National Public Administration Prize
| National Public Administration Prize | |
|---|---|
 1st Class medal box of the XXXIII edition | |
| Type | 3-grade state decoration |
| Awarded for | Improvement and innovation in government services |
| Presented by |  Mexico |
| Eligibility | Mexican Civil Servants |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 1980 |
| First awarded | Lázaro Barajas Gutiérrez |
| Last awarded | Alfonso de Alba Aguayo |
| Total | 33 of each of three classes |
| Website | http://www.usp.funcionpublica.gob.mx/PNAP/  |
 Obverse of the 1st Class medal awarded in the XXXIII edition to Alfonso de Alba | |
The National Public Administration Prize (known in Spanish as the Premio Nacional Administración Pública or PNAP) forms part of the
History
The Prize was established by decree of
Classes
The classes are :
- 1er Grado ("1st Class"), with gold medal;
- 2ndo Grado ("2nd Class"), with silver medal;
- 3er Grado ("3rd Class"), with bronze medal.
Recipients of all grades receive a diploma, a lump sum determined annually by the President of Mexico, and have their names recorded on the Prize's Book of Honor.
Design
As of the XXXIII award, all three classes of the medal feature the Coat of arms of Mexico engraved on the obverse and the grade, year and name of the serving President of Mexico on the reverse.
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Obverse of the 1st Class Medal -
Reverse of the 1st Class medal
Award Criteria
Award of the Prize is outlined by Mexico's Norma para otorgar el Premio Nacional de Administración Pública. Presently, the jury is presided by the head of Mexico's Ministry of Public Administration and is composed of representatives from the Office of the President and the National Institute of Public Administration.
The evaluating committee invites academics and specialized researchers from the country's higher education institutions to evaluate the works submitted by the public servants. In the 2013 edition, the institutions that participated in this process were the
The invitation to participate is issued by each of the government ministries in July of each year, with works due by the last day of August.[4] The Prize is traditionally awarded 5 December to commemorate the signing of the first charter of federal workers,[5] but it has also been awarded on different dates, notably the 2013 edition.[6]
Recipients
A complete list of winners can be found at the Public Administration Ministry's website:Participantes ganadores del PNAP
The most recent[date missing] winners have been:
- 1st Class: Alfonso de Alba Aguayo from the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs.
- 2nd Class: Brenda García Salazar y José Antonio Paredes Cortés from the Office of Sonoran Health Services, a dependency of the Secretariat of Health.
- 3rd Class: Andrés Aguayo Rico from the Office of Federal Roads and Bridges, a dependency of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation.
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.usp.funcionpublica.gob.mx/PNAP/documentos/Norma_para_otorgar_PNAP_DOF_08-09-2009.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "DOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación".
- ^ a b c "SFP - ¿Qué es el Premio Nacional de Administración Pública?". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "SFP - Ganadores del PNAP 2013". Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
External links
- Official Website of the Prize (in Spanish): [1].
- Press release by the Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry on its 1st Class victory (contains pictures of the Medal) [2].
Additional Sources
- Pdf, in Spanish).