Benjamín Hernández Silva (born 16 June 1946) is a

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politician affiliated with the

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(PRD). In the 2006 general election he was elected to the

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to represent the tenth district of

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during the 60th Congress. His substitute, elected on the same ticket as him, was Aída Fabiola Valencia Ramírez, who was later returned for the same district in the 2012 general election. He previously served as a local deputy in the 55th and 59th sessions of the

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(1992–1995 and 2004–2006).

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1946 births Living people Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians Deputies of the LX Legislature of Mexico Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Oaxaca 20th-century Mexican politicians Members of the Congress of Oaxaca {{Mexico-politician-DemocraticRevolution-stub