Events in the year 2001 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

* President: Vicente Fox * Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Santiago Creel *

Secretary of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

(SRE): Jorge Castañeda Gutman * Communications Secretary (SCT):

Pedro Cerisola Pedro Cerisola y Weber (born March 3, 1949, in Mexico City) is a Mexican architect who served as Secretary of Communications under President Vicente Fox's administration. Cerisola studied architecture at the National Autonomous University of Me ...

* Education Secretary (SEP):

Reyes Tamez Reyes Tamez Guerra (born 18 April 1952 in Monterrey) is a Mexicans, Mexican Immunochemistry, immunochemist and politicians. He is a former Secretary of Education for the State of Nuevo León, a former president of the Autonomous University of N ...

Secretary of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

(SEDENA): Gerardo Clemente Vega *

Secretary of Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the sec ...

(SEMAR): Marco Antonio Peyrot González * Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS): José Carlos María Abascal Carranza * Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL): Josefina Vázquez Mota * Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Leticia Navarro * Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Víctor Lichtinger * Secretary of Health (SALUD): Julio Frenk * Attorney General of Mexico (PRG): Rafael Macedo de la Concha

Supreme Court

* President of the Supreme Court: Genaro David Góngora Pimentel

Governors

Aguascalientes Aguascalientes (; ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and ...

: Felipe González González * Baja California **

Alejandro González Alcocer Alejandro González Alcocer (born April 24, 1951) is a Mexican politician and lawyer, belonging to the National Action Party (PAN). After Alcocer studied law at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), he began his career in companies ...

, until October 31. ** Eugenio Elorduy Walther , starting November 1. *

Baja California Sur Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...

: Leonel Cota Montaño *

Campeche Campeche (; yua, Kaampech ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by ...

José Antonio González Curi José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía (born 9 August 1954) is a Mexican politician. He served as Governor of Chiapas from 2000 to 2006. Early life Salazar was born in Soyaló, Chiapas. He was the son of rural teachers. At age 17 he enrolled in the Au ...

Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to: Places *Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state **Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state **Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state **Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state **Chihuahua Mun ...

: Patricio Martínez García *

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

: Enrique Martínez y Martínez * Colima: Fernando Moreno Peña *

Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...

: Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier *

Guanajuato Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...

: Juan Carlos Romero Hicks * Guerrero: René Juárez Cisneros * Hidalgo:

Manuel Ángel Núñez Soto Manuel Ángel Núñez Soto (born January 30, 1951) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI). He is a former governor of Hidalgo. Núñez Soto received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Nationa ...

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

: Alberto Cárdenas *

State of Mexico The State of Mexico ( es, Estado de México; ), officially just Mexico ( es, México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Commonly known as Edomex (from ) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is ...

: Arturo Montiel *

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...

Víctor Manuel Tinoco Rubí Víctor Manuel Tinoco Rubí is a Mexican politician, member of Institutional Revolutionary Party, and Governor of Michoacán from 1996 to 2002. Víctor Manuel Tinoco was elected Senator from Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de ...

Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cuer ...

: Sergio Estrada Cajigal Ramírez . * Nayarit:

Antonio Echevarría Domínguez Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...

: Fernando Canales Clariond * Oaxaca:

José Murat Casab Nelson José Murat Casab (; born October 18, 1947) is a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was Governor of Oaxaca and is a Diputado Federal elected from the ranks of Alliance for Mexico of Institutional ...

Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

: Melquíades Morales *

Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...

: Ignacio Loyola Vera * Quintana Roo:

Joaquín Hendricks Díaz Joaquín Ernesto Hendricks Díaz (born 7 November 1951 in Chetumal, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican politician belonging to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional . From 1991 to 1994, he held a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, representing Quint ...

San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...

: Fernando Silva Nieto *

Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is d ...

: Juan S. Millán *

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...

: Armando López Nogales * Tabasco: Enrique Priego Oropeza , acting governor January 1-December 31 * Tamaulipas:

Tomás Yarrington Tomás Jesús Yarrington Ruvalcaba (, born 7 March 1957) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party . He held office as the Mayor of Matamoros from 1993 to 1995, and the Governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 200 ...

