Carlos Abascal
| Carlos María Abascal Carranza | |
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| Secretary of the Interior | |
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In office June 1, 2005 – November 30, 2006 |
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| President | Vicente Fox |
| Preceded by | Santiago Creel |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Ramírez Acuña |
| Secretary of Labor | |
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In office December 1, 2000 – June 1, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Mariano Palacios Alcocer |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Javier Salazar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 14, 1949 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | December 2, 2008 (aged 59) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | National Action Party (PAN) |
| Alma mater | Escuela Libre de Derecho. |
| Profession |
Lawyer Politician |
Carlos María Abascal Carranza (born Mexico City, June 14, 1949 - Mexico City, December 2, 2008) was a Mexican lawyer and the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Vicente Fox. He is the son of the writer Salvador Abascal, famous for his synarchist ideas.
Carlos Abascal studied law at Mexico City's Escuela Libre de Derecho, graduating in 1973 with a thesis entitled "Relations between Spiritual Power and Temporal Power", in which he stated, inter alia, that "democracy is a farce that has been used by Freemasons in Mexico... to make a confused and disoriented majority believe that its will is being done". He later pursued business management studies at the IPADE. For about thirty years he worked for Afianzadora Insurgentes where he began as messenger and trainee in the legal area and ended as Director and CEO. He retired from Afianzadora Insurgentes in August 2000.
Abascal has occupied different positions in private and social organizations. He has been president of the Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible en México (FUNDES), president of Vertebra, president of the Movimiento Social y de Administración de Valores (AVAL), vice-president of the Instituto Mexicano de Doctrina Social Cristiana (IMDOSOC), and president of the Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX).
Abascal was one of President Vicente Fox's key cabinet members. In 2000 Fox appointed Abascal as Secretary of Labor. In 2005, following Santiago Creel's resignation, Abascal was appointed Secretary of the Interior.
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