Flavio Romero de Velasco

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Flavio Romero de Velasco
Governor of Jalisco
In office
1 March 1977 – 28 February 1983
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 September 1973 – 31 August 1976
ConstituencyJalisco 9
In office
1 September 1961 – 31 August 1964
ConstituencyJalisco 3
In office
1 September 1955 – 31 August 1958
ConstituencyJalisco 8
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 September 1955 – 30 September 1955
Personal details
Born
Flavio Romero de Velasco

(1925-12-22)22 December 1925
Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico
Died2 July 2016(2016-07-02) (aged 90)
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico

Flavio Romero de Velasco (22 December 1925 – 2 July 2016) was a Mexican politician and lawyer. He held the office of Governor of Jalisco, one of Mexico's most important states, from March 1977 until February 1983.[1][2][3] Prior to becoming governor, Romero served as a deputy in the federal Chamber of Deputies for three separate tenures.[2]

Romero was born and raised city of Ameca, Jalisco.[2] He earned his law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he also received a degree in philosophy.[2]

He served in the federal Chamber of Deputies for three terms: 1955–1958 for the VIII Federal Electoral District of Jalisco; 1961–1964 for the III Federal District of Jalisco in the XLV Legislature; and 1973–1976 for the IX Federal Electoral District of Jalisco in the XLIX Legislature.[2] He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1955.[4]He also worked as an aide and advisor during the 1958 presidential campaign of Adolfo López Mateos.[2] He became a customs administrator in the northern, border city of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.[2]

Romero, a member of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), held the position of Governor of Jalisco from 1977 to 1983.[2] Romero was inaugurated on March 1, 1977.[2] One of Governor Romero's first priorities was a crack down on left-wing guerillas, who were active in Jalisco during the 1970s.[3]

Under Romero, the state government launched , the bus public transportation system for the city of Guadalajara in 1982.[2] Romero also renovated much of Guadalajara's city center, which culminated with the construction and opening of the city's large , also in 1982, although such process involved the demolition of most of the historical buildings from the Spanish colonial epoch.[3]

On January 23, 1998, Romero was arrested and charged with aiding drug trafficking.[2] Romero denied the charges and accused the then-President Ernesto Zedillo of being behind his arrest due to a political vendetta.[2] Romero was released from prison on July 14, 2001, and later acquitted due to lack of evidence.[2][3]

Flavio Romero de Velasco died on July 2, 2016, at the age of 90.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fallece ex gobernador Flavio Romero". El Diario NTR (in Spanish). 2016-07-03. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Flavio Romero de Velasco, una vida para reflexionar". El Informador (Mexico). 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Former Jalisco governor dies at age 90". . 2016-07-07. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  4. ^ Enciclopedia Política de México 9 Tomo V. (PDF). Senade de la República - Instituto Belisario Domínguez. 2010.
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