Category Archives: Politics

Politics in Mexico.

Cabinet Profile: Alicia Barcena, Secretary of Environment

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Allan Wall

Alicia Barcena serves as Secretary of Environment (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente) in the cabinet of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The official title of the department in Spanish is the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, SEMARNAT), the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources. The … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of the Economy

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Allan Wall

Marcelo Ebrard serves as Secretary of the Economy (Secretario de Economía) in the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The official title of the department in Spanish is the Secretaría de Economía (SE), the Secretariat of the Economy. The person heading … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Omar Garcia Harfuch, Secretary of Security

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Allan Wall

Omar Garcia Harfuch serves as Secretary of Security in the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The official title of the department in Spanish is the Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC), the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection. It … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Rogelio Ramirez de la O, Secretary of the Treasury

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Allan Wall

Rogelio Ramirez de la O serves as Treasury Secretary in the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The official title of the department in Spanish is Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, the Secretariat of the Treasury and Public Credit, commonly … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Foreign Minister

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Allan Wall

Juan Ramon de la Fuente Ramirez serves on President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Cabinet as Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, literally Secretary of External Relations, that is, Foreign Minister, or as the the post is also called in Spanish, Canciller (Chancellor). De la … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Ariadna Montiel Reyes, Secretary of Welfare

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Allan Wall

Ariadna Montiel Reyes serves as Secretaria de Bienestar on the Cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. Secretaria de Bienestar  is translated into English as “Secretary of Welfare”. Her department is the  Secretaría de Bienestar, the Secretariat of Welfare. Ariadna Montiel was … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Rosa Icela Rodriguez, Secretary of the Interior

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Allan Wall

Rosa Icela Rodriguez serves as Secretaria de Gobernación on the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. Secretaria de Gobernación is translated into English as “Secretary of the Interior”, but that doesn’t mean she is in charge of Mexican national parks. The Secretaria … Continue reading →

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PAN Problem – Not Enough Members

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Allan Wall

The center-right PAN – Partido Acción Nacional – is Mexico’s biggest opposition party and recently elected a new leader, Jorge Romero. However, as recently reported in Excelsior, the PAN has a big problem – not enough members. In Mexico, a … Continue reading →

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Jorge Romero New Leader of the Partido Acción Nacional, Can He Make a Difference?

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Allan Wall

The MORENA party is the dominant party of Mexico and a cause of concern for those who think it has too much power. [See The Astonishing Growth and Power of Mexico’s MORENA Party]. The biggest opposition party is the PAN, … Continue reading →

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Trump Wins; President Claudia Sheinbaum Congratulates Trump and Calls Trump

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Allan Wall

Donald Trump resoundingly won the November 5th U.S. presidential election. It looks like the greatest political comeback in American political history. Trump is scheduled to take office on January 20th, 2025. On November 6th, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum tweeted her … Continue reading →

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