Francisco Blake Mora
| Francisco Blake Mora | |
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Blake (right) meets with Earl Anthony Wayne
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| Secretary of the Interior | |
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In office 14 July 2010 – 11 November 2011 |
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| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Fernando Gómez Mont |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Poiré Romero |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
José Francisco Blake Mora 22 May 1966 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
| Died | 11 November 2011 (aged 45) in Chalco, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gloria Cossío |
| Children | José Francisco Blake Cossío, Gloria Elissa Blake Cossío |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Baja California |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
| Cabinet | Felipe Calderón |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
José Francisco Blake Mora (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse fɾanˈsisko ˈβleik ˈmoɾa]; 22 May 1966 – 11 November 2011) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón from 2010 to 2011. He was Mexico's top cabinet secretary and key figure in the battle against the drug cartels and corruption in the country. Blake Mora was also an important official in the dialogues of Felipe Calderón's drug policy, where he constantly traveled to meet with governors and victims of the drug war.
Blake Mora was born in a working-class family in Tijuana, Baja California. He obtained a degree in law from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) and a diploma in strategic planning and public policy from the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM).
Blake Mora was elected to the office of Alderman of the City of Tijuana from 1995 to 1998, and later served as a federal deputy for the Fifth Federal Electoral District of Baja California in the LVIII Legislature from 2000 to 2003. He then served as a member of the Congress of Baja California from 2004 to 2007. According to Fox News, Blake Mora gained popularity as a public official because he had promoted the cooperation of military forces and civil authorities to combat the drug cartels in his homestate of Baja California before becoming Secretary of Interior.
On 1 November 2007, he was appointed Secretary General of the Government of Baja California by Governor José Guadalupe Osuna Millán. In 2009, he was named as a possible candidate for the office of Attorney General of the Republic. On 14 July 2010, President Felipe Calderón named him Secretary of the Interior to replace Fernando Gómez Mont.
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