creates “Food for Wellbeing”

MEXICO CITY.- The president-elect, Claudia Sheinbaumreported that it is going to merge Mexican Food Security (Segalmex) with Diconsa to make a single unit, which will be called “Food for Wellbeing.”

This new unit will be in charge of María Luisa Albores Gonzálezcurrent Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources.

At a press conference, Claudia Sheinbaum pointed out that Leonel Cotacurrent director of Segalmex, will be the undersecretary of the “Food for Wellbeing” area.

Claudia Sheinbaum mentioned that now Tiendas Diconsa will be renamed Wellness Storesand this new area would operate the guarantee prices that were created now.

They hope to “link small agricultural producers with Diconsa Stores, directly,” the president-elect highlighted before the media.

🚨 Segalmex and Diconsa will be merged: Claudia Sheinbaum announced the merger of both organizations to make a single unit: “Food for Wellbeing”.

The head will be María Luisa Albores González, current Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources. pic.twitter.com/f5GW1E6Fjz

— Diario de Yucatán (@DiariodeYucatan) September 17, 2024

The Segalmex fraud

Segalmex is a decentralized body from the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) that seeks food self-sufficiency in milk as well as the four basic grains (corn, wheat, rice and beans); However, in the reviews of the public accounts for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, the Superior Audit of the Federation (ASF) detected an embezzlement of approximately 14 thousand 900 million pesos.

The irregularities occurred under the direction of Ignacio Ovalle Fernandezwho to date does not face any process for the embezzlement of millions, whose resources were allegedly allocated to stock bonds and contracts with shell companies.

Who is María Luisa Albores González?

María Luisa Albores González, is a Mexican politician and activistknown for her work on issues of environment and social development. He is currently in charge of the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), a position he held since September 3, 2020 after leaving the Welfare Secretariat, a department that Ariadna Montiel Reyes is in charge of.

She is an agricultural engineer specialized in tropical areas from the Chapingo Autonomous University and throughout her career she has carried out studies and training in project management linked to community development and agroecology.

Claudia Sheinbaum’s legal office

1. Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón — Secretary of Economy
2. Rosaura Ruíz Gutiérrez — Head of a new secretariat: National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies
3. Juan Ramon de la Fuente — Secretary of Foreign Affairs
4. Alicia Barcena — Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat)
5. Julio Berdegué Sacristán — Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sagarpa).
6. Ernestina Godoy Ramos — Legal Department
7. Rogelio Ramírez de la O — Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP)
8. José Antonio Peña Merino — Head of the Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency
9. Luz Elena González Escobar — Secretary of Energy
10. David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz — Secretary of Health
11. Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez — Head of Public Service
12. Jesus Antonio Esteva Medina — Secretary of Communications and Transportation
13. Edna Vega Rangel — Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu)
14. Rosa Icela Rodríguez — Secretary of the Interior (SEGOB)
15. Mario Delgado — Secretary of Public Education (SEP)
16. Ariadna Montiel — Secretary of Welfare
17. Omar García Harfuch — Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC)
18. Claudia Curiel de Icaza —Secretary of Culture.
19. Josefina Rodríguez Zamora — Secretary of Tourism (Sectur)

Claudia Sheinbaum: expanded cabinet and other positions

1. Lazaro Cardenas Batel — Head of the Office of the President
2. Claudia Curiel de Icaza —Secretary of Culture.
3. Josefina Rodríguez Zamora — Secretary of Tourism (Sectur)
4. Marath Bolaños López —Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STyPS).
5. Zoe Robledo — Head of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)
6. Arturo Zaldivar — Coordinator of Politics and Government in the Presidency
7. Leticia Ramirez Amaya — coordinator of intergovernmental affairs and social participation.
8. Carlos Torres — technical secretary of the Presidency.
9. Emilia Esther Calleja — head of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).
10. Alejandro Svarch Pérez — General Director of IMSS-Wellbeing.
11. Citlalli Hernandez — Head of the Women’s Secretariat
12. Tatiana Clouthier — Head of the Institute of Mexicans Abroad (IME).
13. Marti Batres — Institute of Security and Social Services of State Workers (ISSSTE)
14. Victor Rodriguez Padilla — Mexican Petroleum (Pemex)
15. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo — Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena)
16. Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles — Semar
17. Rommel Pacheco Marrufo — National Sports Commission (Conade)
18. Octavio Romero — National Housing Fund for Workers (Infonavit).
19. César Iván Escalante Ruiz — Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco).
20. Efrain Morales Lopez — National Water Commission (Conagua).
21. Mariana Boy Tamborrell — Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa).
22. Lyndia Quiroz Zavala — National Fund for Tourism Promotion (Fonatur).
23. Violeta Abreu González — Mexican Postal Service (Sepomex).
24. Renata Turrent Hegewisch — General Director of Canal Once.
25. Rocío Mejía Flores — Financial for Wellbeing (FINABIEN).
26. Rocío Bárcena Molina — Undersecretary of Democratic Development, Social Participation and Religious Affairs of the Ministry of the Interior.
27. Alonso Millán Zepeda —General Director of Channel 22.
28. Antonio Martínez Dagnino — Tax Administration Service (SAT).

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