Leonel Godoy Rangel

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Leonel Godoy Rangel (b. June 5, 1950 in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán) is a Mexican lawyer, politician and the current governor^[1] of Michoacán. He is a former president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).

[edit] Political Career

Leonel Godoy began his political career in his native Michoacán serving in various positions during the governorship of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. He served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 1997. In 1997 he joined the cabinet of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas's government in the Federal District. Godoy has also served in the cabinets of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Federal District) and Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (Michoacán). Hailing from the coastal region of Michoacán state, Godoy embodies the charisma and frankness associated with the region.

Godoy was elected to the Senate as a joint PRD-PT-CD candidate, representing the state of Michoacán, in the federal election held on July 2, 2006. On June 2007 he was elected by the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) as candidate for governor of the State of Michoacán for the November 11 state election^[2].According to the Preliminary Results Program (PREP) he won the election with nearly 38% of the votes^[3].

[edit] External links

• Official Web Page

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Preceded by Lázaro Cárdenas Batel	Governor of Michoacán 2008–2012	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Rosario Robles	President of the Party of the Democratic Revolution 2003—2005	Succeeded by Leonel Cota

Current Mexican State Governors
Aguascalientes: Luis Armando Reynoso Baja California: José Guadalupe Osuna Millán Baja California Sur: Narciso Agúndez Montaño Campeche: Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez Chiapas: Juan Sabines Guerrero Chihuahua: José Reyes Baeza Terrazas Coahuila: Humberto Moreira Valdés Colima: Silverio Cavazos Durango: Ismael Hernández Guanajuato: Juan Manuel Oliva Ramírez	Guerrero: Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca Hidalgo: Miguel Osorio Chong Jalisco: Emilio González Márquez State of México: Enrique Peña Nieto Michoacán: Leonel Godoy Rangel Morelos: Marco Antonio Adame Castillo Nayarit: Ney González Sánchez Nuevo León: Natividad González Parás Oaxaca: Ulises Ruiz Ortiz Puebla: Mario Plutarco Marín Torres Querétaro: Francisco Garrido Patrón	Quintana Roo: Félix González Canto San Luis Potosí: Jesús Marcelo de los Santos Sinaloa: Jesús Aguilar Padilla Sonora: Eduardo Bours Tabasco: Andrés Rafael Granier Melo Tamaulipas: Eugenio Hernández Flores Tlaxcala: Héctor Ortiz Ortiz Veracruz: Fidel Herrera Beltrán Yucatán: Ivonne Ortega Pacheco Zacatecas: Amalia García