Ulises Mejía Haro appointed as Mexico's Undersecretary of Agriculture

Columba López, the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), has appointed Ulises Mejía Haro as the new Undersecretary of Agriculture. Mejía Haro succeeds Leonel Cota Montaño, who resigned last week.

Mejía Haro is a Morena federal deputy and former municipal president of Zacatecas. He previously served on the Commission for Rural Development, Agriculture, and Food Self-Sufficiency. The National Confederation of Livestock Organizations (CNOG) welcomed the appointment, noting his experience in rural agendas and his potential to assist in stabilizing livestock prices and managing sanitary regulations.

Cota Montaño’s departure followed the appointment of his son to a political coordination role in Baja California Sur. President Claudia Sheinbaum requested Cota’s resignation to prevent potential conflicts of interest regarding the use of federal resources for political aspirations.