Luis Crescencio Sandoval González (born 7 February 1960) is the current Mexican Secretary of Defense.

Biography

Sandoval González was born on 7 February 1960 in Ensenada, Baja California. In the Heroic Military Academy he attended high school and studies of formation of army officers. He also graduated in administration military school Superior of war. He holds a bachelor's degree in military administration from the National Superior School of War, and a master's degree in military administration for national defense and security. Sandoval has served as a section Commander in the Third Battalion of Military Police in the City of Mexico; he was also Head of the Technical Section and Private Secretary of the Senior Officer of the

SEDENA The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA); es, Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional is the government department responsible for managing Mexico's Army and Air Forces. Its head is the Secretary of National Defense who, like the co-equa ...

. He was Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Headquarters of the Military Zone of Colima 20, as well as Deputy Chief of Section Five and Six of the Presidential Staff, as well as Commander of the Fourth Military Region. In a field of foreign policy, he was appointed as Added Military Assistant at the Mexican Embassy in the District of Columbia (United States). Sandoval was awarded the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

, given by the French Government.

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