Secretariat of National Defense

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Secretariat of National Defense
Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional
Sedena logo.jpg
Logo during the 2018-2024 administration
Secretariat overview
Formed1821;203 years ago (1821)
Preceding Secretariat
  • Secretariat of War and Navy
Jurisdiction Government of Mexico
HeadquartersBoulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho S/N. Esq. Av. Ind. Mil.
Col. Lomas de Sotelo; Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico City, 11200
19°26′25″N99°12′57″W / 19.44028°N 99.21583°W / 19.44028; -99.21583
MottoHonor y Lealtad [1]
Annual budget$199 b MXN (2022)
Minister responsible
Child Secretariat
Website www.gob.mx/sedena

The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense(SEDENA); Spanish : Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional is the government department responsible for managing Mexico's Army and Air Forces. Its head is the Secretary of National Defense who, like the co-equal Secretary of the Navy, is directly answerable to the President. [2] Before 1937, the position was called the Secretary of War and Navy (Secretaría de Guerra y Marina). The agency has its headquarters in Lomas de Sotelo, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City. [3] Some key figures who answer directly to the Secretary are the Assistant Secretary, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and all military tribunals.

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Alongside his role as a cabinet member the Secretary shares, since 2020, the official ex officio title of "Commanding General of the Mexican Army, Air Force, and National Guard" (Alto Mando del Ejercito, Fuerza Aerea, y Guardia Nacional).[ citation needed ]

Role

Under the Federal Public Administration Act (Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal), the Secretary has the following duties, among others provided by the Constitution and relevant laws of Congress:

List of secretaries

No.PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTime in office President
1
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Escamilla, PabloGeneral de brigada
Pablo Quiroga Escamilla  [ es ]
(1875–1948)
193415 June 19350–1 yearsdel Río, Lázaro Lázaro Cárdenas del Río
2
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Figueroa, Andrés Andrés Figueroa Figueroa  [ es ]
(1884–1936)
16 June 193517 October 1936 1 year, 123 daysdel Río, Lázaro Lázaro Cárdenas del Río
3
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Figueroa, AndrésBrigadier General
Manuel Ávila Camacho
(1897–1955)
18 October 193631 January 19392 years, 105 daysdel Río, Lázaro Lázaro Cárdenas del Río
4
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Castro, JesúsGeneral de División
Jesús Agustín Castro  [ es ]
(1887–1953)
1 February 193930 November 19401 year, 303 daysdel Río, Lázaro Lázaro Cárdenas del Río
5
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Castro, Jesús Jesús Agustín Castro  [ es ]
(1891–1975)
1 December 194031 August 19421 year, 273 daysCamacho, Manuel Manuel Ávila Camacho
6
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Castro, JesúsGeneral de División
Lázaro Cárdenas
(1895–1970)
1 September 194231 August 19452 years, 364 daysCamacho, Manuel Manuel Ávila Camacho
7
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Urquizo, FranciscoGeneral de División
Francisco L. Urquizo
(1891–1969)
1 September 194530 November 19461 year, 90 daysCamacho, Manuel Manuel Ávila Camacho
8
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Urquizo, Francisco Gilberto R. Limón  [ es ]
(1891–1988)
1 December 194630 November 19525 years, 365 daysAlemán, Miguel Miguel Alemán
9
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Ramos, MatiasGeneral de División
Matías Ramos  [ es ]
(1891–1962)
1 December 195230 November 19585 years, 365 daysCortines, Adolfo Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
10
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Olachea, AgustínGeneral de División
Agustín Olachea
(1890–1974)
1 December 195830 November 19645 years, 365 daysMateos, Adolfo Adolfo López Mateos
11
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Barragan, MarcelinoGeneral de División
Marcelino García Barragan  [ es ]
(1895–1979)
1 December 196430 November 19705 years, 364 daysOrdaz, Gustavo Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
12
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Díaz, Hermenegildo Hermenegildo Cuenca Díaz  [ es ]
(1902–1977)
1 December 197030 November 19765 years, 365 daysÁlvarez, Luis Luis Echeverría Álvarez
13
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López, FélixGeneral de División
Félix Galván López  [ es ]
(1913–1988)
1 December 197630 November 19825 years, 364 daysPortillo, José José López Portillo
14
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Gardoqui, JuanGeneral de División
Juan Arévalo Gardoqui
(1921–2000)
1 December 198230 November 19885 years, 365 daysHurtado, Miguel Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado
15
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Gardoqui, JuanGeneral de División
Antonio Riviello Bazán  [ es ]
(1926–2017)
1 December 198830 November 19946 years, 0 daysGortari, Carlos Carlos Salinas de Gortari
16
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Aguirre, EnriqueGeneral de División
Enrique Cervantes Aguirre  [ es ]
(born 1935)
1 December 199430 November 20006 years, 0 daysZedillo, Ernesto Ernesto Zedillo
17
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Vega, GerardoGeneral de División
Gerardo Clemente Vega
(1940–2022)
1 December 200030 November 20066 years, 0 daysFox, Vicente Vicente Fox
18
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Galván, GuillermoGeneral de División
Guillermo Galván Galván [4]
(born 1943)
1 December 200630 November 20126 years, 0 daysCalderón, Felipe Felipe Calderón
19
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Zepeda, Salvador Cienfuegos'General Secretario
Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda
(born 1948)
1 December 201230 November 20186 years, 0 daysNieto, Enrique Peña Enrique Peña Nieto
20
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Sandoval González, Luis CresencioGeneral de División
Luis Cresencio Sandoval
(born 1960)
[5]
1 December 201830 September 20245 years, 305 days Andrés Manuel López Obrador
21
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Trejo, Ricardo TrevillaGeneral de División
Ricardo Trevilla Trejo
(born 1961)
1 October 2024Incumbent82 days Claudia Sheinbaum

See also

Sources

  1. Ruiz, Verónica (2018-09-25). "Develan lema de SEDENA en Centro Cívico". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  2. Mexico's Federal Organic Law of Public AdministrationLey Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal, Article 29 Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Home." Secretariat of National Defense. Retrieved on February 15, 2011. "Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho S/N. Esq. Av. Ind. Mil., Col. Lomas de Sotelo; Deleg. Miguel Hidalgo, D.F. C.P. 11640."
  4. "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  5. "Quien es el Gral. Luis C. Sandoval, proximo Secretario de Defensa" [Who is Gen. Luis C. Sandoval, next Secretary of Defense?], El Universal (in Spanish), Mexico City, October 22, 2018, retrieved June 24, 2019

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