Secretariats of the Presidency of Guatemala

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Secretariats of the Presidency
Headquarters Guatemala City, Guatemala
Bernardo Arévalo
Membership
12 members (incl. Secretariats of the Vice President)

The Secretariats of the Presidency is a body within the executive branch of the Guatemalan government that supports the functions and agenda of the President. Secretariats are restricted from executing government programs, projects, or other functions designated to Ministries or other government institutions. However, the Executive Secretariat of the Presidency can perform such functions on behalf of the President.

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Current Secretariats

The individuals listed below are the current Secretariats of the Presidency and form a part of President Bernardo Arévalo's government. [1]

LogoOfficeSecretariatWebsite
Logotipo-Secretaria General de la Presidencia-SGP- H.png General Secretariat of the Presidency
(SGP)
Juan Gerardo Guerrero Garnica (53164341517) (cropped).jpg sgp.gob.gt/web/
Juan Gerardo Guerrero
Logotipo-Secretaria Privada de la Presidencia-SPP- H.png Private Secretariat of the Presidency
(SPP)
Ana Glenda Tager y Bernardo Arevalo en la Reunion con los Alcaldes de Peten (cropped).jpg www.secretariaprivada.gob.gt
Ana Glenda Tager Rosado
Logotipo-Secretaria de Coordinacion Ejecutiva de la Presidencia-SCEP- H.png Executive Secretariat of the Presidency
(SCEP)
Presidente Bernardo Arevalo dirige reunion de Conadur (cropped).jpg scep.gob.gt
Victor Hugo Monroy Morales
Logotipo-Secretaria de Comunicacion Social de la Presidencia-SCSPR- H.png Secretariat of Social Communications of the Presidency
(SCSPR)
Retrato oficial de Haroldo Sanchez, Secretario de Comunicacion Social de la Presidencia (cropped).png www.scspr.gob.gt
Haroldo Sánchez
Logotipo-Secretaria de Planificacion y Programacion de la Presidencia-SEGEPLAN- H.png Secretariat of Planning and Programming of the Presidency
(SEGEPLAN)
Christian Espinoza (53164927676) (cropped).jpg portal.segeplan.gob.gt/segeplan/
Cristian Esaú Espinoza Sandoval
Logotipo-Secretaria de Asuntos Administrativos y de Seguridad de la Presidencia-SAAS- H.png Secretariat of Administrative and Security Affairs
(SAAS)
www.saas.gob.gt
Ivan Carpio Alfaro
Logotipo-Secretaria de Bienestar Social de la Presidencia de la Republica-SBS- H.png Secretariat of Social Welfare
(SBS)
www.sbs.gob.gt
Marvin Rabanales García
Logotipo-Secretaria Presidencial de la Mujer-SEPREM- H.png Presidencial Secretariat of Women Affairs
(SEPREM)
Ana Leticia Aguilar Theissen - Secretaria Presidencial de la Mujer (2021) (cropped).jpg seprem.gob.gt
Ana Leticia Aguilar Theissen
Logotipo-Secretaria de Obras Sociales de la Esposa del Presidente-SOSEP- H.png Secretariat of Social Work of the President's Wife
(SOSEP)
www.sosep.gob.gt
Zulma Melizza Calderón Ordóñez

Secretariats of the Vice President

The Secretariats below are headed by the vice president.

LogoOfficeSecretariatWebsite
Logotipo-Secretaria Nacional de Adminstracion de Bienes en Extincion-SENABED- H.png National Secretariat of Administration of Extinction Assets
(SENABED)
http//www.senabed.gob.gt/
Gloria Verna Guillermo Lemus
Logotipo-Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia-SENACYT- H.png National Secretariat of Science and Technology
(SENACYT)
https//www.senacyt.gob.gt
Gabriela Montenegro Bethancourt
Logotipo-Secretaria Contra la Violencia Sexual, Explotacion y Trata de Personas-SVET- H.png Secretariat Against Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Human Trafficking
(SVET)
Danissa Ramirez con Oscar Cordon Cruz (cropped).jpg svet.gob.gt
Danissa Ramírez

Former offices

On 12 March 2020, President Giammattei announced the closure of the Peace Secretariat (SEPAZ) and Secretariat of Agrarian Affairs (SAA). [2]

The Secretariat of Tourism and Secretariat of Strategic Analysis were abolished in July 2015 during the Molina administration. [3]

Former officeAcronymPeriod
Peace SecretariatSEPAZ1997-2020
Secretariat of Agrarian AffairsSAA1997-2020
Secretariat of Strategic AnalysisSAE2012-2015
Secretariat of Tourism2012-2015

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References

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