The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, "Secretariat or Ministry of Communications and Transport", SCT) 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 (Xola). The building is decorated with murals created by arranging small colored stones on the building's outer walls.
The forerunner of the modern-day SCT was created in 1891 under President Porfirio Díaz and was known as the Secretariat of Communications (Secretaría de Comunicaciones); its first incumbent as secretary was Manuel González Cosío. In 1920 it was renamed to the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Obras Públicas; "SCOP"). It acquired its present name in 1959.
Secretaries of Communications and Transport
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–present)
2012–present: Gerardo Ruiz Esparza
The Direction General of Civil Aeronautics is the agency under the SCT that regulates aviation.
