Estado Mayor Presidencial
| Estado Mayor Presidencial | |
|---|---|
| Common name | Estado Mayor |
| Abbreviation | EMP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1926 |
| Dissolved | 2018 |
| Annual budget | 409,750,109 MXN |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | MEX |
| Operations jurisdiction | MEX |
| Governing body | Jefatura del Estado Mayor Presidencial |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Sworn members | 4,400 |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent agency | Secretary of National Defense (Mexico) |
| Field offices | 136 |
| Website | |
| www.gob.mx/presidencia/acciones-y-programas/estado-mayor-presidencial-14579 | |
The Estado Mayor Presidencial — EMP (English: Presidential General Staff) was the institution charged with protecting and safeguarding the President of Mexico, the First Lady of Mexico and their immediate families. It is described in its regulations as a military technical body and an administrative unit (Military staff) of the Presidency of the Republic of Mexico in facilitating the President's fulfillment of his attributes and functions.
The EMP was part of the Mexican Army, and a General always led it, embodied in the Jefatura del Estado Mayor Presidencial. Its last Jefatura was led by General Roberto Francisco Miranda Moreno, whom President Enrique Peña Nieto appointed.