Pedro Joaquín Coldwell (born August 5, 1950 in

Cozumel Cozumel (; yua, Kùutsmil) is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen. It is separated from the mainland by the Cozumel Channel and is close to the Yucat� ...

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...

) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the

Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ; abbr. PRI) is a political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 and held uninterrupted power in the country for 71 years, from 1929 to 2000, first as the Nati ...

(PRI).

Personal life and education

Joaquín Coldwell studied law at the

Universidad Iberoamericana The Ibero-American University ( es, Universidad Iberoamericana), also referred to by its acronym ''UIA'' but commonly known as ''Ibero'' or ''La Ibero'') is a private, Catholic, Mexican higher education institution, sponsored by the Mexican provi ...

. He is the son of Nassin Joaquín Ibarra, a businessman from Cozumel. He is of Lebanesehttp://www.elperiodicodesaltillo.com/2013/2013%20abril/augusto2.html and

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

descent. His older sister is Addy Joaquín Coldwell, who is also active in political circles.

Political career

Joaquín Coldwell has occupied different positions within the PRI and in the public service. He has been director general of the ''Fondo Nacional para el Desarrollo Turístico'' (FONATUR) and general secretary of his party. From 1979 to 1980, he held a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, representing Quintana Roo's First District. He served as

Governor of Quintana Roo The governors of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, since statehood. Governors of the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo since 1975 *Note: In 2001 Mario E. Villanueva was sentenced to prison due to corruption involving Mexican drug war ...

from 1981 to 1987.

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Carlos Salinas de Gortari Carlos Salinas de Gortari CYC DMN (; born 3 April 1948) is a Mexican economist and politician who served as 60th president of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. Affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), earlier in his career he wor ...

appointed him Secretary of Tourism in 1990. Joaquín Coldwell succeeded Marco A. Bernal as Peace and Reconciliation Commissioner in Chiapas. In 1998 President

Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (; born 27 December 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He was 61st president of Mexico from 1 December 1994 to 30 November 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted 71-year line of Mexican presidents from t ...

appointed him Ambassador to

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

. In the general election of July 2, 2006, he was elected to the Senate for the PRI, representing the state of Quintana Roo.

References

1950 births Living people Politicians from Quintana Roo Governors of Quintana Roo Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Quintana Roo Mexican people of English descent Mexican people of Lebanese descent Mexican Secretaries of Tourism Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians People from Cozumel Mexican Secretaries of Energy 21st-century Mexican politicians Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Mexican politicians Universidad Iberoamericana alumni Members of the Congress of Quintana Roo Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Quintana Roo {{Mexico-deputy-InstitutionalRevolutionary-1950s-stub