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José de las Fuentes Rodríguez
Governor of Coahuila
In office
1 December 1981 – 30 November 1987
Preceded byFrancisco José Madero
Succeeded byEliseo Mendoza Berrueto
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 September 1968 – 30 September 1968
Preceded byAlfonso Martín de Alba
Succeeded byHumberto Acevedo Astudillo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Coahuila′s 1st district
In office
1 September 1976 – 31 August 1979
Preceded byJesús Roberto Dávila Narro
Succeeded byJorge Masso Masso
In office
1 September 1967 – 31 August 1970
Preceded byTomás Algaba Gómez
Succeeded byGustavo Guerra Castaños
Personal details
Born20 April 1920[1]
General Cepeda, Coahuila
Died8 October 2011(2011-10-08) (aged 91)
Mexico City
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
SpouseElsa Hernández Salazar
ChildrenFernando de las Fuentes
ProfessionLawyer

José de las Fuentes Rodríguez (April 20, 1920 – October 8, 2011) was a Mexican politician and lawyer. He served as the Governor of Coahuila from December 1, 1981, to November 1, 1987.[2][3]

De Las Fuentes received his law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1944.[2] He later earned a doctorate in criminal law.[2]

De las Fuentes began his career in public service at the National Company for Basic Commodities (Conasupo).[2] He served as the Attorney General of Coahuila from 1957 to 1963.[2] He was elected as a deputy to the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico for two terms.[2] He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1968.[4] He also taught as a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[2]

José de las Fuentes Rodríguez served as the Governor of Coahuila from 1981 to 1987. He made access to new housing programs a priority of his administration.[2] Several new facilities were also constructed in Coahuila during his tenure, including a new state government center and the major Coahuila convention center.[2]

José de las Fuentes Rodríguez died in Mexico City, where he lived during his later years, on October 8, 2011, at the age of 91.[2] He was survived by his children - Guadalupe, José, Arturo, and Fernando de las Fuentes Hernández. His wife, Elsa Hernández Salazar, died in 1984.[2] The couple had met in Mexico City and Veracruz.[2] His funeral was held in Saltillo, the capital of Coahuila.[2]

References

  1. ^ Camp, Roderic Ai (1982). Biografías de políticos mexicanos, 1935-1985 (in Spanish). Fondo de Cultura Económica. p. 193. ISBN 9789681637194. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Gonzalez, Edgar (2011-10-08). "Fallece exgobernador de Coahuila, José de las Fuentes Rodríguez". Vanguardia (Mexico). Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  3. ^ Fernández, Hilda (2011-10-08). "Muere José de las Fuentes, ex gobernador de Coahuila". El Universal (Mexico). Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  4. ^ Enciclopedia Política de México 9 Tomo V. (PDF). Senade de la República - Instituto Belisario Domínguez. 2010.
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