Mexican Govt. Links

Mexican Govt. Links

Mexican Government Websites

These are just some of the major Mexican Federal government web sites that are available to the public. In most of the official web sites generally they list the respective offices for Jalisco, Nayarit and their cities.

We have provided these for those that are interested in doing business in Mexico as well as purchasing and or developing property in Mexico. A few of these Mexican Government websites do have English pages available or you may make use of the translations services offered on the Internet.

Please feel free to send us any other Mexican government sites or request for sites that you are interested in knowing more about.

Office of the President

President of the United States of Mexico.

President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa was born on August 18, 1962, in Morelia, Michoacán. He is the youngest of five brothers, and the son of Carmen Hinojosa de Calderón and the late Luis Calderon Vega, founder, leader and historian of the National Action Party (PAN). He is married to Margarita Zavala Gómez del Campo, with whom he has three children.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from the Escuela Libre de Derecho, a master’s in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and a master’s in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University.

Within the PAN, President Felipe Calderón was Secretary of Studies (1987), National Youth Secretary (1991) and Secretary General (1993). From 1994 to 1995, he was the PAN representative to the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), and in 1995 was candidate for governor of the state of Michoacán.

He was elected president of the PAN’s National Executive Committee during the three year period from 1996-1999. During his tenure, the PAN achieved significant electoral triumphs and was witness to several important agreements, such as the Electoral Reform, which paved the way for the IFE’s autonomy. During his legislative career, President Calderón was Representative of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (1988-1991) and Federal Deputy in the 55^th Legislature (1991-1994).

In 2000, he was Federal Deputy in the 58^th Legislature and was appointed Coordinator of the PAN’s Parliamentary Group (2000-2003), where he submitted various law proposals for the consecutive election of deputies, the Law of Responsibilities of the Civil Servant and the rules and regulations to apply the Law of Access to Information in the Chamber of Deputies.

In 2002, he was president of the Board of Political Coordination, where he promoted transparency in the use of funds in the Chamber of Deputies.

Because of his legislative leadership and performance, President Felipe Calderón was awarded the “NAFTA Congressional Leadership Award” from the México-US Chamber of Commerce and the “CANACINTRA Eagle Award for Legislative Merit” award from the National Chamber of the Manufacturing Industry.

In the international arena, he was Vicepresident of the Christian Democrat Organization of America (CDOA). He was member of the “World Leaders of the Future” of the World Economic Forum from 1997 to 2000.

During his professional career, President Felipe Calderón worked in the areas of civil and labor law, at the firms of Goodrich, Riquelme and Partners and at Multibanco Comermex, respectively. Moreover, he has written as an editorialist for Mexico’s main newspapers. In March 2003, in the public sector, President Felipe Calderón was appointed General Director of the National Bank of Public Works and Services (BANOBRAS) a banking institution in charge of granting financing to states and city councils, as well as promoting investment in infrastructure projects.

In September 2003, he was appointed Secretary of Energy by then President Vicente Fox. As the head of Mexico’s energy sector, he promoted the modernization of state-owned companies as president of the Board of Directors of PEMEX, the Federal Commission of Electricity (CFE) and the electricity company Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LyFC).

In 2005, he was elected as the PAN’s presidential candidate, and, on July 2, 2006, he obtained the majority of the votes in one of Mexico’s closest elections. On December 1, he was sworn in as President of the United States of Mexico for the 2006-2012 term.

Aduana de Mexico

Customs office of Mexico. This federal office is a sub-divison of S.A.T.( Secretaria de Administración y Tributaria) and is in charge of all concerning the importation and exportation of goods in and out of Mexico.

C.N.A

Comisión Nacional del Agua
Federal Water Commission. Where to obtain and check on water and well permits in office of the respective area you are interested in.

C.N.D.H

Centro Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CENADEH)
Department for Human Rights

FONATUR

FONDO NACIONAL DE FOMENTO AL TURISMO

Federal department for the development of tourism

IMSS

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Federal office that oversees worker compensation and payments of social security here in Mexico.

INM

Instituto Nacional de Migracion
Mexico’s National office of Immigration. This is where you go to obtain tourist cards to resident permits and work visas.

INEGI

El Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
INEGI is a part of Hacienda in charge of Census, Geographic and Demographic data and Maps. If you are interested in obtaining topographic maps or aerial photos of an area these are people that have them or can order them for you.

P.G.R

Procuraduría General de la Republica
This is the Mexican Government office in charge of the Federal laws, constitution and judges. It is similar to the District Attorney’s office in the United States of America.

PROFECO

Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor,
This Mexican government office is in charge of weights and balances and alos acts as a consumer advocacy group and mediation for all kinds of disputes.

P.R.O.F.E.P.A

PROFEPA. La Ley al Servicio de la Naturaleza México
This is Mexico’s Federal agency in charge of the environment. You may need to check with these people and obtain permits before developing your properties.

S.E

Secretaría de Economía.
Mexico’s Federal agency in charge of economics and foreign investment. This is where you must register your foreign investments, fideicomisos and your corporations to be completely legal as well as to be able to take out your original investment without paying taxes on it.

S.E.C.O.F.I.

SECRETARIA DE COMERCIO Y FOMENTO INDUSTRIAL ACUERDO
Now known as only S.E. (see the description above)

S.E.C.T.U.R

Secretaría de Turismo
The main Federal Mexican office concerning all kinds of tourism, permits, statistics and regulations.

S.E.D.E.S.O.L.

Secretaria de Desarrollo Social
Mexico’s Office of Social and Rural Development.
Consults citizens concerning social and rural developments.

S.E.G.A.R.P.A

Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación.
Government department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing, Rural development and Foods.

S.E.G.O.B

Secretaría de Gobernación
Secretary of Government of Mexico concerned with public security, immigration, religon, refugies, democracy, human rights, civil protection and produces the Diario (daily) changes in Mexico’s laws.