Mariano Palacios Alcocer

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Mariano Palacios Alcocer (born May 27, 1952 in Santiago de Querétaro) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He is a former governor of Querétaro and has presided twice over the PRI.

Mariano Palacios received a doctorate in law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1995; he also holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in law from the Autonomous University of Querétaro. He is married to Ana María González de Palacios, with whom he has seven children.

[edit] Political career

Palacios Alcocer began his political career at the age of 21 when he became a Querétaro state deputy in the 54th legislature (1973-1976). He has been mayor of Santiago de Querétaro (1976-1979), senator for the State of Querétaro (1982-1985), Governor of Querétaro (1985-1991), federal congressman in the 57th Legislature (1997) and President of the National Executive Committee of the Revolutionary Institutional Party from 1997-1999 and again in 2005.

He has also been President of the Advisory Council of the Secretariat of Social Development (SEDESOL), Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (1993-1994), Mexican Ambassador to Portugal (1995-1997) and Secretary of Labor (1999-2000) in President Ernesto Zedillo's cabinet.

Preceded by Roberto Madrazo	President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party 2005 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Rafael Camacho Guzmán	Governor of Querétaro 1985–1991	Succeeded by Enrique Burgos García