Manuel Velasco Suárez | |
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Governor of Chiapas | |
In office 1 December 1970 – 30 November 1976 |
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Preceded by | José Castillo Tielemans |
Succeeded by | Jorge de la Vega Domínguez |
Personal details | |
Born |
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico |
28 December 1914
Died | 2 December 2001 Mexico City |
(aged 87)
Political party | PRI |
Spouse(s) | Elvira Siles |
Profession | Neurosurgeon |
Manuel Velasco Suárez (28 December 1914 – 2 December 2001) was a Mexican neurologist, neurosurgeon and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party who acted as Governor of Chiapas from 1970 to 1976.
He is grandfather of incumbent Governor of Chiapas, Manuel Velasco Coello.