Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (born 2 April 1964) is a Mexican politician. He served as

governor of Michoacán The Governor of Michoacán is the head of the executive branch of the State of Michoacán in Mexico. According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, the exercise of the executive power is deposited ...

from 2002 to 2008, representing the

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(PRD). Prior to his election to that office in 2001, he had represented his home state in both the federal

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and the

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. Cárdenas Batel is a member of a distinguished political family: his grandfather,

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río Lázaro is a Spanish or Portuguese-based given name or surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Lazaro (footballer) (born 1977), Lazaro Paulo de Sousa, Brazilian football striker *Lázaro (footballer, born 1990), full name Lázaro ...

, served as

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from 1934 to 1940, and his father,

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, has been a presidential candidate on three occasions and was the first democratically elected

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(Mexico City). Both father and grandfather also served as governors of Michoacán. Some PRD members criticized Cárdenas Batel for his lack of support for

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, public administrator and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He se ...

during the 2006 presidential campaign; some even asked him to leave the party. On the night of election, according to ''

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'', Cárdenas Batel accepted a call from López Obrador's opponent and eventual winner,

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. He was succeeded in the position as Michoacán governor by Leonel Godoy in February 2008. Cárdenas Batel would later serve as the Chief Adviser to the President of Mexico after López Obrador became President of Mexico. On 11 July 2024, president

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announced that Cárdenas Batel would be serving as her

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when her administration began. Cárdenas Batel is a member of the

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, but is currently on leave. He is expected to remain on leave until the end of his term.

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Government of Michoacán: Lázaro Cárdenas Batel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardenas Batel, Lazaro 1964 births Living people Senators of the LVIII and LIX Legislatures of Mexico Governors of Michoacán Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians People from Jiquilpan, Michoacán Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Michoacán Mexican people of Mestizo descent Mexican people of Portuguese descent Mexican people of Spanish descent Mexican people of Purépecha descent Deputies of the LVII Legislature of Mexico