Head of state and government
Sourced
- Head of state and government
- Claudia SheinbaumPresident
- Government
- Administration of Claudia SheinbaumSince 1 Oct 2024
- System
- Presidential republicCapital: Mexico City
- UN e-government rank
- 65 of 193EGDI 2024
Mexico is a presidential republic[1]. The President, Claudia Sheinbaum, is both head of state and head of government[3][4]. Govpedia records 24 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Region
- North America
- Area
- 1,964,375 km²
- Language
- Spanish
- Currency
- Mexican peso ($)
- People
- Mexican
- Borders
- Belize, Guatemala, United States
- Calling code
- +52
- Internet domain
- .mx
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Administration of Claudia Sheinbaum
0 of 24 verified on official pages
In a presidential system the President leads both the state and the government. The cabinet listed is the legal cabinet (gabinete legal): the secretaries of state, the Legal Counsel and the head of the Digital Transformation Agency. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[5]
2024
0.785rank 65 of 193
- Online services0.764
- Human capital0.760
- Telecom infrastructure0.831
Record of changes
Timeline
3 Sept 2026
Laura Itzel Castillo becomes Secretary of Women; the post had had no titular head since Citlalli Hernández left on 16 April 2026.[4]
Sourced4 May 2026
Luisa María Alcalde Luján becomes Legal Counsel of the Federal Executive, succeeding Esthela Damián Peralta.[4]
Sourced1 May 2026
Columba López Gutiérrez becomes Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, succeeding Julio Berdegué Sacristán.[4]
Sourced29 Apr 2026
Leticia Ramírez Amaya becomes Secretary of Welfare, succeeding Ariadna Montiel Reyes.[4]
Sourced1 Apr 2026
Roberto Velasco Álvarez becomes Secretary of Foreign Affairs after Juan Ramón de la Fuente leaves the post.[4]
Sourced8 Mar 2025
Edgar Amador Zamora becomes Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, succeeding Rogelio Ramírez de la O.[4]
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Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [4]Gabinete de Claudia Sheinbaum
Wikipedia (Spanish)ReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [5]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026