Francisco Ramirez Acuña (2006–present)

The Secretary of the Interior (formally Secretario de Gobernación) is the head of the Secretariat of the Interior of Mexico. The secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ... The Mexican Executive Cabinet is a part of the executive branch of the Mexican government. ...

This position was for long regarded as the antechamber to the office of president, because several secretaries of the interior were chosen as presidential candidates for the following term by the incumbent president, including:

• Plutarco Elías Calles
• Emilio Portes Gil
• Lázaro Cárdenas
• Miguel Alemán Valdés
• Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
• Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
• Luis Echeverría

Francisco Labastida Ochoa, Secretary of the Interior during the latter part of Ernesto Zedillo's administration, was regarded as the president's candidate during the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) primaries (the first ones the party had ever held) and during his unsuccessful campaign against current president Vicente Fox. Term of office: 1 December 1924 – 30 November 1928 Preceded by: Álvaro Obregón Succeeded by: Emilio Portes Gil Date of birth: 25 September 1877 Place of birth: Guaymas, Sonora Date of death: 19 October 1945 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Schoolteacher, soldier, politician First Lady: Natalia Chacón... Emilio Portes Gil (3 October 1890 – 10 December 1978) was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930. ... This article is about Gen. ... Term of office: 1 December 1946 – 1 December 1952 Preceded by: Manuel Ávila Camacho Succeeded by: Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Date of birth: 29 September 1902 Place of birth: Sayula, Veracruz Date of death: 14 May 1983 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Lawyer First Lady: Beatriz Velasco Party: PRI Miguel... Term of office: 1 December 1952 – 1 December 1958 Preceded by: Miguel Alemán Valdés Succeeded by: Adolfo López Mateos Date of birth: 30 December 1890 Place of birth: Veracruz, Ver. ... Term of office: 1 December 1964 – 1 December 1970 Preceded by: Adolfo López Mateos Succeeded by: Luis Echeverría Álvarez Date of birth: 12 March 1911 Place of birth: Cd. ... Luis Echeverría Álvarez (born 17 January 1922) was the President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. ... Francisco Labastida Ochoa is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, who lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox in 2000, the first opposition president in 70 years. ... Term of office: 1 December 1994 – 1 December 2000 Preceded by: Carlos Salinas de Gortari Succeeded by: Vicente Fox Quesada Date of birth: 27 December 1951 Place of birth: Mexico City Profession: Economist First Lady: Nilda Patricia Velasco Núñez Political Party: PRI Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (born... The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. ... Vicente Fox Quesada[1] (born July 2, 1942) served as President of Mexico from December 1, 2000 to December 1, 2006. ...

Fox's Secretary of the Interior, Santiago Creel participated in the National Action Party (PAN) primaries but was defeated by Felipe Calderón. Santiago Creel Santiago Creel Miranda (b. ... The National Action Party (Spanish: Partido Acción Nacional), known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian Democratic party and one of the three main political parties in Mexico. ... Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (b. ...

List of Secretaries of the Interior

Carlos Maria Abascal (2005–2006)

Santiago Creel (2000–2005)

Francisco Labastida Ochoa (1998–1999)

Luis Echeverria (1963–1969)

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1948–1951)

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1958–1963)

Miguel Alemán Valdés (1940–1945)

