The Secretariat of Health (Spanish: Secretaría de Salud) is the government department in charge of all social health services in Mexico, and an integral part of the Mexican health system. The Secretary of Health is a member of the Executive Cabinet and is appointed at the discretion of the President of the Republic.
| Secretaría de Salud | |
 SALUD | |
 Old Secretary of Health headquarters in Mexico City | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 1938 |
| Type | Secretary of State |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of Mexico |
| Headquarters | Acapulco 19°25′19″N 99°10′32″W / 19.42194°N 99.17556°W |
| Agency executives |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | Official site |
In recent years, the Secretary of Health has played a more restricted role, as many of its functions have been transferred to the corresponding institutions of the individual Mexican States.
List of recent Secretaries of Health
edit| Name | Term | President of Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Alcocer Varela | 2018–present | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| José Narro Robles[1] | 2016–2018 | Enrique Peña Nieto |
| Mercedes Juan López[1] | 2012–2016 | |
| Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg | 2012 | Felipe Calderón[2] |
| José Ángel Córdova Villalobos | 2006–2012 | |
| Julio Frenk | 2000–2006 | Vicente Fox Quezada |
| José Antonio González Fernández | 1999–2000 | Ernesto Zedillo |
| Juan Ramón de la Fuente | 1994–1999 | |
| Jesús Kumate Rodríguez | 1988–1994 | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| Guillermo Soberón Acevedo | 1982–1988 | Miguel de la Madrid |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Cambios en el gabinete de Peña: Nuevos titulares de Pemex, IMSS y la Secretaría de Salud". Animal Político (in Spanish). 8 February 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
External links
edit- http://salud_2013.salud.gob.mx/ (in Spanish)
- Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (in Spanish)