Emilio González Márquez (born 12 November 1960 in

Lagos de Moreno Lagos de Moreno () is a city and municipality in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. Lagos is located in the region of Los Altos de Jalisco, within the macroregion of the Bajío, one of the most highly developed areas in Latin America. Lagos de Moreno ...

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He served as

Governor of Jalisco The following is a list of governors of the Mexican state of Jalisco from 1821. The current Constitution indicates a term of six years in length, which cannot be renewed under any circumstances. It also stipulates the qualifications for becoming ...

. from 2007 to 2013

Political career

González was an active member of the

Mexican Democratic Party The Mexican Democratic Party (, PDM, also known as ''El Partido Gallito Colorado'', "The Little Red Rooster Party") was a Roman Catholicism, Catholic social conservatism, social conservative political party in Mexico that existed between 1979 and 1 ...

(PDM); he served as

municipal president A ''presidente municipal'' ( English: "municipal president") is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. This title was also used in the Philippines during the Spanish and American colonial periods; it is comparable to a mayor of the tow ...

(mayor) of Lagos de Moreno representing the PDM (1980–1982). He resigned from the PDM in 1988. In 1992 González joined the National Action Party (PAN) and secured a seat in the

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via

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...

. From 1995 to 1997 he served as ''Regidor'' of the municipality of

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

. In 1997 he was elected to serve in the

LVII Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LVII Legislature (57th session) of the Congress of Mexico met from 1997 to 2000. It was the first session in 68 years where the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) did not hold an absolute majority over opposition parties in the Chamber ...

. González presided over the PAN in the State of Jalisco from 1999 to 2002. In 2003 he was elected municipal president of

; he assumed office on 1 January 2004, and left the position on 6 December 2005 seeking his party nomination for the governorship of Jalisco; he won his party's internal bid with 55.17% of the votes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez Marquez, Emilio 1960 births Living people Politicians from Jalisco Governors of Jalisco Municipal presidents of Guadalajara, Jalisco National Action Party (Mexico) politicians People from Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco 21st-century Mexican politicians University of Guadalajara alumni Deputies of the LVII Legislature of Mexico

Political career

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