* Tlaxcala:

Alfonso Sánchez Anaya Alfonso Abraham Sánchez Anaya (born 23 January 1941) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD. As of 2013 he served as Senator of the LX and LXI Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Tlaxcala Tlaxcala (; , ; from nah, ...

* Veracruz: Miguel Alemán Velasco * Yucatán:

Víctor Cervera Pacheco Víctor Manuel Cervera Pacheco (April 23, 1936 – August 18, 2004) was a Mexican politician who served as Governor of Yucatán from 1984 to 1988, and again from 1995 through 2001. From 1988 to 1994 Cervera served as Secretary of Agrarian Reform ...

* Zacatecas:

Ricardo Monreal Ricardo Monreal Ávila (born September 19, 1960 in Fresnillo, Zacatecas) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). He is a senator and the Senate Majority Leader, a former Governor of Zacatecas and a f ...

* Head of Government of the Federal District: Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Events

Pemexgate Pemexgate was a political scandal of the Mexican political party PRI that occurred during the presidency of Ernesto Zedillo (1994-2000) and was discovered and investigated during the presidency of Vicente Fox (2000-2006). It was centered on the t ...

is uncovered. * April 29: The Guadalajara Mexico Temple is opened in Mexico City. * September 28: Nuestra Belleza México 2001 * November 22: The

Mexican Council on Foreign Relations The Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI; es, Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales, links=no) was established the November 22, 2001. So far, it is the only plural and multidisciplinary forum, focused in the debate and analysis of M ...

is established

Awards

* Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – José Ezequiel Iturriaga Sauco * Order of the Aztec Eagle * National Prize for Arts and Sciences * National Public Administration Prize * Ohtli Award **

Marco Antonio Firebaugh Marco Antonio Firebaugh (October 13, 1966 – March 21, 2006) was a Democratic member of the California State Assembly from 1998 until 2004. Early life and education Born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, Firebaugh received a B.A. degree ...

** Raúl Héctor Castro **

Carlos Cortez Carlos Cortez (August 13, 1923 – January 19, 2005) was a poet, graphic artist, photographer, muralist and political activist, active for six decades in the Industrial Workers of the World. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1923, the son of a ...

Enrique Moreno Enrique Moreno (December 28, 1955 – October 10, 2019) was a Mexican-American attorney from El Paso, Texas and once a federal judicial nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Early life and education Born in Chihuahua, Mexi ...

** Cecilia Muñoz

Births

* January 17 - Angie Vazquez, Mexican singer, and banded from Vazquez Sounds. *August 24 –

Mildred Maldonado Mildred Maldonado (born 24 August 2001) is a Mexican rhythmic gymnast. Maldonado competed at the 2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and co ...

, rhythmic gymnast

Deaths

*June 3 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor, painter, writer, and film director (b.

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ...

)

Hurricanes

* August 14–22: Tropical Storm Chantal (2001) * September 21 – October 3: Hurricane Juliette (2001) * October 4–9: Hurricane Iris

Film

* List of Mexican films of 2001

Sport

Primera División de México Verano 2001 Primera División de México ''(Mexican First Division)'' Verano 2001 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, January 6, ...

Primera División de México Invierno 2001 Primera División de México Invierno 2001 ''(Mexico First Division Winter 2001)'' is the second part of a two tournament season in Association football in Mexico. It began on July 21, 2001, and ended on November 25, the end of the season. La Pied ...

* Mexico loses

2001 Copa América The 2001 Copa América was held in Colombia, from 11 to 29 July. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Colombia won the tournament for the 1st time without conceding a goal. Brazil national football team, Brazil ...

final to

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

Sin Piedad (2001) ''Sin Piedad'' (2001) (Spanish for "No Mercy") was a professional wrestling Pay-Per-View (PPV) produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 14, 2001 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The 2001 ''Sin Piedad'' ...

Juicio Final (2001) ''Juicio Final'' (2001) (Spanish for "Final Judgement") was a professional wrestling Pay-Per-View (PPV) show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on March 30, 2001 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show ...

2001 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the 2001 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2001 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Toluca, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican ...

is held in Toluca, * Estudiantes de Altamira and Estudiantes de Xalapa are founded.

References

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