The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense(SEDENA); Spanish: Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional is the government department responsible for managing Mexico's Army and Air Forces. Its head is the Secretary of National Defense who, like the co-equal Secretary of the Navy, is directly answerable to the President.[2] Before 1937, the position was called the Secretary of War and Navy (Secretaría de Guerra y Marina). The agency has its headquarters in Lomas de Sotelo, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City.[3] Some key figures who answer directly to the Secretary are the Assistant Secretary, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and all military tribunals.
Under the Federal Public Administration Act (Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal), the Secretary has the following duties:
Organize and administer affairs of the Army, Air Force and the National Guard and assist in its functions.
Organize and assist in development and enforcement of National Military Service for the Army and Air Force.
Management of the Army, Air Force, National Guard and armed contingents which don't belong to state's national guard or law enforcement agencies.
Plan, direct and handle mobilization of the country in the event of war; formulating and executing, in due case, plans and orders necessary for national defense purposes, as well as directing and advising civil defense.
Construct and prepare every kind of military buildings for Army and Air Force use, including forts and barracks, as well as administration of barracks, hospitals and other military buildings.
Administer military justice.
Acquire and build armaments, ammunition, and all kinds of materials and elements for the use of Army and Air Force.
Grant permission for an expedition force to enter another country or to allow another country to send their forces to Mexico.
Manage the issuing of licenses to bear firearms with the aim of preventing the use of arms expressly banned in law and also those types of arms restricted by the state for the exclusive use of the Army, Navy and National Guard, with the exception of what is established by the 13th section of Article 30 of the Constitution, as well as the supervision and issuing of permits for the sale, transport and storage of firearms, chemical weapons, explosives and strategic weapons.
^Ruiz, Verónica (2018-09-25). "Develan lema de SEDENA en Centro Cívico". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-07.
^Mexico's Federal Organic Law of Public AdministrationLey Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal, Article 29 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
^"Home." Secretariat of National Defense. Retrieved on February 15, 2011. "Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho S/N. Esq. Av. Ind. Mil., Col. Lomas de Sotelo; Deleg. Miguel Hidalgo, D.F. C.P. 11640."
^"Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^"Quien es el Gral. Luis C. Sandoval, proximo Secretario de Defensa" [Who is Gen. Luis C. Sandoval, next Secretary of Defense?], El Universal (in Spanish), Mexico City, October 22, 2018, retrieved June 24, 2019
External linksedit
Official site of the Secretariat of National Defense (in Spanish)
Official site of the Secretariat of National Defense, English version
Citizens' Portal, Official Site of the Mexican Government (in Spanish)
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The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense SEDENA Spanish Secretaria de la Defensa Nacional is the government department responsible for managing Mexico s Army and Air Forces Its head is the Secretary of National Defense who like the co equal Secretary of the Navy is directly answerable to the President 2 Before 1937 the position was called the Secretary of War and Navy Secretaria de Guerra y Marina The agency has its headquarters in Lomas de Sotelo Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City 3 Some key figures who answer directly to the Secretary are the Assistant Secretary the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and all military tribunals Secretariat of National DefenseSecretaria de la Defensa NacionalLogo during the 2018 2024 administrationSecretariat overviewFormed1821 203 years ago 1821 Preceding SecretariatSecretariat of War and NavyJurisdictionGovernment of MexicoHeadquartersBoulevard Manuel Avila Camacho S N Esq Av Ind Mil Col Lomas de Sotelo Alcaldia Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City 1120019 26 25 N 99 12 57 W 19 44028 N 99 21583 W 19 44028 99 21583MottoHonor y Lealtad 1 Annual budget 199 b MXN 2022 Minister responsibleLuis Cresencio Sandoval Secretary of National DefenseWebsitewww gob mx sedena Contents 1 Role 2 List of secretaries 3 See also 4 Sources 5 External linksRole editUnder the Federal Public Administration Act Ley Organica de la Administracion Publica Federal the Secretary has the following duties Organize and administer affairs of the Army Air Force and the National Guard and assist in its functions Organize and assist in development and enforcement of National Military Service for the Army and Air Force Management of the Army Air Force National Guard and armed contingents which don t belong to state s national guard or law enforcement agencies Plan direct and handle mobilization of the country in the event of war formulating and executing in due case plans and orders necessary for national defense purposes as well as directing and advising civil