Secretariat of Health
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The Secretariat of Health (Spanish:
Secretaría de Salud)
is the government department
in charge of
all social health services in Mexico
.
The Secretary of Health is a member of the Executive Cabinet
and is appointed at the discretion of the President of the Republic
.
In the last years, the Secretariat has played a more restricted role, as many of its functions have been transferred to the corresponding bodies of the States.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
Secretaría de Salud)
is the government department
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
in charge of
all social health services in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
The Secretary of Health is a member of the Executive Cabinet
Mexican Executive Cabinet
The cabinet of Mexico is the Executive Cabinet and is a part of the executive branch of the Mexican government. It consists of eighteen Secretaries of State, the head of the federal executive legal office and the Attorney General....
and is appointed at the discretion of the President of the Republic
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
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In the last years, the Secretariat has played a more restricted role, as many of its functions have been transferred to the corresponding bodies of the States.
List of recent Secretaries of Health
| Name | Term | President of Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| José Ángel Córdova Villalobos José Ángel Córdoba José Ángel Córdova Villalobos .Obtained a medical degree, an MA in Public Administration, a Specialty in State and Municipal Public Administration and an MA in Administration from the University of Guanajuato, among other qualifications.He was a delegate in the National Action Party parliamentary... |
2006–present | Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa |
| Julio Frenk Mora | 2000–2006 | Vicente Fox Quezada |
| José Antonio González Fernández | 1999–2000 | Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León |
| Juan Ramón de la Fuente Juan Ramón de la Fuente Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez is a Mexican psychiatrist, academician and politician who served as Secretary of Health in the cabinet of President Ernesto Zedillo and as rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico from 1999 to 2007.De la Fuente graduated with a bachelor's degree in... |
1994–1999 | |
| Jesús Kumate Rodríguez | 1988–1994 | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| Guillermo Soberón Acevedo | 1982–1988 | Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.-Biography:... |