José Narro Robles

José Narro Robles, born on 5 December 1948, is a Mexican physician, researcher, academic and politician. He directed the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and was elected the 23rd Rector of the university on 20 November 2007, serving two four-year terms. In February 2016 President Enrique Peña Nieto appointed him head of the Mexican Secretariat of Health, succeeding Mercedes Juan. His career in health administration also included work as General Director of Health Services of the Mexican Federal District, Secretary-General of the Mexican Institute of Social Security, Undersecretary of Migratory Services and Population at the Ministry of the Interior and Undersecretary of Health. He advised the World Health Organization and UNICEF, presided over the National Academy of Medicine, of which he has been a member since 1992, and holds honorary doctorates from several Latin American and European universities.