Colombia Internacional

Colomb. int. | eISSN 1900-6004 | ISSN 0121-5612

The Partisan Profile of Mexico’s Cabinet Members

No. 120 (2024-10-09)
  • José Ángel Cuevas Hernández
    Universidad de Guadalajara (México)
  • Cecilia Martínez-Gallardo
    Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Chapel Hill (Estados Unidos)
https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint120.2024.04

Abstract

Objective/context: This article analyzes the affiliation of cabinet members in four post-transition governments in Mexico. The main goal is to contribute to the study of the role of parties in the dynamics of government formation. Methodology: The article is based on the description of an original database regarding the trajectory and partisan links of 148 secretaries of state in Mexico between 2000 and 2024. Conclusions: Our analysis shows that although alternation and divided government increased the incentives to appoint ministers with a political-partisan background, each president shaped their cabinet according to political circumstances and professional and political networks. Originality: A new proposal for categorizing the partisan profiles of ministers and their relationship with the type of cabinet appointment is tested by applying a partisanship index in ministries.

Keywords: cabinet, government, ministers, militancy, political parties, president

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