Jesús Zambrano Grijalva
| Jesús Zambrano Grijalva | |
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| Born |
1 October 1953 Empalme, Sonora, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Party of the Democratic Revolution |
Jesús Zambrano Grijalva (born 1 October 1953) is a Mexican politician who served as President of the Party of the Democratic Revolution from 2011 to 2014. He also served as Deputy of the LVI and LXI Legislatures of the Mexican Congress, both times representing Sonora, and in the LXIII Legislature representing the Federal District.
Zambrano Grijalva was born on 1 October 1953 in Empalme, Sonora. He studied for a degree in physics and mathematics from the Universidad de Sonora, which was not completed, and later obtained a degree in law from the Open University.
Meanwhile, he surged through the ranks of various left-wing groups. He also was a member of the Frente Urbano Zapatista and the Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre. His activism with the communist league resulted in a prison stay in 1974 and 1975. He also earned the nickname El Tragabalas (The Bullet-Swallower) during this time. Later, he would move on to organized political parties, including the Partido Patriótico Revolucionario, where he directed its newspaper, Tribuna Proletaria. In 1987, he was a founding member of the short-lived Mexican Socialist Party, and two years later, he helped to found the PRD. From 1990 to 1993, he represented the PRD at the Federal Registry of Electors.
In 1994, Zambrano was elected to his first of three terms in San Lázaro. He was the secretary of the Government and Constitutional Points Commission and also served on two other commissions: Communications and Transport and a select committee to investigate the death of Luis Donaldo Colosio. After his term, Zambrano ran for governor of Sonora and came in third; he would make another bid for the office in 2003, with the same results.
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