Héctor Ortiz Ortiz
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Héctor Israel Ortiz Ortiz (b. July 28, 1950 in Oaxaca) is a Mexican politician who currently serves as Governor of Tlaxcala.
[edit] Professional career
Ortiz Ortiz holds a bachelor's degree in law. He has been professor of law at the Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala (UAT) since 1974. Ortiz Ortiz served as Rector of the UAT from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1999 to 2000. From 1990 to 1991 he served as Secretary of Education of the State of Tlaxcala. He served in the lower house of the Mexican Congress during the LV (1991 to 1994) and the LVIII Legislatures. In 2002 he was elected Mayor of Tlaxcala.
Ortiz Ortiz joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1967 and was an active member until 2004 when he resigned to the PRI after losing the party's internal bid for the governorship of Tlaxcala. He then accepted the invitation from the National Action Party (PAN) to run for the governorship as the PAN candidate; he won the elections held on November 14, 2004 and took office on January 14, 2005.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Héctor Ortiz at the Tlaxcala.gob website
| Preceded by: Alfonso Sánchez Anaya |
Governor of Tlaxcala 2005 – present |
Incumbent |
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