Eugenio Elorduy Walther
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Eugenio Elorduy Walther (b. November 21, 1940, Calexico, California
) is a Mexican politician and governor of his adoptive state of Baja California
from November 1, 2001 thru October 31, 2007. His wife Elena Blackaller serves as first lady.
three years later and was elected as a council member in 1968, state congressman in 1974. He was the Secretary of Finance under Ernesto Ruffo's administration (1989–1995). He was elected as president of the municipality of Mexicali for the 1995-1998 term for the National Action Party
(PAN). He was elected on July 8, 2001 as governor of his state representing the PAN (in alliance with the Green Party of Mexico).
In a video released by the Zeta
weekly, a former commander of the state police accused Antonio Martínez Luna
, Baja California's Attorney General
, and other members of public security of being involved in activities regarding drug trafficking, homicide
, kidnapping
, disappearing and hiding of dead bodies and accepting bribes.
In 2001, Antonio Carmona
, Elorduy's chief of police during his mayorship of Mexicali was condemned to 36 years of jail for contributing with drug-dealing and organized crime.
government website. Profile at the Mexican Government official website.
Calexico, California
Calexico is a city in Imperial County, California. The population was 38,572 at the 2010 census, up from 27,109 at the 2000 census. Calexico is about east of San Diego and west of Yuma, Arizona...
) is a Mexican politician and governor of his adoptive state of Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
from November 1, 2001 thru October 31, 2007. His wife Elena Blackaller serves as first lady.
Biography
He graduated with honors from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Business Administration in 1965. He became a member of the Partido Acción NacionalPartido Acción Nacional
Partido Acción Nacional may refer to:* National Action Party * National Action Party * National Action Party * National Action Party...
three years later and was elected as a council member in 1968, state congressman in 1974. He was the Secretary of Finance under Ernesto Ruffo's administration (1989–1995). He was elected as president of the municipality of Mexicali for the 1995-1998 term for the National Action Party
Partido Acción Nacional
Partido Acción Nacional may refer to:* National Action Party * National Action Party * National Action Party * National Action Party...
(PAN). He was elected on July 8, 2001 as governor of his state representing the PAN (in alliance with the Green Party of Mexico).
Governorship of Baja California
In 2007 Elorduy was accused by members of his own party that he supported the primary candidacy of José Guadalupe Osuna, to this he declared that the PAN will keep the governorship in the next six years.Organized crime
During the government of Ernesto Ruffo (1989–1995) Elorduy paid 150,000 pesos (roughly 50,000 US dollars) of state funds to bail out Sergio Ortiz Lara when he was accused in 1994 of collaborating with drug dealers.In a video released by the Zeta
Zeta
-Science:* Zeta functions, in mathematics** Riemann zeta function* Zeta potential, the electrokinetic potential of a colloidal system* Tropical Storm Zeta , formed in December 2005 and lasting through January 2006* Z-pinch, in fusion power...
weekly, a former commander of the state police accused Antonio Martínez Luna
Antonio Martínez Luna
Antonio Martínez Luna is the Attorney General of the Mexican state of Baja, California in the administration of governor Eugenio Elorduy Walther of the National Action Party....
, Baja California's Attorney General
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
, and other members of public security of being involved in activities regarding drug trafficking, homicide
Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
, kidnapping
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
, disappearing and hiding of dead bodies and accepting bribes.
In 2001, Antonio Carmona
Antonio Carmona Añorve
Antonio Hermenegildo Carmona Añorve was the director of police of Mexicali during the government of Eugenio Elorduy Walther, current governor of Baja California. Due to his collaboration with drug-dealing and organized crime, Carmona was arrested on August 29, 2001...
, Elorduy's chief of police during his mayorship of Mexicali was condemned to 36 years of jail for contributing with drug-dealing and organized crime.
See also
- List of Mexican state governors
- Governor of Baja CaliforniaGovernor of Baja CaliforniaThe Governor of Baja California represents the executive branch of the government of the state of Baja California, Mexico, per the state's constitution. The official title is "Free and Sovereign State of Baja California" , and the position is democratically elected for a period of 6 years, and is...
- Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaBaja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
External links
Profile at the Baja CaliforniaBaja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
government website. Profile at the Mexican Government official website.