimonials before Congressional committees to justify their actions, and coordinate executive and legislative policy in their respective fields of jurisdiction.
Secretary selection process
Cabinet members are freely appointed by the President, except for the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, whose appointments must be approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate respectively.
Cabinet Secretaries are often selected from past and current governors, senators, and other political office holders. Private citizens such as businessmen or former military officials are also common Cabinet choices.
It is not rare for a Secretary to be moved from one Secretariat to another. For example, former Secretary of Energy Fernando Canales Clariond had previously served as Secretary of Economy and former Secretary of Education Josefina Vázquez Mota had previously served as Secretary of Social Development.
Cabinet and Cabinet-level officials
Cabinet
| Department | Title | Incumbent | Image | In Office since | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:SEGOB Logo (2024).png | 228x228px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of the Interior() | Secretary of the Interior() | Rosa Icela Rodríguez | ||||
| (b. 1959) | [[File:Rosa Icela en la conferencia mañanera del 25 de marzo 2025 (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SRE Logo (2024).png | 202x202px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Foreign Affairs() | Secretary of Foreign Affairs() | Juan Ramón de la Fuente | ||||
| (b. 1951) | [[File:Juan Ramón de la Fuente 2025 (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SHCP Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit() | Secretary of Finance() | Edgar Amador Zamora | ||||
| (b. 1967) | [[File:EdgarAmador.jpg | 150px]] | March 8, 2025 | |||
| [[File:SEDENA Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of National Defense() | Secretary of Defense() | Ricardo Trevilla Trejo | ||||
| (b. 1961) | [[File:Ricardo Trevilla Trejo.jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SEMAR Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of the Navy() | Secretary of Navy() | |||||
| (b. 1966) | [[File:Raymundo Morales Ángeles (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SSPC Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection() | Secretary of Security() | Omar García Harfuch | ||||
| (b. 1982) | [[File:García Harfuch (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:BIENESTAR Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Welfare() | Secretary of Welfare() | Ariadna Montiel Reyes | ||||
| (b. 1974) | [[File:Ariadna Montiel Reyes (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | January 11, 2022 | |||
| [[File:SEMARNAT Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources() | Secretary of Environment() | Alicia Bárcena | ||||
| (b. 1952) | [[File:Alicia Bárcena Ibarra on July 17, 2024 (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SENER Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Energy() | Secretary of Energy() | Luz Elena González Escobar | ||||
| (b. 1974) | [[File:Luz Elena González durante mañanera 11 octubre 2024.jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SE Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Economy() | Secretary of Economy() | Marcelo Ebrard | ||||
| (b. 1959) | [[File:Marcelo Ebrard en la conferencia matutina (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SADER Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development() | Secretary of Agriculture() | |||||
| (b. 1957) | [[File:Julio Berdegué Sacristán 2025 (cropped).jpg | 199x199px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SICT Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation() | Secretary of Infrastructure() | Jesús Antonio Esteva Medina | ||||
| (b. 1965) | [[File:Jesús Antonio Esteva Medina - Secretario de Obras y Servicios.jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:Buen gobierno.svg | frameless]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Anticorruption and Good Governance() | Anti-corruption and Good Governance Secretariat({{langx | es | Secretaria Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno | |||
| [[File:SEP Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Public Education() | Secretary of Education() | Mario Delgado Carrillo | ||||
| (b. 1972) | [[File:Mario Delgado (portrait).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SALUD Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Health() | Secretary of Health() | David Kershenobich | ||||
| (b. 1942) | [[File:Doctor Kershenobich (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:STPS Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare() | Secretary of Labor() | Marath Baruch Bolaños López | ||||
| (b. 1986) | [[File:Marath Bolaños López (Cropped).jpg | 150px]] | June 20, 2023 | |||
| [[File:SEDATU Logo (2024).png | 230x230px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Agrarian, Land, and Urban Development () | Secretary of Agrarian, Land, and Urban Development () | Edna Elena Vega | ||||
| (b. 1962) | [[File:Edna Elena Vega Rangel (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:CULTURA Logo (2024).png | 238x238px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Culture () | Secretary of Culture () | Claudia Curiel de Icaza | ||||
| (b. 1979) | [[File:Claudia Curiel de Icaza (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:SECTUR Logo (2024).png | 250px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Tourism() | Secretary of Tourism() | Josefina Rodríguez Zamora | ||||
| (b. 1989) | [[File:Josefina Rodríguez Zamora (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:Logo Ciencia y Tecnologia 2024.svg | 150x150px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation() | Secretary of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation() | Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez | ||||
| (b. 1950) | [[File:Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| [[File:MUJERES Logo (2025).png | 150x150px]] | |||||
| Secretariat of Women() | Secretary of Women() | Citlalli Hernández | ||||
| (b. 1990) | [[File:Senadora Citlalli Hernández.jpg | 150px]] | October 1, 2024 | |||
| Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency() | Director of Digital Transformation and Telecommunications() | José Antonio Peña Merino | ||||
| (b. 1974) | [[File:JOSE ANTONIO PEÑA MERINO (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | January 1, 2025 | |||
| [[File:CJEF Logo (2024).png | 230x230px]] | |||||
| Legal Counsel of the Federal Executive () | Legal Advisor () | Esthela Damián Peralta | ||||
| (b. 1972) | [[File:Foto de Perfil Esthela Damián (cropped).jpg | 150px]] | December 17, 2025 |
Cabinet-level administration offices
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Some positions are not part of the legal Executive Cabinet, but have cabinet-level rank therefore their incumbents are considered members of the extended cabinet (Gabinete ampliado).
The National DIF has traditionally been headed by the First Lady or Gentleman of Mexico. However, the position may be filled by another if the president does not have a spouse (as happened during the early Fox presidency) or the presidential spouse refuses the position, such as with Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller (2018-2024).
Some of the cabinet-level administration offices are:
| Department | Title | Incumbent | Image | in Office since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:DIF logo.svg | 80px]] | ||||
| National System for Integral Family Development() | Director of National System for Integral Family Development() | María del Rocío García Pérez | October 1, 2024 | ||
| [[File:Logo de la CONADE (sin texto).svg | 80px]] | ||||
| National Commission of Sport() | President of CONADE() | Rommel Pacheco | October 1, 2024 | ||
| [[File:PRESIDENCIA MX Logo (2024).png | 120px]] | ||||
| Chief of Staff() | Chief of Staff() | Lázaro Cárdenas Batel | October 1, 2024 | ||
| [[File:INPI Logo 2018.svg | 120px]] | ||||
| National Institute of Indigenous Peoples() | General Director of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples() | Adelfo Regino Montes | [[File:no image.png | 85px]] | December 1, 2018 |
References
References
- "THE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE MEXICAN UNITED STATES". SENADO DE LA REPÚBLICA..
- (15 July 2018). "El DIF no será dirigido por Beatriz Gutiérrez: Alcocer".
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