Germán Martínez
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Germán Martínez Cázares (born June 20, 1967 in Quiroga
Quiroga
Quiroga may refer to:in geography,* Quiroga, Galicia, a municipality in Lugo province, Galicia, Spain* Quiroga Valley, a valley in Lugo province, Galicia, Spain* Quiroga, Michoacán, a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacánfor people,...
, Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
) is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
politician and lawyer. He is a 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...
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Holds a degree in law from the Universidad La Salle
Universidad La Salle
Universidad La Salle is a private institution of higher education with 15 campuses in Mexico. It is part of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.-History:...
. Has a Specialty in Constitutional Law
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
and Political Sciences from the Center for Political and Constitutional Studies (Madrid). Pursued Doctoral Studies in Constitutional Law at the Universidad Complutense. He has given lectures on law and politics at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and various Mexican universities. Has also taught law at the Universidad Anáhuac.
His career
- Federal DeputyLegislatorA legislator is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are usually politicians and are often elected by the people...
during the 57th Session (1997-2000), where he was President of the Population Commission and member of COCOPA. - Federal Deputy during the 59th Session (2003-2006) where he was Assistant Coordinator for the National Action Party Parliamentary Group, member of the Commissions for Constitutional Points and Culture and the Committee for the Center for Legal Studies and Parliamentary Research and the Group of Friendship between Mexico and Spain.
- Within the National Action PartyNational 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...
, he has been a member of the National Executive Committee, Secretary of Party Studies and Director General of the Rafael Preciado Hernández Foundation. - He has written for several publications, include the El EconomistaEl EconomistaEl Economista is a Mexican business and economics newspaper. Founded in 1989, it publishes from Monday to Friday in five columns. One of the most commented features of this newspaper is the fact of its printing paper a strange tone of pink-orange....
newspaper and a weekly journal called ProcesoProcesoProceso may refer to:* Proceso , a Mexican political magazine* National Reorganization Process , the dictatorship that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1983...
. He has coauthored a selection of texts on Carlos Castillo PerazaCarlos Castillo PerazaCarlos Enrique Castillo Peraza was an intellectual, journalist and Mexican politician, Member of the National Action Party of which he was the 15th President from 1993 to 1996....
, published by Fondo de Cultura EconómicaFondo de Cultura EconómicaFondo de Cultura Económica is the most important publishing house in Mexico and one of the most important ones in Latin America. It was originally established in 1934 by Daniel Cosío Villegas as a way to provide students of economics with books in Spanish on the subject...
. - He represented the National Action Party in the General CouncilGeneral councilGeneral council may refer to:In education:* General Council , an advisory body to each of the ancient universities of Scotland...
of the Federal Electoral InstituteFederal Electoral InstituteThe Federal Electoral Institute is an autonomous, public organization responsible for organizing federal elections in Mexico, that is, those related to the election of the President of the United Mexican States and to the election of the members of the Lower and Upper Chambers that constitute the ...
in the 2000 and 2006 electoral processes. - Member of president elect Felipe Calderón'sFelipe CalderónFelipe 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...
transition team. - 2007: Elected as the 19th party president. He resigned on July 6, 2009 because of the electoral defeat of his party in the 2009 Mexican electionsMexican elections, 2009A number of elections, both federal and local, are scheduled to take place in Mexico during 2009.-2009 Legislative elections:Legislative elections were held on 5 July 2009....
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