Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza
Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza (13 November 1935 - 14 April 2020) was a Mexican politician who served as Governor of the State of Mexico.[1]
Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza | |
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| President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 13 May 1994 – 3 December 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Ortiz Arana |
| Succeeded by | María de los Angeles Moreno |
| Governor of the State of Mexico | |
| In office 11 September 1989 – 15 September 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Mario Ramón Beteta |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Chuayffet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1935 Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Died | 14 April 2020 (aged 84) Santa Fe, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary |
Early life
Pichardo served in the Cabinet of President Miguel de la Madrid as general comptroller and in the cabinet of President Ernesto Zedillo as Secretary of Energy. He has also served as Mexican Ambassador.
He was a member and former President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
He is father of Alfonso Pichardo, lead singer of Mexican electronica group Moenia. And he is a nephew of Juan Josafat Pichardo Cruz, who was the first Rector or the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México UAEM.
He died on 14 April 2020, aged 84.[2]
References
- Camp, Roderic Ai (1995). Mexican political biographies, 1935-1993 (3rd ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 558.
- "Murió Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza, ex gobernador del Estado de México y ex secretario de Energía". Infobae (in Spanish). 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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| Preceded by Arturo Hernández Basave |
Mexican Ambassador to the Netherlands 1996—2000 |
Succeeded by Santiago Oñate Laborde |
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