Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)

Mexico
Secretariat of National Defense
Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional

Logo of the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense

Flag of the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense

Guidon of the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Mexico
Headquarters Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho 172, Irrigación, Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, 11200 Mexico City
19°26′25″N 99°12′57″W / 19.44028°N 99.21583°W / 19.44028; -99.21583
Agency executive

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, reports directly to the President.[1] 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.[2] The following offices report to the Secretary are the assistant secretary, the chief of staff and the military law bodies.

Under the Federal Organic Law of Public Administration (Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal), the Secretary has the following duties:

List of secretaries

See also

Sources

  1. Mexico's Federal Organic Law of Public AdministrationLey Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal, Article 29
  2. "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."

Coordinates: 19°26′24″N 99°12′58″W / 19.440°N 99.216°W / 19.440; -99.216

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