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Fidel Herrera Beltrán | |
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| 57th Governor of Veracruz | |
| In office 1 December 2004 – 30 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Alemán Velasco |
| Succeeded by | Javier Duarte de Ochoa |
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| Born | 7 March 1949 Nopaltepec, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Political party | PRI |
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Fidel Herrera Beltrán (born 7 March 1949) is a Mexican politician and former governor of the state of Veracruz.
Herrera Beltrán was born in Nopaltepec, Veracruz, in 1949. A member of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he was elected governor of Veracruz in 2004.[1] Prior to that, he had served in the Chamber of Deputies during the 49th Congress for Cosamaloapan (Veracruz's 12th district), the 51st Congress for Pánuco (Veracruz's 16th), the 55th Congress for Cosamaloapan (Veracruz's 12th) and 57th Congress for Boca del Río (Veracruz's 14th). He was also elected to the Senate for Veracruz in the 2000 general election.[2] He is a lawyer by profession, having attended law school at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).[2]
In 2013, Forbes magazine named Herrera as one of the 10 most corrupt Mexican politicians, citing his alleged links to the Los Zetas drug-trafficking cartel.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Discussion With Governor Fidel Herrera Beltrán". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Perfil: Sen. Fidel Herrera Beltrán, LVIII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Estevez, Dolia. "The 10 Most Corrupt Mexicans Of 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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