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.
Name | Term | President of Mexico |
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José Ángel Córdova Villalobos | 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 | 1994–1999 | |
Jesús Kumate Rodríguez | 1988–1994 | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
Guillermo Soberón Acevedo | 1982–1988 | Miguel de la Madrid |