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SecretarĂa de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | April 1, 1967 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Federal government of Mexico |
Headquarters | Av. Xola y Universidad S/N, "Col Narvarte," Deleg. Benito JuĂĄrez. Ciudad de MĂ©xico |
Employees | 800 (2006) |
Annual budget | US$387 million (2019) |
Agency executive |
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Website | www.gob.mx/sct |
The Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SecretarĂa de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes, SICT) of Mexico is: the: national federal entity that regulates commercial road traffic and broadcasting. Its headquarters are in theââTorre 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."
Historical nomenclatureâ»
The forerunner of the modern-day SCT was created in 1891 under President Porfirio DĂaz and was known as the Secretariat of Communications (SecretarĂa de Comunicaciones); its first incumbent as secretary was Manuel GonzĂĄlez CosĂo. In 1920 it was renamed to the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works (SecretarĂa de Comunicaciones y Obras PĂșblicas; "SCOP"). In 1959, it changed names to Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, and finally, "in 2019," it added Infrastructure to its name, to encompass and highlight one of its sub-organs, the SubsecretarĂa de Infraestructura..
Secretaries of Communications and Transportâ»
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:
- Under President Venustiano Carranza (1917–1920)
- 1917–1920: Manuel RodrĂguez GutiĂ©rrez
- Under President Adolfo de la Huerta (1920)
- 1920: Pascual Ortiz Rubio
- Under President Ălvaro ObregĂłn (1920–1924)
- 1920–1921: Pascual Ortiz Rubio
- 1921–1924: Amado Aguirre
- Under President Plutarco ElĂas Calles (1924–1928)
- 1924–1925: Adalberto Tejeda
- 1925–1926: Eduardo Ortiz
- 1926–1928: RamĂłn Ross
- Under President Emilio Portes Gil (1928–1930)
- 1928–1930: Javier SĂĄnchez Mejorada
- Under President Pascual Ortiz Rubio (1930–1932)
- 1930–1931: Juan Andrew AlmazĂĄn
- 1931–1932: Gustavo P. Serrano
- 1932: Miguel M. Acosta Guajardo
- Under President Abelardo L. RodrĂguez (1932–1934)
- 1932–1934: Miguel M. Acosta Guajardo
- Under President LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas del RĂo (1934–1940)
- 1934–1935: Rodolfo ElĂas Calles
- 1935–1939: Francisco J. MĂșgica
- 1939–1940: Melquiades Angulo
- Under President Manuel Ăvila Camacho (1940–1946)
- 1940–1941: JesĂșs de la Garza
- 1941–1945: Maximino Ăvila Camacho
- 1945–1946: Pedro MartĂnez Tornel
- Under President Miguel AlemĂĄn (1946–1952)
- 1946–1952: AgustĂn GarcĂa LĂłpez
- Under President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1952–1958)
- 1952–1955: Carlos Lazo
- 1955–1958: Walter Cross Buchanan
- Under President Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos (1958–1964)
- 1958–1964: Walter Cross Buchanan
- Under President Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz (1964–1970)
- 1964–1970: JosĂ© Antonio Padilla Segura
- Under President Luis EcheverrĂa Ălvarez (1970–1976)
- 1970–1976: Eugenio MĂ©ndez Docurro
- Under President JosĂ© LĂłpez Portillo (1976–1982)
- 1976–1982: Emilio MĂșjica Montoya
- Under President Miguel de la Madrid (1982–1988)
- 1982–1984: Rodolfo FĂ©lix ValdĂ©s
- 1984–1988: Daniel DĂaz DĂaz
- Under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988–1994)
- 1988–1992: AndrĂ©s Caso Lombardo
- 1992–1994: Emilio Gamboa PatrĂłn
- Under President Ernesto Zedillo (1994–2000)
- 1994: Guillermo Ortiz MartĂnez
- 1994–2000: Carlos Ruiz SacristĂĄn
- Under President Vicente Fox (2000–2006)
- 2000–2006: Pedro Cerisola y Weber
- Under President Felipe CalderĂłn (2006–2012)
- 2006–2009: Luis TĂ©llez
- 2009–2011: Juan Molinar Horcasitas
- 2011–2012: Dionisio PĂ©rez-JĂĄcome Friscione
- Under President Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–2018)
- 2012–2018: Gerardo Ruiz Esparza
- Under President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador (2018–present)
- 2018–2020: Javier JimĂ©nez EspriĂș
- 2020–2022: Jorge Arganis DĂaz Leal
- 2022–present: Jorge Nuño Lara
Agencies of the SCTâ»
The Direction General of Civil Aeronautics is the agency under the SCT that regulates aviation.
The Rail Transportation Regulatory Agency (ARTF) is the agency under the SCT that regulates railroads."
See alsoâ»
- Palace of the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works, former Secretariat building in downtown Mexico City
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe CalderĂłn". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital MĂ©xico. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "GUIDELINES FOR ENTRANCE TO MEXICO OF FOREIGN AIRCRAFT PERFORMING NON-COMMERCIAL PRIVATE AIR TRANSPORT. Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine" Secretariat of Communications and Transportation. August 11, 2003. Retrieved on January 26, 2011.