Cabinet
| OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
| President | Vicente Fox Quesada | 2000–2006 |
| Interior | Santiago Creel Miranda Carlos Abascal |
2000–2005 2005–2006 |
| Foreign Affairs | Jorge Castañeda Luis Ernesto Derbez |
2000–2003 2003–2006 |
| Public Safety | es:Alejandro Gertz Manero Ramón Martín Huerta Eduardo Medina-Mora |
2000–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 |
| Attorney General | Rafael Macedo de la Concha Daniel Cabeza de Vaca |
2000–2005 2005–2006 |
| Health | Julio Frenk | 2000–2006 |
| Education | Reyes Tamez | 2000–2006 |
| Economy | Luis Ernesto Derbez Fernando Canales Clariond Sergio García de Alba |
2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 |
| Labor | Carlos Abascal Francisco Salazar |
2000–2005 2005–2006 |
| Agriculture | Javier Usabiaga Francisco Mayorga |
2000–2005 2005–2006 |
| Energy | Ernesto Martens Felipe Calderón Fernando Elizondo Fernando Canales Clariond |
2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 |
| Finance | Francisco Gil Díaz | 2000–2006 |
| Communications | Pedro Cerisola | 2000–2006 |
| Defense | Gerardo Clemente Vega | 2000–2006 |
| Navy | Marco Antonio Peyrot | 2000–2006 |
| Presidential Guard | José Armando Tamayo García | 2000–2006 |
| Social Development | Josefina Vázquez Mota Ana Teresa Aranda |
2005–2006 2006 |
| Environment | Víctor Lichtinger Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez José Luis Luege |
2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 |
| Tourism | Leticia Navarro Rodolfo Elizondo Torres |
2000–2003 2003–2006 |
| Civil Service | Francisco Barrio Eduardo Romero Ramos |
2000–2003 2003–2006 |
In contrast with his predecessors, President Fox chose the members of his cabinet through head hunters. At the beginning of his term, Fox dubbed his Cabinet as "el gabinetazo" ("the Super Cabinet"), as a way to recognize the capacity of the Cabinet members. Fox had originally stated that the Cabinet chosen at the beginning of his term would last 6 years, throughout his term, however, this did not happen. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa served as Secretary of Energy for eight months, and resigned under pressure relating to his Presidential ambitions, when competing against Secretary of the Interior, Santiago Creel.
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