Eugenio Hernández Flores
| Eugenio Hernández Flores | |
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| Governor of Tamaulipas | |
| In office February 5, 2005 – December 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Tomás Yarrington |
| Succeeded by | Egidio Torre Cantú |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1959 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) | Adriana González |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Eugenio Javier Hernández Flores (b. October 17, 1959 in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was mayor of Ciudad Victoria from 2001 to 2004 and Governor of Tamaulipas from 2004 to 2010.
Although dedicated to politics, Hernández Flores received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.
He was elected mayor of Ciudad Victoria, the state capital. In 2004 he was elected governor of the state with 61% of the vote, he is married to Adriana González and has four children: Ana Roberta, Eugenio, Fabiola and Camila.
One of the major achievements during his period of government was the foundation of the Scientific and Tecnological Park of Tamaulipas, institution highly specialized in IT technologies the same which paradoxically hasn´t had, since it´s foundation,
One of his bodyguards was arrested by the Mexican federal police on accusations of being a headhunter for a criminal group. He was wanted by the U.S. government who valued his head on five million dollars".
He will be sadly remembered for his infamous term, in which the security of the state was severely deteriorated, an example was the execution of singer Valentín Elizalde, the government of the state of Tamaulipas did nothing to investigate.[1]
When the shootouts between drug cartels began at the beginning of 2010, Governor Hernández sensless said that there were not true and that the shootouts were irresponsible gossips coming from social networks, the answer of the people of Tamaulipas was that "surely the bullets came from twitter and exited through computer screens".[2]
After failing in his efforts for a presidential candidature, undergoing the death of his political candidate successor[3] and leaving the state of Tamaulipas with a long-term direct debt of 7 851.1 million pesos,[4] he was elected on Mai 2011 as Technical Secretary of the National Political Counsel from its own party PRI. [5]
Much has been said about his incapacity of government and his connections with drug cartels, given the fact that when he took possession of charge on February 2005, Tamaulipas was scarcely related with criminality or armed groups, now it is one of the most dangerous places in Mexico. Entrepreneurs and society in Mexico demand the investigation and penalization of this Mexican political character.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Muere Valentin Elizalde Asesinado" (in Spanish). People en español. 27 Nov,2006. http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1563111,00.html.
- ^ Miguel Ángel Pérez López (25 Feb, 2010). "Gobernador de Tamaulipas llama a la calma" (in Spanish). Hoy Tamaulipas. http://www.hoytamaulipas.net/notas/4036/contando.html.
- ^ Antonio Hernández (June 29, 2010). "Cronología: Acciones, tras la emboscada" (in Spanish). La verdad de Tamaulipas. http://laverdad.com.mx/desplegar_noticia.php?seccion=LOCAL¬a=45653&usg=AFQjCNHjVAGHhtnlgCZGCbfAl-zzfFAffw.
- ^ a b >"TAMAULIPAS: Empresarios piden cuentas a ex gobernador" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Heraldo, centro de información (Agencia Reforma). May 21, 2011. http://www.elnuevoheraldo.com/articles/tamaulipas-49301-gobernador-iniciativa.html.
- ^ "Presentan a Eugenio Hernández como secretario Técnico del CEN del PRI" (in Spanish). Metro Noticias de Tamaulipas. 9 May 2011. http://www.metronoticias.com.mx/nota.cgi?id=55323.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Government of Tamaulipas: Eugenio Hernández
- Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Tamaulipas
- CNN report on Hernandez' bodyguard
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tomás Yarrington |
Governor of Tamaulipas 2005–2010 |
Succeeded by Egidio Torre Cantú |
| Preceded by Egidio Torre Cantú |
Mayor of Ciudad Victoria 2001–2004 |
Succeeded by Álvaro Villanueva Perales |
