Ignacio Loyola Vera

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Ignacio Loyola Vera (born on 10 September, 1954 in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico). Governor of the State of Queretaro, Mexico, from October 1, 1997, to September 30, 2003. Later Federal Attorney of Environmental Protection (PROFEPA), 2006 - 2008. Member of the National Action Party. He obtained a B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering and Zootechnology at the ITESM.

With no previous experience in politics, he was candidate to Queretaro State governorship in 1997. In a surprising victory he defeated Fernando Ortiz Arana (Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI). During his term he was very criticized, even by his own party members, for his unfortunate quotes on several subjects, including torture, espionage and the governor's wage (the highest in the country). He approved the construction of the new international airport, which began in 2002 and was inaugurated in 2004 by his succesor.

[edit] His career

• Director of his own agricultural business
• Advisor to COPARMEX (1992-1994) .
• Vice-President of the Society of Agricultural Engineers and Parasitologists (1993-1995).
• Advisor to CANACO (1994-1996).
• Director of COPARMEX in Querétaro (1996).
• Governor of Querétaro (1997-2003).
• Advisor to the SCT, prepared studies for the high-speed train project from Mexico City to Guadalajara.
• Federal Attorney of Environmental Protection, appointed by President Felipe Calderón (December 2006-January 2008).

[edit] External links

(Spanish)

• Queretaro State Website
• Federal Attorney of Environmental Protection Website
• National Action Party Website