Secretary of Public Education
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In Mexico, the Secretary of Public Education is the head of the Secretariat of Public Education (in Spanish: Secretaría de Educación Pública; abbreviated SEP), the federal government department with responsibility for the nation's public schools and education policy in general. The secretary is a member of the federal executive cabinet and is chosen discretionally by the President of the Republic.
The current Secretary of Education is Josefina Vázquez Mota.
| Name | Term of Office |
|---|---|
| José Vasconcelos | 1921 – 1924 |
| Bernardo J. Gastélum | 1924 |
| José Manuel Puig Casauranc | 1924 – 1928 |
| Moisés Sáenz Garza | 1928 |
| Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza | 1928 – 1930 |
| Aarón Sáenz Garza | 1930 |
| Carlos Trejo y Lerdo de Tejada | 1930 |
| José Manuel Puig Casauranc | 1930 – 1931 |
| Alejandro Cerisola | 1931 |
| Narciso Bassols | 1931 – 1934 |
| Eduardo Vasconcelos | 1934 |
| Ignacio García Téllez | 1934 – 1935 |
| Gonzalo Vázquez Vela | 1935 – 1940 |
| Luis Sánchez Pontón | 1940 – 1941 |
| Octavio Vejar Vázquez | 1941 – 1943 |
| Jaime Torres Bodet | 1943 – 1946 |
| Manuel Gual Vidal | 1946 – 1952 |
| José A. Ceniceros Andonegui | 1952 – 1958 |
| Jaime Torres Bodet | 1958 – 1964 |
| Agustín Yañez | 1964 – 1970 |
| Víctor Bravo Ahuja | 1970 – 1976 |
| Porfirio Alejandro Muñoz Ledo | 1976 – 1977 |
| Fernando Solana Morales | 1977 – 1982 |
| Jesús Reyes Heroles | 1982 – 1985 |
| Miguel González Avelar | 1985 – 1988 |
| Manuel Bartlett Díaz | 1988 – 1992 |
| Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León | 1992 – 1993 |
| Fernando Solana Morales | 1993 – 1994 |
| José Angel Pescador Osuna | 1994 |
| Fausto Alzati Araiza | 1994 – 1995 |
| Miguel Limón Rojas | 1995 – 2000 |
| Reyes Tamez Guerra | 2000 – 2006 |
| Josefina Vázquez Mota | 2006 – present |
[edit] External links
- SEP: Mexican secretaries of education since 1821 (in Spanish)
