He began his public service career after he was appointed as Secretary of Commerce by president José López Portillo in 1976. Less than one year later, he was appointed Secretary of Education, a position that he retained to the end of the López Portillo administration in 1982.
After being designated as Secretary of Commerce under President José López Portillo in 1976, he began his public service career. Within less than a year, he was appointed to the position of Secretary of Education, which he maintained until the conclusion of the López Portillo administration in 1982.