Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (born May 13, 1954) is a Mexican left-wing politician. He served in the cabinet of
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) during his tenure as Head of the Federal Government (
Mayor of Mexico City). Encinas succeeded AMLO as Head of Government in 2005 after he resigned to
run for president, and served until 2006. In 2023, he was appointed by AMLO to serve as acting
Secretary of the Interior. Encinas previously served as a
Senator
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from the
State of Mexico
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.
Encinas is currently a member of
Morena. He was previously affiliated with the
Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico, the Mexican Socialist Party, and the Mexican Communist Party.
Education
Alejandro Encinas has a degree in
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
from the
National Autonomous University of Mexico
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.
Career
He is a former researcher of the
. He served twice in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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(1985–1988 and 1991–1994).
In 2000, he ran for ''chief administrator'' () of
Álvaro Obregón, a
borough of Mexico City. He was defeated by conservative opponent Luis Eduardo Zuno Chavira.
Following
Andrés Manuel López Obrador's election as Head of Government of the Federal District (Mayor of Mexico City), he in his cabinet as Minister of Economic Development and as Government Secretary. After López Obrador resigned to run for president in
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, Encinas became Head of Government, serving from August 1, 2005, to December 4, 2006.
Encinas provided official support for López Obrador's presidential campaign during the
2006 Mexican general election
General elections were held in Mexico on Sunday, 2 July 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of Mexico, President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing then President Vicente Fox (ineligible for re-election under ...
, and later support of the blockade of avenues in Mexico City.
Encinas represented the
State of Mexico
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in the
Senate
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from 2012 to 2018. He was appointed acting Secretary of the Interior on 16 June 2023 by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
He was succeeded in the position on 19 June 2023 by
Luisa María Alcalde Luján.
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
Secretaries of the interior of Mexico
Academic staff of the Chapingo Autonomous University
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
Cabinet of Andrés Manuel López Obrador
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