Ernesto Ruffo Appel

Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born June 25, 1952 in San Diego, California, U.S.) is a United States-born Mexico politician famous for being the first state governor not affiliated to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) since 1929.

Ernesto Ruffo Appel
10th Governor of Baja California
In office November 1, 1989 – October 31, 1995
Preceded by	Oscar Baylón Chacón
Succeeded by	Hector Terán Terán
Personal details
Born	(1952-06-25) June 25, 1952 San Diego, California
Political party	National Action Party (PAN)
Profession	Businessperson

His parents and grandparents are Mexico-born. Ruffo attended elementary school in the coastal town of Ensenada in the state of Baja California. He attended college at the Monterrey campus of the ITESM graduating with a bachelor's degree in business. He became a member of the National Action Party (PAN) in 1982 and was elected municipal president of the municipality of Ensenada (the biggest municipality in Mexico with 51,952 km²) in 1986. In 1989 he was elected governor of the state of Baja California in a major upset. In the year 2000, he supported the candidacy of Vicente Fox, former President of Mexico, he was the Coordinator of Migration Affairs for the Northern Border until 2006, when Mexican President Vicente Fox's government ended. He is currently a Senate supply in the LX legislature.