Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (born May 13, 1954) is a Mexican left-wing politician previously affiliated with the
Party of the Democratic Revolution
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, the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico, the Mexican Socialist Party and the Mexican Communist Party. He served as the 4th
Head of Government of the Federal District
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from 2005 to 2006. Encinas serves in the upper house of
Congress
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as
senator representing the
State of Mexico.
Alejandro Encinas has a degree in
economics
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from the
National Autonomous University of Mexico.
He is a former researcher of the
and served twice in the
Chamber of Deputies (1985–1988 and 1991–1994).
In 2000 he ran for ''chief administrator'' ( es, delegado, links=no) of
Álvaro Obregón
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, a
borough of Mexico City. He lost against the conservative
Luis Eduardo Zuno Chavira.
Encinas served in the cabinet of
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who has been serving as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mex ...
(AMLO) until AMLO's resignation. He was the Head of Government of the Federal District from August 1, 2005, to December 4, 2006. He was succeeded by
Marcelo Ebrard
Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexican politician who is serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) since 2018, he was appointed to lead the f ...
.
Encinas' provided official support for López Obrador's presidential campaign during the
2006 Mexican general election
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, and later support of the blockade of avenues in Mexico City.
He is also the Minister of Environment, Minister of Economic Development, Government Secretary and Head of Government of the Federal District.
References
External links
Government of the Mexican Federal District: Alejandro Encinas
1954 births
Heads of Government of Mexico City
Living people
Mexican economists
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
Chapingo Autonomous University faculty
Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians
Politicians from Mexico City
20th-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Members of the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City
Mexican social democrats
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