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Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)
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The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, "Secretariat of Communications and Transport" SCT) of Mexico
is a federal entity that regulates commercial road traffic and broadcasting. Its headquarters are in the Torre Libertad on Reforma
in Mexico City but some aspects of the department still function at the old head quarters located at the intersection of Eje Central
and Eje 4 Sur (Xola). The building is decorated with murals created by arranging small colored stones on the building's outer walls.
The ministry's mission statement reads "To give the country transportation and communication systems that, by various means, make possible the union of all Mexicans and connect them with the rest of the world, taking advantage of technological innovation, promoting the creation of accumulation value and social and economic development, balanced and sustainable, with sincere respect to our unique cultures and the environment."
The forerunner of the modern-day SCT was created in 1891 under President
Porfirio Díaz
and was known as the Secretariat of Communications (Secretaría de Comunicaciones); its first incumbent as secretary was Manuel González Cosío. In 1920 it was renamed to the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Obras Públicas; "SCOP"). It acquired its present name in 1959.
, this position has been held by the following individuals:
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...
is a federal entity that regulates commercial road traffic and broadcasting. Its headquarters are in the Torre Libertad on Reforma
Reforma
Reforma is a Mexican newspaper based in Mexico City. It has 276,700 readers in Mexico City. The paper shares content with other papers in parent newsgroup Grupo Reforma. The cumulative readership of the newsgroup is above 400,000...
in Mexico City but some aspects of the department still function at the old head quarters located at the intersection of Eje Central
Eje Central
The Eje Central is part of a system of roadways built by Carlos Hank González to make Mexico City more automobile-friendly....
and Eje 4 Sur (Xola). The building is decorated with murals created by arranging small colored stones on the building's outer walls.
Historical nomenclature
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...
Porfirio Díaz
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican-American War volunteer and French intervention hero, an accomplished general and the President of Mexico continuously from 1876 to 1911, with the exception of a brief term in 1876 when he left Juan N...
and was known as the Secretariat of Communications (Secretaría de Comunicaciones); its first incumbent as secretary was Manuel González Cosío. In 1920 it was renamed to the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Obras Públicas; "SCOP"). It acquired its present name in 1959.
Secretaries of Communications and Transport
The SCT is headed by the Secretary of Communications and Transport, a member of the federal executive cabinet. Under the 1917 ConstitutionConstitution of Mexico
The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is the current constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro, in the State of Querétaro, by a constitutional convention, during the Mexican Revolution. It was approved by the Constitutional Congress on February 5, 1917...
, this position has been held by the following individuals:
- Under President Venustiano CarranzaVenustiano CarranzaVenustiano Carranza de la Garza, was one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution. He ultimately became President of Mexico following the overthrow of the dictatorial Huerta regime in the summer of 1914 and during his administration the current constitution of Mexico was drafted...
(1917–1920)- 1917–1920: Manuel Rodríguez Gutiérrez
- Under President Adolfo de la HuertaAdolfo de la HuertaFelipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor was a Mexican politician and interim President of Mexico from June 1 to December 1, 1920....
(1920)- 1920: Pascual Ortiz RubioPascual Ortiz RubioPascual Ortiz Rubio was a Mexican politician. He was born in Morelia, Michoacán as the son of Pascual Ortiz de Ayala y Huerta and Lenor Rubio Cornelis...
- 1920: Pascual Ortiz Rubio
- Under President Álvaro ObregónÁlvaro ObregónGeneral Álvaro Obregón Salido was the President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. He was assassinated in 1928, shortly after winning election to another presidential term....
(1920–1924)- 1920–1921: Pascual Ortiz RubioPascual Ortiz RubioPascual Ortiz Rubio was a Mexican politician. He was born in Morelia, Michoacán as the son of Pascual Ortiz de Ayala y Huerta and Lenor Rubio Cornelis...
- 1921–1924: Amado AguirreAmado Aguirre SantiagoAmado Aguirre Santiago was a Mexican general and politician.- Biography :...
- 1920–1921: Pascual Ortiz Rubio
- Under President Plutarco Elías CallesPlutarco Elías CallesPlutarco Elías Calles was a Mexican general and politician. He was president of Mexico from 1924 to 1928, but he continued to be the de facto ruler from 1928–1935, a period known as the maximato...
(1924–1928)- 1924–1925: Adalberto Tejeda
- 1925–1926: Eduardo Ortiz
- 1926–1928: Ramón Ross
- Under President Emilio Portes GilEmilio Portes GilEmilio Cándido Portes Gil was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930.-Biography:Portes Gil was born in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the state of Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico....
