Fernando Canales Clariond
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Fernando de Jesús Canales Clariond (born July 21, 1946 in Monterrey
) is a Mexican
politician and businessman affiliated to the National Action Party
(PAN). He succeeded his cousin, Benjamín Clariond
as governor of Nuevo León
in 1997. He also served as Secretary of Economy
and as Secretary of Energy
in the cabinet of Vicente Fox
.
Fernando Canales is the son of Fernando Canales Salinas and Consuelo Clariond. Consuelo is the daughter of Jacques Antoine Clariond
("Santiago Antonio Clariond), founder of Industrias Monterrey, and his wife María Garza. IMSA is nowadays one of the leading business groups in Latin America
.
During his youth he briefly considered the Catholic
priesthood http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/columna_histo_Maquillado.despliega?var_id=30178&var_fecha=28-ABR-03 but finally opted-in for a bachelor's degree in law from the Escuela Libre de Derecho
. Later on he received an MBA from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (ITESM) and specialized in industrial relations at the Institute of Social Studies
of The Hague
, in the Netherlands
.
In the private sector Canales has served as chief executive officer
and vice president
of IMSA and as a member of the board in several companies in the United States
, Colombia
, Venezuela
, Argentina
, Chile
and Mexico.
Politically, he is a member of the right-of-center National Action Party since 1978. He became its 1985 nominee for the Nuevo León governorship but lost against Jorge Treviño of the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI). Twelve years later he reattempted it and won, becoming the first governor of the PAN in the history of the state.
As a governor, Canales delivered mixed results. He left the post after being invited to the federal cabinet by President Vicente Fox and was appointed Secretary of Economy on January 15, 2003. His former treasurer, Fernando Elizondo, assumed as interim but eventually their party lost the governorship in the July 2003 elections
against Natividad González Parás
, Canales' leading opponent six years earlier.
in Escobedo, Nuevo Leon. Investigations lead to a company called "Solensa S.A de C.V" which illegaly stole oil by connecting to the national pipeline system of Pemex and extracting millions of dollars worth of oil and gas. The legal owners of Solensa S.A de C.V were former governor of Nuevo Leon Fernando Canales Clariond, his son Fernando Canales Stelzer and Jean Francois Rault. The case is currently under investigation.
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
) is a Mexican
Mexican people
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politician and businessman affiliated to 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...
(PAN). He succeeded his cousin, Benjamín Clariond
Benjamín Clariond
Benjamín Clariond Reyes-Retana is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who has served as federal deputy, municipal president of Monterrey and as interim governor of the State of Nuevo León after the distitution of Sócrates Rizzo.In 2006 he ran for municipal...
as governor of Nuevo León
Governor of Nuevo León
The Mexican state of Nuevo León has been governed by more than a hundred individuals in its history, who have had various titles and degrees of responsibility depending on the prevailing political regime of the time....
in 1997. He also served as Secretary of Economy
Secretary of Economy (Mexico)
In Mexico, the Secretariat of Economy is the government department in charge of economic affairs...
and as Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Energy (Mexico)
The Secretariat of Energy is the government department in charge of energy production and regulation in Mexico. The Secretary of Energy is a member of the Executive Cabinet. The current Secretary of Energy is Georgina Kessel.-External links:...
in the cabinet of Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
.
Fernando Canales is the son of Fernando Canales Salinas and Consuelo Clariond. Consuelo is the daughter of Jacques Antoine Clariond
Jacques Antoine Clariond
Santiago Antonio Clariond Desdier was a Mexican businessman.Clariond founded Industrias Monterrey in 1936 as Centro Mercantil de Monterrey...
("Santiago Antonio Clariond), founder of Industrias Monterrey, and his wife María Garza. IMSA is nowadays one of the leading business groups in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
During his youth he briefly considered the Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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priesthood http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/columna_histo_Maquillado.despliega?var_id=30178&var_fecha=28-ABR-03 but finally opted-in for a bachelor's degree in law from the Escuela Libre de Derecho
Escuela Libre de Derecho
Escuela Libre de Derecho is a prestigious law school in Mexico. Founded in 1912, it has among its alumni some of the most distinguished Mexican attorneys...
. Later on he received an MBA from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (ITESM) and specialized in industrial relations at the Institute of Social Studies
Institute of Social Studies
The International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Hague is a unique, independent and international graduate school in the social sciences...
of The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
In the private sector Canales has served as chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
and vice president
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of IMSA and as a member of the board in several companies in the United States
United States
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, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and Mexico.
Politically, he is a member of the right-of-center National Action Party since 1978. He became its 1985 nominee for the Nuevo León governorship but lost against Jorge Treviño of the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI). Twelve years later he reattempted it and won, becoming the first governor of the PAN in the history of the state.
As a governor, Canales delivered mixed results. He left the post after being invited to the federal cabinet by President Vicente Fox and was appointed Secretary of Economy on January 15, 2003. His former treasurer, Fernando Elizondo, assumed as interim but eventually their party lost the governorship in the July 2003 elections
Nuevo León state election, 2003
The Mexican state of Nuevo León held an election on Sunday, 6 July 2003. At stake was the office of the Nuevo León State Governor, all 42 members of the unicameral Nuevo León State Congress, and 51 mayors and municipal councils.-Governor:...
against Natividad González Parás
Natividad González Parás
José Natividad González Parás is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He is a former federal deputy and former governor of Nuevo León He is also married to Cristina Maiz...
, Canales' leading opponent six years earlier.
Corruption Accusations
On October 18 of 2011, Fernando Canales Clariond. and family were related to oil theft from national oil company PemexPemex
Petróleos Mexicanos or Pemex is a Mexican state-owned petroleum company. As of 2010, with a total asset worth of $415.75 billion, it is the second non-publicly listed largest company in the world by total market value, and Latin America's second largest enterprise by annual revenue as of 2009...
in Escobedo, Nuevo Leon. Investigations lead to a company called "Solensa S.A de C.V" which illegaly stole oil by connecting to the national pipeline system of Pemex and extracting millions of dollars worth of oil and gas. The legal owners of Solensa S.A de C.V were former governor of Nuevo Leon Fernando Canales Clariond, his son Fernando Canales Stelzer and Jean Francois Rault. The case is currently under investigation.