Saúl González Herrera
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Saúl González Herrera
was a Mexican
lawyer and politician, affiliated with the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI). He served as Governor of Chihuahua
from 1985 to 1986.
Saúl González Herrera had extensive experience in Chihuahua state politics. He served as Rector of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua from 1959 to 1962, served in the federal Chamber of Deputies during the 46th Congress (1964 to 1967), and was General Director of the state-controlled corporation Productos Forestales de la Tarahumara (PROFORTARAH)
In 1980 Governor Óscar Ornelas
appointed him State Treasurer; following Ornelas's forced resignation from the governorship on 19 September 1985, González Herrera was appointed interim governor to complete his six-year mandate
During González's period as governor, the 1986 state election was held, which saw Francisco Barrio Terrazas of the National Action Party
(PAN) compete against Fernando Baeza Meléndez of the PRI;
the official result was a victory for the latter, but suspicions of electoral fraud marred the election and Baeza Meléndez's time in office.
Saúl González was elected to the Senate for the period 1988–94, representing Chihuahua for the PRI.
In 1994 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Chihuahua's Fifth District
to serve during the 56th Congress
.
At the end of his senatorial period, he returned to his private practice as a notary public
. He died on 22 October 2006 in the city of Chihuahua
.
was a Mexican
Mexican people
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lawyer and politician, affiliated with the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI). He served as Governor of Chihuahua
Governor of Chihuahua
According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua, Executive Power in that Mexican state resides with a single individual, the Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua, who is chosen for a period of six years and cannot for any reason...
from 1985 to 1986.
Saúl González Herrera had extensive experience in Chihuahua state politics. He served as Rector of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua from 1959 to 1962, served in the federal Chamber of Deputies during the 46th Congress (1964 to 1967), and was General Director of the state-controlled corporation Productos Forestales de la Tarahumara (PROFORTARAH)
In 1980 Governor Óscar Ornelas
Oscar Ornelas
Óscar Ornelas Küchle was a Mexican lawyer and politician and member of Institutional Revolutionary Party...
appointed him State Treasurer; following Ornelas's forced resignation from the governorship on 19 September 1985, González Herrera was appointed interim governor to complete his six-year mandate
During González's period as governor, the 1986 state election was held, which saw Francisco Barrio Terrazas 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...
(PAN) compete against Fernando Baeza Meléndez of the PRI;
the official result was a victory for the latter, but suspicions of electoral fraud marred the election and Baeza Meléndez's time in office.
Saúl González was elected to the Senate for the period 1988–94, representing Chihuahua for the PRI.
In 1994 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Chihuahua's Fifth District
Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua
The Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of nine such districts in the state of Chihuahua.It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each...
to serve during the 56th Congress
LVI Legislature of the Mexican Congress
-Members of the LVI Legislature:# Dip. Aburto Torres Taide# Dip. Acebo Salman Jesús Guillermo# Dip. Aceves del Olmo Carlos Humberto# Dip. Aceves Hernández Pablo Pedro# Dip. Acosta Ruelas Miguel# Dip. Aguiar Ortega Gabriel# Dip. Aguilar Martínez José Luis...
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At the end of his senatorial period, he returned to his private practice as a notary public
Notary public
A notary public in the common law world is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business...
. He died on 22 October 2006 in the city of Chihuahua
Chihuahua, Chihuahua
The city of Chihuahua is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It has a population of about 825,327. The predominant activity is industry, including domestic heavy, light industries, consumer goods production, and to a smaller extent maquiladoras.-History:It has been said that the...
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