Secretariat of Tourism

The Mexican Secretary of Tourism (Secretaría de Turismo, SECTUR) is the government department in charge of the nation's tourism promotion and development. The Secretary is appointed by the President of the Republic and is a member of the federal executive cabinet.

The department conducts the development policy for national tourist activity and promotes tourist development zones in conjunction with the states.

List of secretaries

 * President Luis Echeverría
 * (1975–1976) : Julio Hirschfeld Almada
 * President José López Portillo
 * (1976–1980) : Guillermo Rossell de la Lama
 * (1980–1982) : Rosa Luz Alegría Escamilla
 * President Miguel de la Madrid
 * (1982–1988) : Antonio Enríquez Savignac
 * President Carlos Salinas de Gortari
 * (1988–1990) : Carlos Hank González
 * (1990–1993) : Pedro Joaquín Coldwell
 * (1993–1994) : Jesús Silva Herzog Flores
 * President Ernesto Zedillo
 * (1994–1997) : Silvia Hernández Enríquez
 * (1997–2000) : Óscar Espinosa Villarreal
 * President Vicente Fox
 * (2000–2003) : Leticia Navarro
 * (2003–2006) : Rodolfo Elizondo Torres
 * President Felipe Calderón
 * (2006–2010) : Rodolfo Elizondo Torres
 * (2010–2012) : Gloria Guevara Manzo
 * President Enrique Peña Nieto
 * (2012–2015) : Claudia Ruiz Massieu
 * (2015–2018) : Enrique de la Madrid Cordero
 * President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
 * (2018–present) : Miguel Torruco Marqués