Who is General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, head of the Sedena in Sheinbaum’s cabinet? – El Financiero

Claudia Sheinbaum surprised this Friday with two of the most anticipated appointments for her next government cabinet: the Secretaries of National Defense and the Navy.

Unlike her other appointments, the Mexican president-elect did not announce her cabinet at a press conference in her transitional home, but instead announced her decision in a statement.

Sheinbaum had announced that the last appointments to her legal cabinet would be those of the National Defense and the Navy and that they would be revealed in September, with enough time for the new ministers to begin the transition work with Secretaries Luis Cresencio Sandoval and Rafael Ojeda.

Who is the new head of Sedena?

According to data from Sedena, Ricardo Trevilla Trejo has been active in the Army since 1978.

This is Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, a Major General with a Diploma in the General Staff. Raymundo Riva Palacio, a columnist for El Financiero, suggested that the appointment of this military officer was influenced by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

In his column Confusing Signals?, Riva Palacio stressed that the general was called to the morning press conference on July 9 to replace Luis Cresencio Sandoval.

“General Ricardo Trevilla, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the National Defense, had never been summoned by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to the morning press conference since that body was created in February 2022. He did so in substitution of the Secretary of National Defense, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, who was absent from the National Palace yesterday and the generals who usually do so did not attend in his representation. Trevilla’s appearance raised several eyebrows, due to the unusual nature of his participation, but above all due to the context in which it took place,” he said.

“Due to the current situation, one day after Sheinbaum announced when she would announce her Secretary of Defense, the fact that Trevilla had occupied a central place in the National Palace made some people think that he could be the dark horse,” he added.

Who is Ricardo Trevilla Trejo?

The new Secretary of National Defense is originally from Campeche and was born on January 8, 1961, that is, he is 63 years old, and has been in active service since September 1, 1978, according to official data.

Trained at the Heroic Military College, his professional training includes:

• Command and General Staff Course.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Military Administration from the Higher School of War.
• Masters in Military Administration for Internal Security and National Defense.
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of the Valley of Mexico.

What positions has General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo held in the Army?

As a lieutenant colonel, he was in charge of section and squadron level units in cavalry regiments. General Trevilla Trejo also worked in military zone General Staffs and in the border area of ​​Chiapas with Guatemala.

The next Secretary of National Defense was also deputy military and air attaché at the Mexican Embassies in Germany and Poland.

The following positions stand out as colonel and general:

• Head of the Monitoring, Coordination and Statistics Group of the National Defense General Staff.
• Commander of the 16/0 Motorized Cavalry Regiment in Atlixco, Puebla.
• Director General of Social Communication of the Secretariat of National Defense.
• Chief of Staff of the 6th Military Zone in Saltillo, Coahuila.
• Commander of the Military Cattle Farm in Santa Gertrudis, Chihuahua.
• Commander of the Garrison of Piedras Negras, Coahuila
• Commander of the 43rd Military Zone in Apatzingán, Michoacán.
• Deputy Chief of Administration and Logistics of the National Defense Staff.
• Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the National Defense (current position).

What decorations has General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo received?

• Military Merit in Band grade; Technical Merit 1st class.
• Merit in the Campaign Against Drug Trafficking of 2nd Class on two occasions.
• Perseverance of 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st classes, Special, Extraordinary and Institutional for 45 years of uninterrupted active service.
• Mexican Legion of Honor; Military Distinction.
• DN-III-E Plan Performance Distinction.
• Special Distinction for COVID-19.
• Distinction from the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the National Defense.
• Bicentennial Medal of the Heroic Military College 1823-2023.

Who is Sheinbaum’s new Navy Secretary?

The president-elect had yet to name the secretaries of Defense and the Navy. (Cuartoscuro)

If what happened during López Obrador’s six-year term is repeated, General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo will have to work very closely with the new Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles.

The new member of Claudia Sheinbaum’s cabinet began his career in the Navy more than 40 years ago, having joined the Mexican Navy as a cadet in August 1983.

In 1987, the next Secretary of the Navy graduated from the Naval Academy with the rank of Midshipman, and in 1989 he graduated with honors as a Naval Science Engineer.