Legal Counsel of the Federal Executive explained

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 (Spanish; Castilian: 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

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

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.

List of Legal Counsels of the Federal Executive

Parties

(4) (1) (2) (5)

		Portrait	Name	Term of office			President
				Took office	Left office	Duration
1			[5]	15 May 1996	30 November 2000
2				1 December 2000	20 March 2003
3				3 April 2003	11 November 2004
4			[6]	11 November 2004	27 April 2005
5				12 November 2005	30 November 2006
6				1 December 2006	28 January 2008
7				28 January 2008	30 November 2012
8				1 December 2012	9 June 2017
9			[7]	9 June 2017	30 November 2018
10			[8]	1 December 2018	2 September 2021
11			[9]	2 September 2021	30 September 2024
12			[10]	1 October 2024	Incumbent

Notes and References

1. http://www.cjef.gob.mx/Documentos/Transparencia/reglamentoCJEF.pdf Reglamento interior de la CJEF
2. Web site: Artículo 43 de la Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal . 20 June 2024.
3. Web site: Decreto que reforma y adiciona diversas disposiciones de la Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal . 20 June 2024 . Diario Oficial de la Federación.
4. Web site: Artículo 43 de la Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal . 22 December 2020 . 15 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115140346/http://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/153_071220.pdf.
5. https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/325/32523118011.pdf
6. Web site: Nombra Fox a Cabeza de Vaca consejero jurídico de la Presidencia . 2024-06-21 . www.proceso.com.mx . spanish.
7. https://www.milenio.com/politica/quien-es-el-nuevo-consejero-juridico-de-presidencia
8. Web site: Rodríguez García, Arturo . 11 July 2018 . Julio Scherer Ibarra será el consejero jurídico de la Presidencia: López Obrador . https://web.archive.org/web/20190815043609/https://www.proceso.com.mx/542613/julio-scherer-ibarra-sera-el-consejero-juridico-de-la-presidencia-lopez-obrador . 15 August 2019 . 20 June 2024 . Proceso.
9. Web site: 2 September 2021 . Ella es María Estela Ríos González, la nueva consejera jurídica de presidencia . 16 September 2021 . Expansión.
10. News: Jiménez . César . 20 June 2024 . Quién es Ernestina Godoy, la incondicional de Sheinbaum que llega a la Consejería Jurídica de la Presidencia . 20 June 2024 . Infobae.