Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía
| Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía | |
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 Governor of Chiapas |
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In office December 8, 2000 – December 7, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Roberto Albores Guillén |
| Succeeded by | Juan Sabines Guerrero |
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Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía August 9, 1954 Soyaló, Chiapas |
| Nationality |
 Mexican
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| Political party |
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| Spouse(s) | Patricia Araceli Flores Gutiérrez |
| Alma mater | Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla |
| Profession | Politician |
Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía (born 9 August 1954) is a Mexican politician. He served as Governor of Chiapas from 2000 to 2006.
Salazar was born in Soyaló, Chiapas. He was the son of rural teachers. At age 17 he enrolled in the Autonomous University of Puebla where he obtained the title of Lawyer, Notary and Actuary. He returned to Chiapas in 1978. He is a lay member of the evangelical Church of the Nazarene. In 1982, he married Martha López Camacho, with whom he has three children.
In 1978 he became Deputy Attorney General of Justice. In 1983 he held the position of legal director in the Office of the Secretary of Education and Culture of the State of Chiapas, and established the system of applying exams for the assignment of plazas of master primary teachers. In 1993, he was appointed Executive Director of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) that was denounced for its disagreement with the appointment of acquaintances to defraud elections.
From 1994 to 2000, he served as a Senator. He was a member of the Commission of Agreement and Pacification (COCOPA). He participated in the elaboration of the Law for the Dialogue, the Conciliation, and the Worthy Peace in Chiapas. He was involved in the editing of the Initiative on rights and native culture, emanating from the San Andrés Accords reached in San Andrés Larráinzar, between the federal government and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN).
In 2000, his candidacy was supported by a political alliance consisting of eight political parties of diverse ideologies. The National Action Party, Party of the Democratic Revolution, Labor Party, Ecologist Green Party of Mexico, Convergence of the Democracy, Party of the Nationalist Society, Party of the Democratic Centre, and Social Alliance Party supported him. He won the election on August 20.
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