Emilio Zebadúa González (January 13, 1961 - ) is a Mexican politician who served as ''Consejero Electoral'' of the

Federal Electoral Institute The Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) (Spanish for ''National Electoral Institute'') (formerly Federal Electoral Institute) (, IFE) is an autonomous, public agency responsible for organizing federal elections in Mexico, that is, those relat ...

(IFE).

Personal life and education

Zebadúa studied

law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

at the

National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...

(UNAM)) and received a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

from the

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México The Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (), commonly known as ITAM, is a private university located in Mexico City. It is one of Mexico's most important institutions of higher learning; highly prestigious in the social sciences. It is a ...

(ITAM). He also holds a

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

from the

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

Political career

In 1996 he was designated ''Consejero Electoral'' of the

(IFE) but left that position in 2000 after Governor Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía invited him to become a member of his cabinet in

Chiapas Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...

. In 2003 Zebadúa was elected to serve in the

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representing a district in the state of Chiapas. In 2006 he unsuccessfully tried to obtain the

Party of the Democratic Revolution The Party of the Democratic Revolution (, , PRD) is a state-level social democracy, social democratic political party in Mexico (previously national, until 2024). The PRD originated from the Democratic Current, a political faction formed in 198 ...

(PRD) candidacy to the Chiapas gubernatorial elections to be held on August 20, 2006. Unable to secure the PRD ticket, he was ultimately selected as the candidate of the

New Alliance Party The New Alliance Party (NAP) was an American political party formed in New York City in 1979. Its immediate precursor was an umbrella organization known as the Labor Community Alliance for Change, whose member groups included the Coalition of Gr ...

; however, ten days before the election, he called on New Alliance supporters to vote for the PRI- PVEM coalition candidate

José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas (born 28 December 1949) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was the candidate of the ''Alianza por Chiapas'' (a coalition of the PRI and the PVEM) for governor of ...

instead, in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the PRD from winning. He was mentioned as a main operative in the
Estafa Maestra
affair. He was the Chief Administrative Officer of the Department of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development, where Ms. Rosario Robles was Secretary. The affair involved major falsification of documents to obtain payments in federal contracts. Ms. Robles was indicted.Ureste Cava, Manuel, Miriam Castillo Moya and Nayeli Roldan Sanchez. La Estafa Maestra. Graduados En Desaparecer El Dinero Público. Ciudad de México, Temas e Hoy, 2018. .

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1961 births Living people Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Chiapas National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México alumni Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians Deputies of the LIX Legislature of Mexico {{Mexico-politician-DemocraticRevolution-stub