Gerardo Octavio Solís Gómez (Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Jalisco

Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...

, Jalisco

Jalisco

Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...

, November 19, 1957) is a Mexican

Mexican people

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 politician, member of the National Action Party

National Action Party (Mexico)

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 who has served as substitute Governor of Jalisco

Governor of Jalisco

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Biography

Solís Gómez served is the cabinet of Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña

Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña

Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña is a Mexican politician who belongs to the National Action Party. He has been Municipal President of Guadalajara, Governor of Jalisco from 2001 to 2006 and from December 1, 2006 to January 2008 he served as Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of President Felipe...

 as Secretary General of Government. The Congress of Jalisco

Congress of Jalisco

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 designated him substitute Governor of Jalisco when Ramírez Acuña left that position to serve in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón

Felipe Calderón

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Solís took office as Governor on November 21, 2006.