Legal Counsel of the Federal Executive

Legal Counsel of the Federal Executive
Consejería Jurídica del Ejecutivo Federal
Agency overview
Formed15 May 1996; 28 years ago (1996-05-15)
JurisdictionFederal Government of Mexico
Websitehttp://www.cjef.gob.mx
Footnotes
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The Legal Counsel of the Federal Executive (Consejero Jurídico del Ejecutivo Federal, CJEF) is a government official who, alongside the 19 secretaries of state, is a member of the cabinet of the President of Mexico. The purpose of the office of the legal counsel (Consejería Jurídica del Ejecutivo Federal) is to review and validate legal instruments that are submitted to the president for consideration, such as decrees, agreements, legislative bills or constitutional reforms. Its other tasks include drafting or assisting in the drafting of bills that are to be presented to the Congress of the Union. It also represents the president in unconstitutionality actions or constitutional controversies as provided for in the Constitution and represents him or her in all lawsuits in which he or she is a party.[1][2]

History

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The office of the Legal Counsel of the Federal Executive was created on 15 May 1996 during the administration of Ernesto Zedillo.[3] By means of constitutional amendments enacted on 30 December 2015, article 26 of the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration was revised to raise the office of the Legal Counsel to cabinet status.[4]

Functions

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The functions of the CJEF are set out in articles 43, 43-bis and 43-ter of the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration. They include:[2]

  • To support the president in such legal matters as he or she may request.
  • To consider and give its opinion on any bill sent by the president to Congress.
  • To receive bills and initiatives that the secretariats of state seek to submit to Congress, at least one month in advance.
  • To head the federal government's Legal Studies Commission, which is made up of representatives of the legal areas of each agency of the federal public administration.
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References

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  1. ^ Reglamento interior de la CJEF
  2. ^ a b "Artículo 43 de la Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ Diario Oficial de la Federación. "Decreto que reforma y adiciona diversas disposiciones de la Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal". Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Artículo 43 de la Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/325/32523118011.pdf
  6. ^ "Nombra Fox a Cabeza de Vaca consejero jurídico de la Presidencia". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  7. ^ https://www.milenio.com/politica/quien-es-el-nuevo-consejero-juridico-de-presidencia
  8. ^ Rodríguez García, Arturo (11 July 2018). "Julio Scherer Ibarra será el consejero jurídico de la Presidencia: López Obrador". Proceso. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Ella es María Estela Ríos González, la nueva consejera jurídica de presidencia". Expansión. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. ^ Jiménez, César (20 June 2024). "Quién es Ernestina Godoy, la incondicional de Sheinbaum que llega a la Consejería Jurídica de la Presidencia". Infobae. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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