Roberto Campa
Encyclopedia
Roberto Rafael Campa Cifrián (b. January 11, 1957 in Mexico City
) is a Mexican
lawyer and politician who was the New Alliance presidential candidate in the 2006 elections
. His slogan was Uno de tres ("One out of three", referring to his party's request that voters give them one of their three votes, for senators, deputies, or president).
in law
from the Universidad Anáhuac. As a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
(PRI) he was elected to public office several times and served in the Federal District government in various positions during the 1980s. From 1991 to 1994 he served in the Federal District Legislative Assembly and in 1994 he was elected to serve in the Chamber of Deputies
. From 1997 to 1999 he served as the head of the Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor
(consumer protection agency). In 2003 he was elected again to the Chamber of Deputies.
During the PRI primaries for the 2006 elections
Campa joined the PRI group Unidad Democrática, also known as TUCOM (Spanish acronym for Todos Unidos Contra Madrazo, a reference to party boss and eventual candidate Roberto Madrazo
). He resigned from the PRI in 2005.
. At the end of the day, he secured around 1% of the total vote.
Mexico City
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) is a Mexican
Mexico
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lawyer and politician who was the New Alliance presidential candidate in the 2006 elections
Mexican general election, 2006
A general election was held in Mexico on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the federal level:*A new President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing then Mexican President Vicente Fox .*500 members to serve for a...
. His slogan was Uno de tres ("One out of three", referring to his party's request that voters give them one of their three votes, for senators, deputies, or president).
Political career
Campa holds a bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
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in law
Law
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from the Universidad Anáhuac. As a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
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...
(PRI) he was elected to public office several times and served in the Federal District government in various positions during the 1980s. From 1991 to 1994 he served in the Federal District Legislative Assembly and in 1994 he was elected to serve in the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico's bicameral legislature. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.-Composition:The Chamber of Deputies is composed of one federal...
. From 1997 to 1999 he served as the head of the Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor
PROFECO
The Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor, or Office of the Federal Prosecutor for the Consumer is an organization of the Mexican government, dependent of the Attorney General, designed to protect consumers against abuses or fraud by companies operating in Mexico.Mexico became the second Latin...
(consumer protection agency). In 2003 he was elected again to the Chamber of Deputies.
During the PRI primaries for the 2006 elections
Mexican general election, 2006
A general election was held in Mexico on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the federal level:*A new President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing then Mexican President Vicente Fox .*500 members to serve for a...
Campa joined the PRI group Unidad Democrática, also known as TUCOM (Spanish acronym for Todos Unidos Contra Madrazo, a reference to party boss and eventual candidate Roberto Madrazo
Roberto Madrazo
Roberto Madrazo Pintado is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party . He was the candidate of the alliance between his party and the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico in the 2006 Mexican presidential election.Madrazo was born in Villahermosa, Tabasco to Carlos A....
). He resigned from the PRI in 2005.
Presidential run
On January 8, 2006 the New Alliance party elected Campa Cifrián as its presidential candidate for the 2006 electionMexican general election, 2006
A general election was held in Mexico on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the federal level:*A new President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing then Mexican President Vicente Fox .*500 members to serve for a...
. At the end of the day, he secured around 1% of the total vote.