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Term of office: 1 December 1994 – 1 December 2000 Preceded by: Carlos Salinas de Gortari Succeeded by: Vicente Fox Quesada Date of birth: 27 December 1951 Place of birth: Mexico City Profession: Economist First Lady: Nilda Patricia Velasco Núñez Political Party: PRI Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (born... Francisco Labastida Ochoa is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, who lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox in 2000, the first opposition president in 70 years. ... Esteban Moctezuma Barragán (b. ... Jorge Carpizo Mac Gregor (b. ... Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born April 3, 1948) was President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. ... Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios (October 26, 1927 – October 30, 2000) was a controversial Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). ... Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (born December 12, 1934) was President of Mexico, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), from December 1, 1982 to December 1, 1988. ... José López Portillo y Pacheco (16 June 1920 – 17 February 2004) was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982. ... Mario Moya Palencia (14 June 1933 — 9 October 2006) was a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). ... Luis Echeverría Álvarez (born 17 January 1922) was the President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. ... Mario Moya Palencia (14 June 1933 — 9 October 2006) was a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). ... Term of office: 1 December 1964 – 1 December 1970 Preceded by: Adolfo López Mateos Succeeded by: Luis Echeverría Álvarez Date of birth: 12 March 1911 Place of birth: Cd. ... Luis Echeverría Álvarez (born 17 January 1922) was the President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. ... Luis Echeverría Álvarez (born 17 January 1922) was the President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. ... Term of office: 1 December 1958 – 1 December 1964 Preceded by: Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Succeeded by: Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Date of birth: 26 May 1909 Place of birth: Atizapán de Zaragoza, Edomex Date of death: 22 September 1969 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Lawyer First Lady: Eva... Term of office: 1 December 1964 – 1 December 1970 Preceded by: Adolfo López Mateos Succeeded by: Luis Echeverría Álvarez Date of birth: 12 March 1911 Place of birth: Cd. ... Term of office: 1 December 1952 – 1 December 1958 Preceded by: Miguel Alemán Valdés Succeeded by: Adolfo López Mateos Date of birth: 30 December 1890 Place of birth: Veracruz, Ver. ... Term of office: 1 December 1946 – 1 December 1952 Preceded by: Manuel Ávila Camacho Succeeded by: Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Date of birth: 29 September 1902 Place of birth: Sayula, Veracruz Date of death: 14 May 1983 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Lawyer First Lady: Beatriz Velasco Party: PRI Miguel... Term of office: 1 December 1952 – 1 December 1958 Preceded by: Miguel Alemán Valdés Succeeded by: Adolfo López Mateos Date of birth: 30 December 1890 Place of birth: Veracruz, Ver. ... Term of office: 1 December 1940 – 1 December 1946 Preceded by: Lázaro Cárdenas del Río Succeeded by: Miguel Alemán Valdés Date of birth: 24 April 1897 Place of birth: Teziutlán, Puebla Date of death: 13 October 1955 Place of death: México State Profession... Term of office: 1 December 1946 – 1 December 1952 Preceded by: Manuel Ávila Camacho Succeeded by: Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Date of birth: 29 September 1902 Place of birth: Sayula, Veracruz Date of death: 14 May 1983 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Lawyer First Lady: Beatriz Velasco Party: PRI Miguel... Term of office: November 30, 1934 – December 1, 1940 Preceded by: Abelardo L. Rodríguez Succeeded by: Manuel Ávila Camacho Date of birth: 21 May 1895 Place of birth: Jiquilpan, Michoacán Date of death: 19 October 1970 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Army General First Lady: Amalia Sol... Term of office: 4 September 1932 – 30 November 1934 Preceded by: Pascual Ortiz Rubio Succeeded by: Lázaro Cárdenas del Río Date of birth: 12 May 1889 Place of birth: Guaymas, Sonora Date of death: 13 February 1967 Place of death: La Jolla, California, USA Profession: Army General... Pascual Ortiz Rubio (10 March 1877 – 4 November 1963) was a Mexican politician. ... Term of office: November 30, 1934 – December 1, 1940 Preceded by: Abelardo L. Rodríguez Succeeded by: Manuel Ávila Camacho Date of birth: 21 May 1895 Place of birth: Jiquilpan, Michoacán Date of death: 19 October 1970 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Army General First Lady: Amalia Sol... Emilio Portes Gil (3 October 1890 – 10 December 1978) was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930. ... Emilio Portes Gil (3 October 1890 – 10 December 1978) was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930. ... Emilio Portes Gil (3 October 1890 – 10 December 1978) was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930. ... Term of office: 1 December 1924 – 30 November 1928 Preceded by: Álvaro Obregón Succeeded by: Emilio Portes Gil Date of birth: 25 September 1877 Place of birth: Guaymas, Sonora Date of death: 19 October 1945 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Schoolteacher, soldier, politician First Lady: Natalia Chacón... Term of office: 1 December 1920 – 1 December 1924 Preceded by: Adolfo de la Huerta Interim Succeeded by: Plutarco Elías Calles Date of birth: 19 February 1880 Place of birth: Navojoa, Sonora Date of death: 17 July 1928 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Military First Lady: María... Term of office: 1 December 1924 – 30 November 1928 Preceded by: Álvaro Obregón Succeeded by: Emilio Portes Gil Date of birth: 25 September 1877 Place of birth: Guaymas, Sonora Date of death: 19 October 1945 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Schoolteacher, soldier, politician First Lady: Natalia Chacón... Adolfo de la Huerta (Guaymas, Sonora, México, 26 May 1881 – 9 July 1955) Mexican politician and interim President of Mexico from June 1st to November 30rd 1920. ... Venustiano Carranza Garza (December 29, 1859 – May 21, 1920) was one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution. ...

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