Genaro García Luna

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Genaro García Luna (born July 10, 1968 in Mexico City). Mexican politician and engineer. Member of the Mexican Executive Cabinet, being Secretary of Public Safety.

Holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, a Diploma Course in Strategic Planning at the Accountancy and Administration Faculty of the National University of Mexico.

[edit] His Career

From 1989 onwards, he was employed by the Center for Research and National Security (CISEN) as a researcher in the Sub-Department of Foreign Affairs.
From 1998 to late 2000, García Luna was General Intelligence Coordinator for Prevention in the Federal Preventive Police Force.
He has held a number of posts and commissions, such as Technical Secretary for the Sub-Committee for the Prevention of Arms Dealing, Explosives and Munitions, a position in which he coordinated joint actions with the organizations comprising the Sub-Committee for the Top Level Mexico-United States Contact Group, and drafted and implemented the Manual for the Identification and Tracking of Arms and Explosives.
He also acted as Coordinator of the CISEN Unit of Terrorism Investigation, and is a member of the 24th Generation of the National Executive Institute, a diploma course offered by the US Department of Justice.
Head of the Federal Investigation Agency.
Since December 1, 2006, Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderón named Mr. García Luna, Secretary of Public Safety.