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Zeferino Torreblanca

Zeferino Torreblanca

Mexican politician (born 1954)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torreblanca and the second or maternal family name is Galindo.

Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo (born March 14, 1954, in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican politician previously affiliated with the PRD Party of the Democratic Revolution now affiliated with the PT (Labor Party) and former governor of Guerrero.[1] He is the first non PRI member to hold the position.

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Personal life and education

Zeferino Torreblanca is the son of Luis Torreblanca González and Luisa Galindo Ochoa. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM).[2]

Political career

In 1993 he unsuccessfully ran for municipal president (mayor) of Acapulco representing the PRD. Then, in 1994, he secured a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico via proportional representation to serve during the LVI Legislature. In 1999 he ran again for municipal president of Acapulco and won. In February 2005 he was elected Governor of Guerrero and left office on March 31, 2011.[2] In 2015 he received the backing of the  PAN (National Action Party) and ran again for municipal president of Acapulco, but lost. In 2018 he ran again for this position, but this time with the PT (Labor Party).

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Interview: Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca". Americas Society Website. Americas Society. August 3, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Carolos Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo". Portal del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
Preceded by Governor of Guerrero
2005– 2011		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ana María Castilleja
 Municipal president of Acapulco
1999 – 2002		 Succeeded by
Alberto López


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