defense Construct and prepare every kind of military buildings for Army and Air Force use including forts and barracks as well as administration of barracks hospitals and other military buildings Administer military justice Acquire and build armaments ammunition and all kinds of materials and elements for the use of Army and Air Force Grant permission for an expedition force to enter another country or to allow another country to send their forces to Mexico Manage the issuing of licenses to bear firearms with the aim of preventing the use of arms expressly banned in law and also those types of arms restricted by the state for the exclusive use of the Army Navy and National Guard with the exception of what is established by the 13th section of Article 30 of the Constitution as well as the supervision and issuing of permits for the sale transport and storage of firearms chemical weapons explosives and strategic weapons List of secretaries editNo Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office President1 nbsp Escamilla Pablo General de brigadaPablo Quiroga Escamilla es 1875 1948 193415 June 19350 1 yearsdel Rio Lazaro Lazaro Cardenas del Rio2 nbsp Figueroa Andres Andres Figueroa Figueroa es 1884 1936 16 June 193517 October 1936 1 year 123 daysdel Rio Lazaro Lazaro Cardenas del Rio3 nbsp Figueroa Andres Brigadier GeneralManuel Avila Camacho 1897 1955 18 October 193631 January 19392 years 105 daysdel Rio Lazaro Lazaro Cardenas del Rio4 nbsp Castro Jesus General de DivisionJesus Agustin Castro es 1887 1953 1 February 193930 November 19401 year 303 daysdel Rio Lazaro Lazaro Cardenas del Rio5 nbsp Castro Jesus Jesus Agustin Castro es 1891 1975 1 December 194031 August 19421 year 273 daysCamacho Manuel Manuel Avila Camacho6 nbsp Castro Jesus General de DivisionLazaro Cardenas 1895 1970 1 September 194231 August 19452 years 364 daysCamacho Manuel Manuel Avila Camacho7 nbsp Urquizo Francisco General de DivisionFrancisco L Urquizo 1891 1969 1 September 194530 November 19461 year 90 daysCamacho Manuel Manuel Avila Camacho8 nbsp Urquizo Francisco Gilberto R Limon es 1891 1988 1 December 194630 November 19525 years 365 daysAleman Miguel Miguel Aleman9 nbsp Ramos Matias General de DivisionMatias Ramos es 1891 1962 1 December 195230 November 19585 years 365 daysCortines Adolfo Adolfo Ruiz Cortines10 nbsp Olachea Agustin General de DivisionAgustin Olachea 1890 1974 1 December 195830 November 19645 years 365 daysMateos Adolfo Adolfo Lopez Mateos11 nbsp Barragan Marcelino General de DivisionMarcelino Garcia Barragan es 1895 1979 1 December 196430 November 19705 years 364 daysOrdaz Gustavo Gustavo Diaz Ordaz12 nbsp Diaz Hermenegildo Hermenegildo Cuenca Diaz es 1902 1977 1 December 197030 November 19765 years 365 daysAlvarez Luis Luis Echeverria Alvarez13 nbsp Lopez Felix General de DivisionFelix Galvan Lopez es 1913 1988 1 December 197630 November 19825 years 364 daysPortillo Jose Jose Lopez Portillo14 nbsp Gardoqui Juan General de DivisionJuan Arevalo Gardoqui 1921 2000 1 December 198230 November 19885 years 365 daysHurtado Miguel Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado15 nbsp Gardoqui Juan General de DivisionAntonio Riviello Bazan es 1926 2017 1 December 198830 November 19946 years 0 daysGortari Carlos Carlos Salinas de Gortari16 nbsp Aguirre Enrique General de DivisionEnrique Cervantes Aguirre es born 1935 1 December 199430 November 20006 years 0 daysZedillo Ernesto Ernesto Zedillo17 nbsp Vega Gerardo General de DivisionGerardo Clemente Vega 1940 2022 1 December 200030 November 20066 years 0 daysFox Vicente Vicente Fox18 nbsp Galvan Guillermo General de DivisionGuillermo Galvan Galvan 4 born 1943 1 December 200630 November 20126 years 0 daysCalderon Felipe Felipe Calderon19 nbsp Zepeda Salvador Cienfuegos General SecretarioSalvador Cienfuegos Zepeda born 1948 1 December 201230 November 20186 years 0 daysNieto Enrique Pena Enrique Pena Nieto20 nbsp Sandoval Gonzalez Luis Cresencio General de DivisionLuis Cresencio Sandoval born 1960 5 1 December 2018Incumbent5 years 126 daysLopez Obrador Andres Manuel Andres Manuel Lopez ObradorSee also editMuseo del Enervante a Sedena museum dedicated to those who have fought drug trafficking in Mexico Zuyaqui a famous dog who worked for the agency Sources edit Ruiz Veronica 2018 09 25 Develan lema de SEDENA en Centro Civico Diario de Queretaro in Spanish Retrieved 2022 07 07 Mexico s Federal Organic Law of Public AdministrationLey Organica de la Administracion Publica Federal Article 29 Archived 2006 06 15 at the Wayback Machine Home Secretariat of National Defense Retrieved on February 15 2011 Blvd Manuel Avila Camacho S N Esq Av Ind Mil Col Lomas de Sotelo Deleg Miguel Hidalgo D F C P 11640 Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderon www capitalmexico com mx in Spanish Capital Mexico Feb 6 2018 Retrieved September 17 2020 Quien es el Gral Luis C Sandoval proximo Secretario de Defensa Who is Gen Luis C Sandoval next Secretary of Defense El Universal in Spanish Mexico City October 22 2018 retrieved June 24 2019External links editOfficial site of the Secretariat of National Defense in Spanish Official site of the Secretariat of National Defense English version Citizens Portal Official Site of the Mexican Government in Spanish Basic Law of Federal Public Administration in Spanish 19 26 24 N 99 12 58 W 19 440 N 99 216 W 19 440 99 216 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Secretariat of National Defense amp oldid 1209031107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
