| National Public Administration Prize | |
| Type: | 3-grade state decoration |
| Eligibility: | Mexican Civil Servants |
| Awarded For: | Improvement and innovation in government services |
| Status: | Currently awarded |
| Established: | 1980 |
| Firstawarded: | Lázaro Barajas Gutiérrez |
| Lastawarded: | Alfonso de Alba Aguayo |
| Total Awarded: | 33 of each of three classes |
The National Public Administration Prize (known in Spanish as the Premio Nacional Administración Pública or PNAP) forms part of the Mexican Honours System. It is, along with its corresponding Medal, the highest decoration that the country confers on its public servants for works that improve the functions of the nation's federal government.[1] [2]
The Prize was established by decree of President José López Portillo following an Act of the Mexican Congress in 1980[3] and is governed by the country's federal law on awards. Since then, it has been Mexico's highest recognition to civil servants that have contributed substantially to improve federal services.[4]
The classes are :
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.
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.
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 National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), the Latin American Social Sciences Institute (FLACSO), the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) and the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM).
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. 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]
A complete list of winners can be found at the Public Administration Ministry's website:Participantes ganadores del PNAP
The most recent winners have been: