page_title: Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)
section_title: Secretaries of Communications and Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico) / Secretaries of Communications and Transport
context_page_description: The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation 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. The building is decorated with murals created by arranging small colored stones on the building's outer walls.
context_section_description: 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 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 (2012–2018)
  2012–2018: Gerardo Ruiz Esparza
  Under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018–present)
  2018–2020: Javier Jiménez Espriú
  2020–present: Jorge Arganis Díaz Leal
caption: Guillermo Ortiz, 1994
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