Secretariat of Social Development

The Secretaría de Desarrollo Social ( SEDESOL ) is the political " office ( the government) for social development " in Mexico, compared to a corresponding State Ministry (~ Ministry of Social Affairs ).

It was founded in 1959 as the "Secretary of Public Works " (Spanish: Secretaría de Obras Públicas ) and 1976 for the first time extended to the " Secretariat for human living space and public buildings " (Spanish: Secretaría de Obras Públicas Asentamientos Humanos y ). 1982 was reclassified to the " Secretariat for Urban and Ecological Development " (Spanish: Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecología ). Since 1992, the institution shall bear the present name.

The SEDOSOL is to fulfill its responsibilities in three secretariats ( Subsecretaría ) for " Social and Human Development" ( Desarrollo Social y Humano ), "Urban Development and Territorial Planning " ( Urbano y Ordenación del Territorio ) and for " future research, planning and development " ( Prospectiva, Planeación y Evaluación ) divided.

Previous Secretaries

The office of " Secretario " / a " Secretaria " of the government in Mexico is comparable to that of a minister of a state government.