Porfirio Muñoz Ledo
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Porfirio Muñoz Ledo | |
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Luis Echeverría Álvarez | |
Preceded by | Rafael Hernández Ochoa |
Succeeded by | Carlos Gálvez Betancourt |
Personal details | |
Born | Porfirio Alejandro Muñoz Ledo y Lazo de la Vega 23 July 1933 Morena (2018–2023) |
Other political affiliations | Institutional Revolutionary Party (1954–1987) Party of the Democratic Revolution (1989–1999) Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution (1999–2000) Independent (2000–2006) Labor Party (2006–2018) |
Spouse(s) |
Marie Hélène Chevannier
(m. 1960; div. 1971)Berta Yáñez Centeno Cabrera
(m. 1973; div. 1996)Mariana Sáiz Velázquez
(m. 1998; div. 2006) |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Porfirio Muñoz Ledo Castillo Ana Lazo de la Vega Marín |
Education | National Autonomous University of Mexico (LLB) University of Paris (SJD) |
Porfirio Alejandro Muñoz Ledo y Lazo de la Vega (23 July 1933 – 9 July 2023) was a Mexican politician. He was one of the founders of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), and served as Ambassador to Cuba from January 2022 until his death.[1]
Biography
Born in Mexico City,[2] Muñoz Ledo studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) from 1951 to 1955 and later pursued graduate studies at the University of Paris.[citation needed]
Muñoz Ledo served as a member of the cabinets of Presidents
Muñoz Ledo was Mexico's Permanent Representative to the
In 1988 he broke with the PRI and won a seat in the
Muñoz Ledo served in the
In 2005 he returned to the PRD to join Andrés Manuel López Obrador in his presidential campaign.[4][5]
In 2009 until 2012, he again served in the Chamber of Deputies as a deputy for the PT.[6]
On 27 August 2018, the parliamentary group of the
In late 2020, he ran for president of the MORENA party, but came in second place. In January 2022, he was appointed Ambassador to Cuba.[8]
Muñoz Ledo died on 9 July 2023, at the age of 89. The cause of his death was not immediately announced.[9][10]
References
- ^ Reina, Elena (20 January 2022). "Porfirio Muñoz Ledo aceptó el cargo de embajador de México en Cuba, pero el nombramiento ha quedado en el aire". El País México (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, político profesional, tribuno temible y crítico entre los críticos". El Universal. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Enciclopedia Política de México 9 Tomo V. (PDF). Senade de la República - Instituto Belisario Domínguez. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ [1] Mexican Congress Official Site in Spanish
- ^ [2] English translation
- ^ "SIL :: Sistema de Información Legislativa-PopUp Legislador".
- ^ "Porfirio Muñoz Ledo será quien coloque banda presidencial a López Obrador". Proceso. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Cote, Fausto Pretelin Muñoz de. "AMLO rompe códigos diplomáticos con Panamá". El Economista. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, Mexico's veteran political chameleon, has died". AP News. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Raziel, Zedryk (9 July 2023). "Muere a los 89 años el histórico dirigente mexicano Porfirio Muñoz Ledo" [Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, historic Mexican leader, dies at 89]. El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
Further reading
- ISBN 0-8165-0743-0
- Gil, Carlos B. ed. Hope and Frustration: Interviews with Leaders of Mexico's Political Opposition, especially Chapter 7, "Porfirio Muñoz Ledo". Wilmington: Scholarly Resources Books 1992. ISBN 0-8420-2396-8