Overview
- Subsecretary Enrique Covarrubias López retired at age 65 after 47 years of service, according to announcements on January 16.
- Enrique Martínez López, previously the ministry’s Oficial Mayor, was designated subsecretary, becoming the institution’s second in command.
- Hernán Cortés Hernández shifts from leading the National Guard to serve as Oficial Mayor with responsibility for internal administration and resources.
- Guillermo Briseño Lobera leaves command of the III Military Region, which covers Sinaloa and Durango, to head the National Guard.
- Milenio reports the reassignments were set in motion on Friday and are slated for formalization this week to preserve continuity under Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo.