Ángel Aguirre Rivero
| Ángel Aguirre Rivero | |
|---|---|
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| Governor of Guerrero | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Zeferino Torreblanca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1956 Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Political party | .svg.png){kind=small} PRI (1984–2010).svg.png){kind=small} PRD (2010–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Laura del Rocío Herrera |
| Profession | Economist |
Ángel Heladio Aguirre Rivero (born 21 April 1956) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the PRD, formerly to the PRI, who currently acts as Governor of Guerrero. He has been member of both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate[1] and has been appointed as interin Governor of Guanajuato between 1996 and 1999.
Political career
Angel Aguirre Rivero took a degree in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he also served as professor in the same faculty. In 1991 he was postulated and elected as Deputy for the Sixth Federal Electoral District of Guerrero to the LV Legislature of the Mexican Congress from 1991 to 1994, from 1993 to 1996 was also President of the PRI in the State of Guerrero.
On 12 March 1996, the then governor of Guerrero, Rubén Figueroa Alcocer, requested to leave his post due to the Aguas Blancas massacre, where peasants were murdered by agents of the state police at the ford of Aguas Blancas, municipality of Coyuca de Benitez, the same day the Congress of Guerrero Governor appointed him as a substitute, finishing the constitutional period until 31 March 1999.
In 2003 he was elected again as Deputy for the LIX Legislature representing Guerrero. In 2006 he was nominated as a candidate for Senator for the PRI in the first formula of the candidatures, being second in the election and therefore occupying the seat of "First minority".[2]
On 25 August 2010 he announces that leaves your membership to the PRI and becomes the candidate for governor of Guerrero by the PRD.,[3] subsequently winning the January 30, 2011 elections.[4] and taking office on 1 April.
References
- ↑ "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ángel Aguirre Rivero". Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ángel Aguirre, precandidato del DIA en Guerrero". El Universal. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Programa de resulatdos electorales". Retrieved 7 December 2013.
External links
| Preceded by Zeferino Torreblanca |
Governor of Guerrero 2011 — Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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