Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez

Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (born May 13, 1954)[1] is a Mexican left-wing politician who served as the acting Secretary of the Interior in June 2023. He was previously affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution, the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico, the Mexican Socialist Party and the Mexican Communist Party. He served as the 4th Head of Government of the Federal District from 2005 to 2006. Encinas serves in the upper house of Congress as senator representing the State of Mexico.

Alejandro Encinas
Alejandro Encinas in 2015
Secretary of the Interior Acting
In office 16 June 2023 – 19 June 2023
President	Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Preceded by	Adán Augusto López Hernández
Succeeded by	Luisa María Alcalde Luján
Senator for the State of Mexico
In office 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2018
Preceded by	Ulises Ramírez Núñez
Succeeded by	Juan Zepeda Hernández
4th Head of Government of the Federal District
In office 2 August 2005 – 4 December 2006
Preceded by	Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Succeeded by	Marcelo Ebrard
Government Secretary of the Federal District
In office 21 March 2003 – 2 August 2005
Preceded by	José Agustín Ortiz Pinchetti
Succeeded by	Ricardo Ruíz Suárez
Secretary of Economic Development of the Federal District
In office 5 December 2000 – 18 February 2002
Preceded by	Leticia Calzada Gómez
Succeeded by	Jenny Saltiel Cohen
Secretary of the Environment of the Federal District
In office 5 December 1997 – 4 December 2000
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Claudia Sheinbaum
Personal details
Born	(1954-05-13) 13 May 1954 Mexico City
Political party	Independent (2015-present)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Revolution (Before 2015)
Residence	State of Mexico

Alejandro Encinas has a degree in economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is a former researcher of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and served twice in the Chamber of Deputies (1985–1988 and 1991–1994).

In 2000 he ran for chief administrator (Spanish: delegado) of Álvaro Obregón, a borough of Mexico City. He lost against the conservative Luis Eduardo Zuno Chavira.

Encinas served in the cabinet of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) until AMLO's resignation. He was the Head of Government of the Federal District from August 1, 2005, to December 4, 2006. He was succeeded by Marcelo Ebrard.

Encinas' provided official support for López Obrador's presidential campaign during the 2006 Mexican general election, and later support of the blockade of avenues in Mexico City.

He is also the Minister of Environment, Minister of Economic Development, Government Secretary and Head of Government of the Federal District.[2] He was appointed Secretary of the Interior on 16 June, 2023. [3]