- Manlio Fabio Beltrones
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Manlio Fabio Beltrones Rivera 
Governor of Sonora In office
October 22, 1991 – September 12, 1997Preceded by Rodolfo Felix Valdez Succeeded by Armando López Nogales Personal details Born August 30, 1952
Benito Juárez, SonoraPolitical party Institutional Revolutionary Party Alma mater UNAM Profession Economist Website http://www.senadorbeltrones.com Manlio Fabio Beltrones Rivera (Villa Juárez, Sonora; August 30, 1952) is a Mexican economist and elected official, member of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) party, and a federal senator since September 1, 2006. He was the president of the Senate[1] during its 2006-2007 session and was reelected that position for the 2010-2011 term. He served as governor of Sonora[2] from October 22, 1991 to September 12, 1997. He served two terms as federal deputy.
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Career
From an early age, Beltrones entered public life. In addition to his electoral posts, he was president of the PRI's state committee in Sonora (Presidente del Comité Directivo Estatal del PRI); Secretary of Government (Secretario de Gobierno); undersecretary of the federal Interior Ministry (Subsecretario de Gobernación) and Secretary General of the PRI's most influential membership branch, Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Populares, or CNOP.
At the age of 39, he become governor of his native state. His term was distinguished by construction of public projects in the state even though the nation was going through a period of austerity. Finances in the state were the first to be audited and certified by professional auditing firms. In Sonora, he is particularly remembered for presiding over the creation of a new charter at the state's university. He has been an advocate of what is called the "new architecture of the Mexican state", a system under which all parties—as well as the Mexican public—have a voice in day-to-day policy-making. Beltrones has stated repeatedly that there can be no "untouchable" topics in Mexico's political arena and that the country deserves and requires a political class that encourages competitive policies that permit the country to prosper. It is said nationwide that he will seek his party's nomination for the 2012 presidential election.
Controversy
In 1994, incoming Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo requested that the United States provide his administration with the names of Mexican officials suspected of corruption who should not be considered for positions in the new administration.[3] The United States indicated that Beltrones was suspected of using his power as governor of Sonora to protect drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes.[3] Beltrones denied the allegations.[3]
References
- ^ Grayson, George W. (2007). Mexican messiah: Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Penn State Press. p. 279. ISBN 9780271032627. http://books.google.com/books?id=nWfFGLW74xAC&pg=PA279. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ Jordan, David C. (1999-10). Drug politics: dirty money and democracies. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780806131740. http://books.google.com/books?id=WK2HvMBKj4MC&pg=PA147. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ a b c Dillon, Sam; Pyes, Craig (February 23, 1997). "Drug Ties Taint 2 Mexican Governors". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/23/world/drug-ties-taint-2-mexican-governors.html. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
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Categories:- 1952 births
- Governors of Sonora
- Members of the Senate (Mexico)
- Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
- National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
- Living people
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