César Octavio Camacho Quiroz (born 14 February 1959) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the
Institutional Revolutionary Party
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. He served as
Governor of the State of Mexico
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between 1995 and 1999, as Senator of the
LVIII and
LIX
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* 59 (number)
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Legislatures of the Mexican Congress, and as Deputy of the
LX and
LXIII Legislatures, all representing the
State of Mexico
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,
and as president of the PRI between 2012 and 2015.
Life
Camacho Quiroz was born on 14 February 1959 in
Metepec
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,
State of Mexico
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. He was raised in a PRI family; his father served on the municipal council from 1973 to 1975, and his house frequently hosted dinners with PRI party members.
In 1980, he graduated with a degree in law from the
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
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. He then went to work at the law office of Riva Palacio for a year, leaving that post to enter public administration in the state government. From 1985 to 1987, he taught at various schools, including the UAEM, Universidad Anáhuac del Norte,
UNAM
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, and at
Tec de Monterrey, Campus Toluca.
In 1979, Camacho Quiroz began to get involved with the PRI. In 1979, he became the state-level executive coordinator of the National Revolutionary Youth Movement, a PRI organ, and in 1982, he was named Subsecretary of Ideological Dissemination for the party. Three years later, Camacho Quiroz was tapped to become the Secretary of Social Action. At the same time, he became a member of the Public Administration Institute of the State of Mexico (IAPEM).
1987 saw Camacho Quiroz become deputy director of government for the State of Mexico. From 1991 to 1993, he served as the municipal president of Metepec, a position he resigned to become the secretary general of the state government.
While in this position, he negotiated during such events as prison riots in
Almoloya de Juárez
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and protests blocking highways in
Atenco.
As governor
In 1995,
Emilio Chuayffet, the Governor of the State of Mexico, was tapped to become the new
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.
As a result, Camacho Quiroz was appointed by the state legislature to fill the remaining four years of Chuayffet's term.
While governor, Camacho Quiroz was criticized for his youth — at the time of his appointment, he was only 36 — and for largely following the orders of Chuayffet. The
PRD criticized him for allegedly organizing conflict groups against PRD-friendly municipal governments in
Texcoco and
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
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.
Becoming a senator
The PRI ran Camacho Quiroz for senator from the State of Mexico in 2000, and he was elected to the
LVIII and
LIX
LIX or Lix may refer to:
* 59 (number)
59 (fifty-nine) is the natural number following 58 (number), 58 and preceding 60 (number), 60.
In mathematics
Fifty-nine is the 17th prime number, and 7th super-prime. It is also a good prime, a Higgs pri ...
Legislatures.
He was the president of the Federalism and Municipal Development Commission and served on an array of other committees, including Foreign Relations for Europe and Africa, and special commissions formed to investigate the problems facing teachers in Yucatán and to mediate disputes between Colima and Jalisco.
During this time, he wrote the weekly column "Los dichos y los hechos" and contributed to the ''
El Economista'' newspaper;
he also has released several books on political and legal topics. Camacho Quiroz also continued his participation in the PRI, serving in various secretarial positions.
First term in the Chamber of Deputies
Camacho Quiroz was elected as a proportional representation deputy from the PRI party list in the fifth region in 2006.
He presided over the Justice Commission and served on the Government and Foreign Relations commissions.
In 2010, he was tapped to be general coordinator for celebrations of the bicentennial of Mexican independence and the centennial anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.
He then headed the Fundación Luis Donaldo Colosio.
Heading the PRI
With the resignation of
Pedro Joaquín Coldwell from the PRI presidency to become
Secretary of Energy
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, Camacho Quiroz was unanimously elected to become the new president of the PRI on December 11, 2012.
In this capacity, he served on the Guiding Council of the
Pacto por México (2013–14) and was considered one of its key defenders.
Return to San Lázaro
In 2015, with his term as PRI president over, Camacho Quiroz ran for the Chamber of Deputies again and won. He currently serves as the PRI's party coordinator in the chamber.
In 2016, the Chamber of Deputies selected Camacho Quiroz as one of its designees to the
Constituent Assembly of Mexico City and will serve as the coordinator of the PRI faction in the assembly.
References
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1959 births
Living people
Politicians from the State of Mexico
20th-century Mexican lawyers
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Governors of the State of Mexico
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
Senators of the LVIII and LIX Legislatures of Mexico
Members of the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City