Carlos Mendoza Davis

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Carlos Mendoza Davis
Carlos Mendoza Davis
Carlos Mendoza Davis
Governor of Baja California Sur
In office
10 September 2015 – 9 September 2021
Preceded byMarcos Covarrubias Villaseñor
Succeeded byVíctor Manuel Castro Cosío
Senator for Baja California Sur
In office
1 September 2012 – 11 December 2014
Preceded byLuis Coppola Joffroy
Succeeded byJuan Fernández Sánchez Navarro
Personal details
Born (1969-04-21) 21 April 1969 (age 55)
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Carlos Mendoza Davis (born 21 April 1969) is a Mexican public official who served as the Governor of Baja California Sur from 2015 to 2021. A lawyer by profession, he has earned two master's degrees and has held several positions in the federal government. From May 2007 to October 2010, he served as the regional representative of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Baja California Sur.

Education

Mendoza earned a law degree with honors from the

London School of Economics and Political Science
with an MSc in Comparative Politics in Latin America, submitting a dissertation entitled The fight against money laundering in Mexico: a critical assessment.

Professional experience

In May 2007, the Technical Board of The

Juan Francisco Molinar Horcasitas. As the head of the IMSS in Baja California Sur, in 2009, he initiated the construction of a new hospital of the Institute in San José del Cabo, in response to demands from residents of the area. Before he was appointed IMSS delegate, he was regional coordinator for the north-west (2003–2005) for the recently established Rural Finance Company (managed by the current Energy Secretary, José Antonio Meade Kuribreña) operating in the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa and Sonora
.

Political career

In 2012, he was elected to the Senate representing his state for the period from 2012 to 2018. However, in 2015 he resigned his seat in order to become a candidate for governor of Baja California Sur. He triumphed in the election, being elected Governor for the period from 2015 to 2021.[1] Mendoza was succeeded by Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío.[2]

Personal life

Mendoza Davis' father, Ángel César Mendoza Arámburo from La Paz, was the first elected governor of Baja California Sur. His mother was Luz Davis Garayzar of Loreto, Baja California Sur. Carlos Mendoza Davis married Gabriela Velazquez in 1999. They have two children, Gabriela (born in 2003) and Carlos (born in 2005).

In October 2020 he announced that both he and his wife had tested positive for

COVID-19 amidst the pandemic.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Carlos Mendoza Davis elected Governor of Baja California Sur". The Baja California Sur Citizen. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Baja California Sur Governor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ya son 11 gobernadores: Carlos Mendoza, de Baja California Sur, da positivo a COVID". Animal Político (in Spanish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  • News story "Delegate in Baja California Sur IMSS pays annual work report" (March 12, 2009) Political Radar (in Spanish)
  • News story "coordinated only give good results: Davis Mendoza" (May 3, 2007) The Sudcaliforniano [dead link]
  • Article "Carlos Mendoza Davis is a prophet in his land" (May 2, 2007) The Sudcaliforniano [dead link]
  • News story "assumes office in Lima Malvido PGR" (March 20, 2001) Diario Reforma (in Spanish)
  • News story "Appointments to the PGR" (March 16, 2001) La Jornada (in Spanish)

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Political offices
Preceded by
Marcos Alberto Covarrubias Villaseñor
Governor of Baja California Sur
2015 – 2021
Succeeded by