Daniel Ordóñez Hernández (born 13 June 1968) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the

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. He represented the 13th district of the Federal District as a

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in the 68th Congress (2015–2018) and the Federal District's 14th district in the 59th Congress (2003–2006).

Life

As he worked toward his law degree from the

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, which he obtained in 1993, Ordóñez served as a legal advisor to the PRD faction in the 55th Congress (1991–94) and again during the 57th Congress (1997–2000). However, Ordóñez primarily worked as a lawyer, being a partner at the law office of Ordóñez, Nava and Cisneros from 1994–95, as well as an associated lawyer for Grupo Abogados Empresariales between 1995 and 1998. In the early 2000s, Ordóñez primarily served in various roles in the PRD. He was a state-level councilor from 1998 to 2005, a regional coordinator for the fourth electoral region in 2000, the National Affiliation Coordinator from 2000 to 2001, a special delegate from the national party when

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, had special internal elections in 2002, and a national councilor between 2003 and 2006. In 2003, Ordóñez was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time, representing the Federal District's 14th district in the 59th Congress. He was a secretary on two commissions: one dealing with government, as well as a special commission following corruption and public officials in the state of

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involved with drug trafficking. After the 59th Congress concluded, Ordóñez served twice in the

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, from 2006 to 2009 and again from 2012 to 2015. In the first of two stints, he presided over the Commission for the Administration and Prosecution of Justice; in the second, he served on seven commissions and two committees. Between 2013 and 2015, Ordóñez was associated with the National Public Administration Institute (INAP). Voters in the 13th district of the Federal District sent Ordóñez back to the Chamber of Deputies in 2015. During that term, he was the president of the Constitutional Points Committee and also served on two others: Federal District and Justice.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ordonez Hernandez, Daniel 1968 births Living people Lawyers from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican lawyers Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Mexico City Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians Deputies of the LXIII Legislature of Mexico