Carlos Castillo Peraza
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Carlos Enrique Castillo Peraza (Mérida, Yucatán
, April 17, 1947 - Bonn
, Germany, September 8, 2000) was an intellectual, journalist and Mexican
politician, Member of the National Action Party
of which he was the 15th President from 1993 to 1996.
Carlos Castillo Peraza was lawyer and Letterman
in the University of Fribourg
, Switzerland, was a collaborator and contributor of many newspapers of the country and began like journalist of the El Diario de Yucatán. From 1967 he was became a member of the PAN and he occupied an ample variety of positions in his state structure as much national. During their management like National President of the PAN, their nearer collaborators were Jesus Galván Muñoz, Felipe Calderón
, Enrique Caballero
and Luis Correa Mena.
In 1980 and 1988, he was candidate to Governor of Yucatán
and in 1984 to Municipal President of Mérida, he was elect Federal Deputy to the LIV Legislature and National President of the PAN and in 1997 he became a candidate of the Head of Government of the Federal District
and being third in the elections, when finishing this process moved away officially of the policy and resigned to its active militancy in the PAN dedicating itself to academic activities until his death.
In 2007 he was awarded (post mortem) with the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor
.
Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
, April 17, 1947 - Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany, September 8, 2000) was an intellectual, journalist and Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
politician, Member of the National Action Party
National Action Party (Mexico)
The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...
of which he was the 15th President from 1993 to 1996.
Carlos Castillo Peraza was lawyer and Letterman
Letterman
A letterman, in U.S. sports, performing arts or academics, is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation or performance on a varsity athletic team, marching band, or in other performance school-sponsored activities....
in the University of Fribourg
University of Fribourg
The University of Fribourg is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland.The roots of the University can be traced back to 1582, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. In 1763, an Academy of law was founded by the state of Frobourg...
, Switzerland, was a collaborator and contributor of many newspapers of the country and began like journalist of the El Diario de Yucatán. From 1967 he was became a member of the PAN and he occupied an ample variety of positions in his state structure as much national. During their management like National President of the PAN, their nearer collaborators were Jesus Galván Muñoz, Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
, Enrique Caballero
Enrique Caballero Peraza
Enrique Caballero Peraza was born in Acapulco, Guerrero, on October 27, 1959. He is a Mexican politician, physician and psychologist.- Family :...
and Luis Correa Mena.
In 1980 and 1988, he was candidate to Governor of Yucatán
Governor of Yucatán
According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, the exercise of the Executive Power of this Mexican state is placed in a single individual, that Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán who is chosen for a period of 6 years and is not...
and in 1984 to Municipal President of Mérida, he was elect Federal Deputy to the LIV Legislature and National President of the PAN and in 1997 he became a candidate of the Head of Government of the Federal District
Head of Government of the Federal District
The Head of Government wields executive power in the Mexican Federal District.The Head of Government serves a six-year term, running concurrently with that of the President of the Republic....
and being third in the elections, when finishing this process moved away officially of the policy and resigned to its active militancy in the PAN dedicating itself to academic activities until his death.
In 2007 he was awarded (post mortem) with the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor
Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor
The Order of the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor is the highest award bestowed by the Mexican government...
.