(1928–1930)- 1928–1930: Javier Sánchez Mejorada
- Under President Pascual Ortiz RubioPascual Ortiz RubioPascual Ortiz Rubio was a Mexican politician. He was born in Morelia, Michoacán as the son of Pascual Ortiz de Ayala y Huerta and Lenor Rubio Cornelis...
(1930–1932)- 1930–1931: Juan Andrew Almazán
- 1931–1932: Gustavo P. Serrano
- 1932: Miguel M. Acosta Guajardo
- Under President Abelardo L. RodríguezAbelardo L. RodríguezAbelardo Rodríguez Luján, commonly known as Abelardo L. Rodríguez was the interim president of Mexico from 1932–1934, completing the term of Pascual Ortiz after his resignation.-Early life:...
(1932–1934)- 1932–1934: Miguel M. Acosta Guajardo
- Under President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (1934–1940)
- 1934–1935: Rodolfo Elías Calles
- 1935–1939: Francisco J. Múgica
- 1939–1940: Melquiades Angulo
- Under President Manuel Ávila CamachoManuel Ávila CamachoManuel Ávila Camacho served as the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946.Manuel Ávila was born in the city of Teziutlán, a small town in Puebla, to middle-class parents, Manuel Ávila Castillo and Eufrosina Camacho Bello. He had several siblings, among them sister María Jovita Ávila Camacho and...
(1940–1946)- 1940–1941: Jesús de la Garza
- 1941–1945: Maximino Ávila CamachoMaximino Ávila CamachoMaximino Ávila Camacho was the wilder brother of Manuel Ávila Camacho who was President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946...
- 1945–1946: Pedro Martínez Tornel
- Under President Miguel AlemánMiguel Alemán ValdésMiguel Alemán Valdés served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.-Life:Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz as the son of General Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma...
(1946–1952)- 1946–1952: Agustín García López
- Under President Adolfo Ruiz CortinesAdolfo Ruiz CortinesAdolfo Ruiz Cortines was President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party he was one of the oldest presidents of Mexico...
(1952–1958)- 1952–1955: Carlos Lazo
- 1955–1958: Walter Cross Buchanan
- Under President Adolfo López MateosAdolfo López MateosAdolfo López Mateos was a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964...
(1958–1964)- 1958–1964: Walter Cross Buchanan
- Under President Gustavo Díaz OrdazGustavo Díaz OrdazGustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970.- Political career :Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés Chalchícomula . His father, Ramón Díaz Ordaz Redonet, worked as an accountant, while his mother, Sabina Bolaños Cacho de Díaz Ordaz, worked as a school teacher...
(1964–1970)- 1964–1970: José Antonio Padilla Segura
- Under President Luis Echeverría Álvarez (1970–1976)
- 1970–1976: Eugenio Méndez Docurro
- Under President José López PortilloJosé López PortilloJosé López Portillo y Pacheco was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.Born in Mexico City, López Portillo studied Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before beginning his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1959.He held several positions in the...
(1976–1982)- 1976–1982: Emilio Mújica Montoya
- Under President Miguel de la MadridMiguel de la MadridMiguel 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:...
(1982–1988)- 1982–1984: Rodolfo Félix Valdez
- 1984–1988: Daniel Díaz Díaz
- Under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988–1994)
- 1988–1992: Andrés Caso Lombardo
- 1992–1994: Emilio Gamboa Patrón
- Under President Ernesto ZedilloErnesto ZedilloErnesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
(1994–2000)- 1994: Guillermo Ortiz Martínez
- 1994–2000: Carlos Ruiz Sacristán
- Under President Vicente FoxVicente FoxVicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
(2000–2006)- 2000–2006: Pedro Cerisola y Weber
- Under President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006–2012)
- 2006–2009: Luis TéllezLuis TéllezLuis Manuel Enrique Téllez Kuenzler is a Mexican economist. He is a former Secretary of Energy in the cabinet of Ernesto Zedillo and served as Secretary of Communications and Transportation in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón until 2009.Téllez graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico...
- 2006–2009: Luis Téllez
- Under President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006–2009)
- 2009–2012: Juan Molinar HorcasitasJuan Molinar HorcasitasJuan Francisco Molinar Horcasitas is a Mexican politician and academic member of the National Action Party who has been a federal deputy and, between 2 December 2006 and 2 March 2009, served as director of the Mexican Social Security Institute.President Felipe Calderón appointed him Secretary of...
- 2009–2012: Juan Molinar Horcasitas
Agencies of the SCT
The Direction General of Civil Aeronautics is the agency under the SCT that regulates aviation.See also
- Palace of the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works, former Secretariat building in downtown Mexico City