Javier Lozano Alarcón (born November 21, 1962) is a Mexican politician who served

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in the cabinet of President

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. He was elected as a senator to the

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, representing

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. He then resigned from the PAN and worked in the campaign of presidential candidate José Antonio Meade Kuribreña. He was telecoms consultant. Lozano has served as president of the Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL). In 2007, Chinese-Mexican businessman

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, who was under investigation for the largest drug-related cash seizure in history, accused Lozano Alarcón of forcing him to stash at least $150 million in illicit campaign funds within his Mexico City mansion. Lozano Alarcón denied the allegations.Associated Press.
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Living people 1962 births Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Mexican Secretaries of Labor 21st-century Mexican politicians Politicians from Puebla People from Puebla (city) Escuela Libre de Derecho alumni Escuela Libre de Derecho faculty Senators of the LXII and LXIII Legislatures of Mexico {{Mexico-politician-stub