César Duarte Jáquez

César Duarte Jáquez
César Duarte Jáquez (right) with U.S. Amb. Earl Anthony Wayne
Governor of Chihuahua
In office
October 4, 2010  October 4, 2016
Preceded by José Reyes Baeza Terrazas
Succeeded by Javier Corral Jurado
Personal details
Born (1963-04-14) April 14, 1963
Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua
Political party Institutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s) Berta Olga Gomez Fong
Profession Lawyer

César Horacio Duarte Jáquez (born April 14, 1963) is a Mexican politician, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, who has twice been a federal deputy. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico from 2008 to 2009,[1] while representing Chihuahua's ninth district, and he served as Governor of Chihuahua for the period 2010 to 2016.[2] César Duarte is currently under investigation for corruption and an arrest warrant against him and other close members of his government was issued on March 27, 2017.[3] According to the Financial Times, he is "believed to be in Texas."[4]

References

  1. Gómez, Ricardo; Horacio Jiménez (2008-08-28). "Rinde protesta Mesa Directiva en San Lázaro". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  2. "Toma protesta César Duarte como gobernador de Chihuahua" (in Spanish). Grupo Editorial Milenio. 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  3. Chihuahua, El Diario de. "Giran orden de aprehensión vs César Duarte".
  4. Webber, Jude (April 1, 2018). "Mexico: The electoral price of impunity". Financial Times. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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