Eruviel Ávila Villegas
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Eruviel Ávila Villegas is a Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
(Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI), and current Governor of the State of Mexico. He was Mayor of Ecatepec de Morelos
twice, from 2003 to 2006 and from 2009 to 2012, and deputy of the State of Mexico’s Congress.
Eruviel Ávila Villegas has a Law Bachelor’s degree from the Universidad Tecnológica de México
(UNITEC), and a Master’s and Doctor’s degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM).
Ávila Villegas has been a teacher in the Universidad Tecnológica de México
(UNITEC). He is author of the book “The Creation of the Constitutional Court in the State of Mexico" ("La Creación de la Corte Constitucional del Estado de México") published in 2003, a joint publication of the Legislative Investigations Institute of the State of Mexico Congress and the State of Mexico’s Public Administration Institute.
From 1994 to 1996 he became secretary of the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos
, he has been elected deputy of the State of Mexico Congress twice, from 1997 to 2000 in the LIII Legislature and from 2006 to 2009 in the LVI Legislature, where he was also named Coordinator of the PRI's Parliamentary Group and Chairman of the Board of Political Coordination.
He was Subsecretary of the State of Mexico’s municipal government in Nezahualcóyotl from 2001 to 2002 and PRI’s President of the Directive State Council in 2006. He has been elected Mayor of Ecatepec de Morelos
for two periods, from 2003 to 2006 and from 2009 to 2012. In 2010 he was elected President of the National Federation of Municipalities (FENAMM), where1,510 of the country's municipalities are grouped.
On March 26, 2011 he requested license to be excused as Mayor of Ecatepec, and the next day he registered as PRI’s candidate for Governor of the State of Mexico.
In the June 18, 2011 issue of the French magazine “Tetu", Mexican gay activist Agustín Estrada Negrete asserted that Eruviel Ávila Villegas was Estrada Negrete's former lover. After repeated death threats and harassment, Estrada Negrete fled to the United States in October, 2011 seeking asylum, saying “They did everything to silence me because it is important that Eruviel Ávila is not out of the closet.” He said that he was approached to negotiate his silence, “but after the rape I suffered, I do not want to negotiate.”
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
(Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI), and current Governor of the State of Mexico. He was Mayor of Ecatepec de Morelos
Ecatepec de Morelos
Ecatepec City, once officially San Cristóbal Ecatepec de Morelos, is a city in the State of México and the seat of Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality; however, both the city and the municipality are often known simply as "Ecatepec". The name "Ecatepec" is derived from Nahuatl, and means "windy hill"....
twice, from 2003 to 2006 and from 2009 to 2012, and deputy of the State of Mexico’s Congress.
Eruviel Ávila Villegas has a Law Bachelor’s degree from the Universidad Tecnológica de México
Universidad Tecnológica de México
The Universidad Tecnológica de México is a private university with several campuses scattered throughout Mexico...
(UNITEC), and a Master’s and Doctor’s degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
(UNAM).
Ávila Villegas has been a teacher in the Universidad Tecnológica de México
Universidad Tecnológica de México
The Universidad Tecnológica de México is a private university with several campuses scattered throughout Mexico...
(UNITEC). He is author of the book “The Creation of the Constitutional Court in the State of Mexico" ("La Creación de la Corte Constitucional del Estado de México") published in 2003, a joint publication of the Legislative Investigations Institute of the State of Mexico Congress and the State of Mexico’s Public Administration Institute.
From 1994 to 1996 he became secretary of the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos
Ecatepec de Morelos
Ecatepec City, once officially San Cristóbal Ecatepec de Morelos, is a city in the State of México and the seat of Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality; however, both the city and the municipality are often known simply as "Ecatepec". The name "Ecatepec" is derived from Nahuatl, and means "windy hill"....
, he has been elected deputy of the State of Mexico Congress twice, from 1997 to 2000 in the LIII Legislature and from 2006 to 2009 in the LVI Legislature, where he was also named Coordinator of the PRI's Parliamentary Group and Chairman of the Board of Political Coordination.
He was Subsecretary of the State of Mexico’s municipal government in Nezahualcóyotl from 2001 to 2002 and PRI’s President of the Directive State Council in 2006. He has been elected Mayor of Ecatepec de Morelos
Ecatepec de Morelos
Ecatepec City, once officially San Cristóbal Ecatepec de Morelos, is a city in the State of México and the seat of Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality; however, both the city and the municipality are often known simply as "Ecatepec". The name "Ecatepec" is derived from Nahuatl, and means "windy hill"....
for two periods, from 2003 to 2006 and from 2009 to 2012. In 2010 he was elected President of the National Federation of Municipalities (FENAMM), where1,510 of the country's municipalities are grouped.
On March 26, 2011 he requested license to be excused as Mayor of Ecatepec, and the next day he registered as PRI’s candidate for Governor of the State of Mexico.
In the June 18, 2011 issue of the French magazine “Tetu", Mexican gay activist Agustín Estrada Negrete asserted that Eruviel Ávila Villegas was Estrada Negrete's former lover. After repeated death threats and harassment, Estrada Negrete fled to the United States in October, 2011 seeking asylum, saying “They did everything to silence me because it is important that Eruviel Ávila is not out of the closet.” He said that he was approached to negotiate his silence, “but after the rape I suffered, I do not want to negotiate.”
External links
- Eruviel Ávila's official website
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- Eruviel Ávila's video channel in You Tube