Secretariat of the Navy

Secretary of the Navy
Secretaría de Marina
Secretary of the Navy logo
Agency overview
JurisdictionFederal government of Mexico
Agency executive
  • Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, Secretary
Websitewww.semar.gob.mx

The Secretary of the Navy (Spanish: Secretaría de Marina, SEMAR) is a member of the federal executive cabinet as well as the highest-ranking Mexican naval officer with the responsibility of commanding the Mexican Navy (including the Mexican Naval Infantry or ‘marines,’ as well as the Mexican merchant marine service [1]) and managing the Secretariat of the Navy (the naval ministry and naval civil service). The secretary is appointed by the President of the Republic.[2]

  • Organizes, administers and prepares the Navy.
  • Exercising sovereignty in territorial seas, its air space and Mexico's coasts.
  1. ^ "Merchant marine gets incorporated into Mexican navy". 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.semar.gob.mx/