In Mexico the Secretary of Tourism is the head of the Secretariat of Tourism (Secretaría de Turismo or SECTUR), the government department in charge of the nation's tourism promotion and development. The Secretary is appointed by the President of the Republic and is a member of the federal executive cabinet.
The current Secretary of Tourism is Gloria Guevara Manzo. On September 8, 2009 the announcement was made by President Calderon that the SECTUR would be integrated with the Secretary of the Economy. ([Source][1])
| Name | Term of Office |
|---|---|
| Julio Hirschfeld Almada | 1974 – 1976 |
| Guillermo Rossell de la Lama | 1976 – 1980 |
| Rosa Luz Alegría | 1980 – 1982 |
| J. Antonio Enríquez Savignac | 1982 – 1988 |
| Carlos Hank González | 1988 – 1990 |
| Pedro Joaquín Coldwell | 1990 – 1994 |
| Jesús Silva Herzog | 1994 |
| Silvia Hernández Enríquez | 1994 – 1997 |
| Oscar Espinosa Villarreal | 1997 – 2000 |
| Héctor Flores Santana | 2000 |
| Bertha Leticia Navarro Ochoa | 2000 – 2003 |
| Rodolfo Elizondo Torres | 2003 – 2010 |
| Gloria Guevara Manzo | 2010 – present |