President of the Council of Ministers of the Mexican Empire,COVARRUBIAS José de Jesús, "Enciclopedia Política de México: Tomo V, Dirigentes Ancestrales, Coloniales y del México Independiente Siglos VII-XXI", Edit.Instituto Belisario Domínguez, 2010 First Minister, or Chancellor was an institutional figure that existed in two moments of the national history of Mexico during the First Mexican Empire since 1822 to 1823 by

Agustín de Iturbide Agustín de Iturbide (; 27 September 178319 July 1824), full name Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu and also known as Agustín of Mexico, was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built a ...

and the

Second Mexican Empire The Second Mexican Empire (), officially the Mexican Empire (), was a constitutional monarchy established in Mexico by Mexican monarchists in conjunction with the Second French Empire. The period is sometimes referred to as the Second French i ...

since 1864 to 1867 by Maximilian of Habsburg.

Appointment

The president of the Council of Ministers was appointed by the emperor and had to be ratified by Congress in the case of the First Mexican Empire.Varios Autores: México. Crisis Imperial e Independencia. Tomo I (1808–1830). TAURUS The president of the Council holds the presidency of the Council although he may also be the holder of a Ministry of State, mainly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The other ministers were appointed by the emperor directly. For the validity of the norms and decrees issued by the emperor, the signatures of the prime minister and of the ministers of the portfolios related to the matter of such are necessary; Government acts that lack ministerial endorsement in a constitutional system are null.

Former holders of the title

; PartiesCovarruvias José, Enciclopedia Política de México, TOMO IV, Edit. Belisario Domínguez. 2010

First Empire

Second Empire

References

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