Héctor Téran Terán (April 3, 1931 – October 4, 1998) was a Mexican politician, member of the National Action Party (PAN), and governor of the state of

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. Héctor Terán Terán received his degree in Large Business Administration from the

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(CETYS), and was made leader of his party in the state of Baja California. He was a governor-candidate three times: in 1977, when he lost to the PRI candidate Roberto de la Madrid Romandia; in 1983, when he lost to

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) was a Me ...

; and finally in 1995, when he triumphed, becoming the second PAN governor of Baja California. Previously, he was a deputy ''(diputado)'' in the

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between 1980 and 1983; a federal deputy ''(diputado federal)'' in the 53rd Legislature from 1985 to 1988; and in 1989, Baja California's first governor from the PAN,

Ernesto Ruffo Appel Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 25 June 1952) is a Mexican politician, who served as the 10th Governor of Baja California from 1989 to 1995. A member of the National Action Party (PAN), Ruffo was the first state governor not affiliated with the ruling ...

, appointed him to be the ''Secretario General de Gobierno'' (State Secretary General), holding this position until 1991 when he was elected to the federal

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, becoming the first PAN senator in history. He asked the permission of the Senate to be the candidate for Governor of Baja California and won in the 1995 state election, assuming his post on November 1 of the same year. Héctor Terán Terán died of a

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in office on October 4, 1998, while exercising on the Governor's Estate.

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Biografías de los gobernadores del estado de Baja California. (es)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teran 1931 births 1998 deaths Governors of Baja California Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Members of the Congress of Baja California People from Moctezuma, Sonora Politicians from Sonora 20th-century Mexican politicians

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