Tomás Yarrington
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Tomás Jesús Yarrington Ruvalcaba (b. March 7, 1957 in Matamoros
) is a Mexican
politician affiliated to the Revolutionary Institutional Party. He is a former mayor of Matamoros, and former governor of Tamaulipas
.
Yarrington graduated with bachelor's degrees in economics and law from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies and the Autonomous University of Nuevo León respectively. He also received a master's degree in public administration from the University of Southern California
.
In 1991 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies
and from 1993 until 1995 he served as mayor of Matamoros, Tamaulipas
. Later on he headed the local branch of the Revolutionary Institutional Party, joined the cabinet of Manuel Cavazos Lerma as state secretary of finance and served as governor of Tamaulipas (1999 – 2004).
After leaving the governorship, Yarrington entered the presidential primaries by mid-2005.
He is married to Maria Antonieta Morales Loo and has two sons: María Antonieta and Tomás Antonio.
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest and second...
) is a Mexican
Mexican people
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politician affiliated to the Revolutionary Institutional Party. He is a former mayor of Matamoros, and former governor of Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
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Yarrington graduated with bachelor's degrees in economics and law from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies and the Autonomous University of Nuevo León respectively. He also received a master's degree in public administration from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.
In 1991 he was elected to 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...
and from 1993 until 1995 he served as mayor of Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest and second...
. Later on he headed the local branch of the Revolutionary Institutional Party, joined the cabinet of Manuel Cavazos Lerma as state secretary of finance and served as governor of Tamaulipas (1999 – 2004).
After leaving the governorship, Yarrington entered the presidential primaries by mid-2005.
He is married to Maria Antonieta Morales Loo and has two sons: María Antonieta and Tomás Antonio.