Fidel Herrera Beltrán
Fidel Herrera Beltrán (Nopaltepec, Veracruz, March 7, 1949) is a Mexican politician and former governor of the state of Veracruz. A member of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he was elected governor in 2004.[1] Prior to that, he was deputy in the XLIX Legislature for Cosamaloapan, LI Legislature for Pánuco, LV Legislature for Cosamaloapan and LVII Legislature for Boca del Río and a senator representing Veracruz in the LVIII Legislature. He is a lawyer by profession, having attended law school at UNAM.
In 2013, Forbes magazine named Herrera as one of the 10 most corrupt Mexican politicians, citing his alleged links to the Los Zetas drug-trafficking cartel.[2]
References
- ^ "A Discussion With Governor Fidel Herrera Beltrán". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ Estevez, Dolia. "The 10 Most Corrupt Mexicans Of 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links
Official Biography (Spanish): http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4200549&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
- Governors of Veracruz
- Living people
- 1949 births
- Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
- Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
- Politicians from Veracruz
- Mexican lawyers
- National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- Institutional Revolutionary senator stubs
- Institutional Revolutionary deputy, 1940s birth stubs