Eduardo Bours
| José Eduardo Robinson Bours Castelo | |
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| Governor of Sonora | |
| In office September 13, 2003 – September 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Armando López Nogales |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Padrés Elías |
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| Born | December 17, 1956 Ciudad Obregón, Sonora |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lourdes Laborín |
| Alma mater | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education |
| Profession | Industrial Engineer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
José Eduardo Robinson Bours Castelo (born December 17, 1956 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a Mexican businessman who served as Governor of Sonora under the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI. He is a member of the illustrious Robinson Bours family which immigrated from the United States in the 19th century. Before being elected governor, he served as Senator representing his state in the Mexican Senate. In 2003, he won the primary election with 51% of the votes. Later he was elected Governor of his state in July, 2003. His term ended in 2009 without the possibility of reelection.
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[edit] Biography
He graduated from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education with a degree in Industrial Engineering and Systems Engineering at the Monterrey campus. He worked for Bachoco from 1980 to 1992. After which he served as president of the Consejo Nacional Agropecuario (the National Agricultural Conference) from 1992 to 1994. In 1994 he formed part of negotiations of the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as negotiator and representative of the private sector. In the same year he was invited to preside the board of directors of Fresh Fresh Del Monte Produce NV until December 1996. He was president of the Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE, Coordination Council of Entrepreneurs). He was elected senator for Sonora for the term 2000 to 2006 but he left this position to campaign for governor in 2003. In 2003 he was elected as the 70th governor of Sonora, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and replacing Armando López Nogales.
[edit] Board member
He has been a member of the boards of directors of the following organizations:
[edit] Corporations
- Bachoco
- Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV)
- Fresh Del Monte Produce
- Grupo Azucarero Mexicano (GAM)
- Hérdez
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[edit] Government
- Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior (Bancomext)
- Nacional Financiera (NAFIN)
- Comisión Mixta para la Promoción de Exportaciones (COMPEX)
- Fondo de Capitalización e Inversión del Sector Rural (FOCIR)
[edit] Industry
- Corporación Mexicana de Restaurantes
- Unión Nacional de Avicultores
- Unión Nacional de Producción de Cerdos
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- (Spanish) Biography on the State of Sonora website.
