Julen Rementería del Puerto (born 21 July 1961) is a Mexican politician currently serving as a

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from

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

in the

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. He is affiliated with the National Action Party.

Early life

Rementería del Puerto was born on 21 July 1961.

Political career

On 30 November 2016, the governor-elect of

, Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares, announced that Rementería del Puerto would serve in his administration's

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as the head of the state's Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works. Rementería del Puerto served until 8 February 2018, when he resigned his position to run for the Senate of the Republic. Rementería del Puerto was assigned the Senate first minority seat of Veracruz in the LXIV Legislature on behalf of the National Action Party–

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coalition following the 2018 general election, replacing . He represents the state alongside senators

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and

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Committee assignments

Rementería del Puerto is a member of the following Senate committees: * Committee on Communications and Transportation * Committee on Constitutional Matters * Committee on Energy (Secretary) * Committee on Hydraulic Resources * Committee on Regulations and Parliamentary Practices (President)

References

1961 births 21st-century Mexican politicians Living people National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Politicians from Veracruz Senators of the LXIV and LXV Legislatures of Mexico Members of the Congress of Veracruz Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Veracruz {{Mexico-politician-NationalAction-stub