Benjamín Clariond
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Benjamín Clariond Reyes-Retana is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who has served as federal deputy, municipal president (mayor) of Monterrey and as interim governor of the State of Nuevo León after the distitution of Sócrates Rizzo.
In 2006 he ran for municipal president (mayor) of San Pedro Garza García losing against the PAN candidate Fernando Margain.
Clariond is the grandson of French immigrant Jacques Antoine Clariond (also known as "Santiago Antonio Clariond") founder of Industrias Monterrey. He has served as general director of IMSATEC.
Preceded by Sócrates Rizzo García |
Governor of Nuevo León (interim) 1996 — 1997 |
Succeeded by Fernando Canales Clariond |
Preceded by Juventino González Benavides |
Municipal president of Monterrey 1991 — 1994 |
Succeeded by Jesús Hinojosa Tijerina |