Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)

The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, "Secretariat or Ministry of Communications and Transport" SCT) of Mexico is the national federal entity that regulates commercial road traffic and broadcasting. Its headquarters are in the Torre Libertad on Reforma in Mexico City but some aspects of the department still function at the old headquarters located at the intersection of Eje Central and Eje 4 Sur (Xola). The building is decorated with murals created by arranging small colored stones on the building's outer walls.

Close up of the mural of the tower portion of the headquarters used in the 1970s.

Historical nomenclature

Former Secretariat building, Calle Tacuba

The forerunner of the modern-day SCT was created in 1891 under President Porfirio Díaz and was known as the Secretariat of Communications (Secretaría de Comunicaciones); its first incumbent as secretary was Manuel González Cosío. In 1920 it was renamed to the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Obras Públicas; "SCOP"). It acquired its present name in 1959.

Secretaries of Communications and Transport

The SCT is headed by the Secretary of Communications and Transport, a member of the federal executive cabinet. Under the 1917 Constitution, this position has been held by the following individuals:

Pascual Ortiz Rubio, 1920-1924

Juan Andrew Almazán, 1930-1931

Guillermo Ortiz, 1994

Pedro Cerisola, 2000-2006

• Under President Venustiano Carranza (1917–1920)
  • 1917–1920: Manuel Rodríguez Gutiérrez

• Under President Adolfo de la Huerta (1920)
  • 1920: Pascual Ortiz Rubio

• Under President Álvaro Obregón (1920–1924)
  • 1920–1921: Pascual Ortiz Rubio
  • 1921–1924: Amado Aguirre

• Under President Plutarco Elías Calles (1924–1928)
  • 1924–1925: Adalberto Tejeda
  • 1925–1926: Eduardo Ortiz
  • 1926–1928: Ramón Ross

• Under President Emilio Portes Gil (1928–1930)
  • 1928–1930: Javier Sánchez Mejorada

• Under President Pascual Ortiz Rubio (1930–1932)
  • 1930–1931: Juan Andrew Almazán
  • 1931–1932: Gustavo P. Serrano
  • 1932: Miguel M. Acosta Guajardo

• Under President Abelardo L. Rodríguez (1932–1934)
  • 1932–1934: Miguel M. Acosta Guajardo

• Under President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (1934–1940)
  • 1934–1935: Rodolfo Elías Calles
  • 1935–1939: Francisco J. Múgica
  • 1939–1940: Melquiades Angulo

• Under President Manuel Ávila Camacho (1940–1946)
  • 1940–1941: Jesús de la Garza
  • 1941–1945: Maximino Ávila Camacho
  • 1945–1946: Pedro Martínez Tornel

• Under President Miguel Alemán (1946–1952)
  • 1946–1952: Agustín García López

• Under President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1952–1958)
  • 1952–1955: Carlos Lazo
  • 1955–1958: Walter Cross Buchanan

• Under President Adolfo López Mateos (1958–1964)
  • 1958–1964: Walter Cross Buchanan

• Under President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964–1970)
  • 1964–1970: José Antonio Padilla Segura

• Under President Luis Echeverría Álvarez (1970–1976)
  • 1970–1976: Eugenio Méndez Docurro

• Under President José López Portillo (1976–1982)
  • 1976–1982: Emilio Mújica Montoya

• Under President Miguel de la Madrid (1982–1988)
  • 1982–1984: Rodolfo Félix Valdés
  • 1984–1988: Daniel Díaz Díaz

• Under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988–1994)
  • 1988–1992: Andrés Caso Lombardo
  • 1992–1994: Emilio Gamboa Patrón

• Under President Ernesto Zedillo (1994–2000)
  • 1994: Guillermo Ortiz Martínez
  • 1994–2000: Carlos Ruiz Sacristán

• Under President Vicente Fox (2000–2006)
  • 2000–2006: Pedro Cerisola y Weber

• Under President Felipe Calderón (2006–2012)
  • 2006–2009: Luis Téllez

• • 2009–2012: Juan Molinar Horcasitas

• Under President Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–present)
  • 2012–present: Gerardo Ruiz Esparza

Agencies of the SCT

The Direction General of Civil Aeronautics is the agency under the SCT that regulates aviation.^[1]

See also

• Palace of the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works, former Secretariat building in downtown Mexico City

References

External links

• Ministry of Communications and Transportation
• Ministry of Communications and Transportation (Spanish) (Mobile)
• Ministry of Communications and Transportation (Archive)

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