Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo (born March 14, 1954 in

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) is a Mexican politician previously affiliated with the

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now affiliated with the (Labor Party) and former

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. He is the first non PRI member to hold the position.

Personal life and education

Zeferino Torreblanca is the son of Luis Torreblanca González and Luisa Galindo Ochoa. He holds a

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from the

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(ITESM).

Political career

In 1993 he unsuccessfully ran for municipal president (mayor) of

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representing the PRD. Then, in 1994, he secured a seat in the

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via

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to serve during the LVI Legislature. In 1999 he ran again for municipal president of Acapulco and won. In February 2005 he was elected

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and left office on March 31, 2011. In 2015 he received the backing of the (National Action Party) and ran again for municipal president of Acapulco, but lost. In 2018 he ran again for this position, but this time with the (Labor Party).

References

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