Zeferino Torreblanca
Zeferino Torreblanca | |
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| Governor of Guerrero | |
| In office 1 April 2005 – 31 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | René Juárez Cisneros |
| Succeeded by | Ángel Aguirre Rivero |
| Municipal president of Acapulco | |
| In office 1 April 1999 – 31 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Ana María Castilleja Mendieta |
| Succeeded by | Alberto López Rosas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 14, 1954 Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Political party | Party of the Democratic Revolution |
Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo (born March 14, 1954, in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican politician previously affiliated with the PRD Party of the Democratic Revolution now affiliated with the PT (Labor Party) and former governor of Guerrero.[1] He is the first non PRI member to hold the position.
Personal life and education
[edit]Zeferino Torreblanca is the son of Luis Torreblanca González and Luisa Galindo Ochoa. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM).[2]
Political career
[edit]In 1993 he unsuccessfully ran for municipal president (mayor) of Acapulco representing the PRD. Then, in 1994, he secured a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico via proportional representation to serve during the LVI Legislature. In 1999 he ran again for municipal president of Acapulco and won. In February 2005 he was elected Governor of Guerrero and left office on March 31, 2011.[2] In 2015 he received the backing of the PAN (National Action Party) and ran again for municipal president of Acapulco, but lost. In 2018 he ran again for this position, but this time with the PT (Labor Party).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Interview: Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca". Americas Society Website. Americas Society. August 3, 2009.
- ^ a b "Carolos Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo". Portal del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
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