Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo (born 9 May 1968) is a Mexican actuary, public servant and politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN)..

On June 15, 2008, Mexican president Felipe Calderón Hinojosa named him the head of the Social Development Secretariat in substitution of Beatriz Zavala Peniche.

As Secretary, he designed and implemented different politics in social development: strengthening, modernizing, and making transparent programs with a high impact on theconditions of Mexicans' lives.

To counteract the increase of international prices in food, he incorporated new supports in the social programs and he made sure to keep the stability of the prices in the poorest regions of the country: Ernesto Cordero played an important role when facing the AH1N1 flu outbreak because of his support in the co-ordination of strategies to give attention to the public together with the Health Secretariat.

During 2009 the coverage of the Program 70 and more was extended, it gives support to people of the third age in places with up to 30,000 inhabitants, increasing the number of beneficiaries in almost 200, 000.