Fidel Herrera Beltrán

Fidel Herrera
58th Governor of Veracruz
In office
December 1, 2004  November 30, 2010
Preceded by Miguel Alemán Velasco
Succeeded by Javier Duarte de Ochoa
Personal details
Born March 7, 1949
Nopaltepec, Veracruz
Political party Institutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s) Rosa Borunda
Profession Lawyer

Fidel Herrera Beltrán (Nopaltepec, Veracruz, March 7, 1949) is a Mexican politician and former governor of Veracruz. A member of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he was elected governor in 2004.[1] Prior to that, he was deputy in the XLIX Legislature for Cosamaloapan, LI Legislature for Pánuco, LV Legislature for Cosamaloapan and LVII Legislature for Boca del Río and a senator representing Veracruz in the LVIII Legislature. He is a lawyer by profession, having attended law school at UNAM.

In 2013, Forbes magazine named Herrera as one of the 10 most corrupt Mexican politicians, citing his alleged links to the Zetas drug-trafficking organization.[2]

References

External links

Official Biography (Spanish): http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4200549&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Political offices
Preceded by
Miguel Alemán Velasco
Governor of Veracruz
2004–2010
Succeeded by
Javier Duarte de Ochoa