Francisco Labastida
Francisco Labastida | |
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| Senator for Sinaloa | |
| In office 1 September, 2006 – 31 August, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | José Adalberto Castro Castro |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Amador Gaxiola |
| Secretary of the Interior of Mexico | |
| In office 3 January, 1998 – 21 May, 1999 | |
| President | Ernesto Zedillo |
| Preceded by | Emilio Chuayffet |
| Succeeded by | Diódoro Carrasco Altamirano |
| Governor of Sinaloa | |
| In office 1 January, 1987 – 31 December, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Toledo Corro |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Labastida Ochoa 14 August 1942 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) | (m. 1977) |
| Parents | Eduardo Labastida Gloria Ochoa |
Francisco Labastida Ochoa (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko laβasˈtiða]; born 14 August 1942) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who became the first presidential candidate of his party to lose a presidential election, which he did in the 2000 presidential election to Vicente Fox.
Labastida was born to Gloria Ochoa de Labastida and Dr. Eduardo Labastida Kofahl. His wife, Dr. Teresa Uriarte, was director of UNAM's . His great-grandfather fought on the side of Former Mexican President Benito Juárez in the War of Reform, and his grandfather was Governor of Sinaloa as well as federal deputy.
Just like his grandfather, Labastida served as governor of Sinaloa (1987–1992), defeating Manuel Clouthier of the National Action Party. During and after his tenure as governor, Labastida was accused of protecting Sinaloan drug traffickers and overlooking their criminal activities.[1]
Labastida was Secretary of Energy during the administration of Miguel de la Madrid. He was also Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior during the administration of Ernesto Zedillo.
After losing the 2000 presidential election, he served as president of the . In the 2006 general election, he was elected to the Senate for the PRI, representing Sinaloa.[2]
Publications[]
Awards[]
- National Order of Merit Grand Officer, of the government of France
- The Great Cross of Brazil
- Medal of the Mexican Supreme Court
References[]
- ^ Gertz, Bill (5 February 1998). "CIA Links Mexico's Interior Minister To Drug Lords". The Washington Times. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Labastida profile at the Senate Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- (in Spanish) 2000 Campaign site at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)
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- 1942 births
- Living people
- Mexican people of Basque descent
- Governors of Sinaloa
- Mexican economists
- Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
- Candidates in the 2000 Mexican presidential election
- Mexican Secretaries of the Interior
- Mexican Secretaries of Agriculture
- Mexican Secretaries of Energy
- Politicians from Sinaloa
- People from Los Mochis
- National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
- Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
- 21st-century Mexican politicians