Ernesto Pérez Astorga
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Ernesto Pérez Astorga (born 8 August 1962) is a Mexican politician and businessman, affiliated with the
National Regeneration Movement The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the la ...
party. He was a
senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...
of the
Congress of the Union The Congress of the Union (, ), formally known as the General Congress of the United Mexican States (''Congreso General de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos''), is the legislature of the federal government of Mexico. It consists of two chambers: t ...
in the LXIV Legislature representing the state of
Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
from May 28, 2019, to April 30, 2020.


Early years

Ernesto Pérez Astorga was born on 8 August 1962, in the port of
Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
,
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. He later lived in Coatepec,
Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
. From 1980 to 1984 he studied a bachelor's degree in business administration at the
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM; ), also known as Technological Institute of Monterrey () or just Tec, is aresearch university based in Monterrey, Mexico, which has grown to include 35 campuses located across 25 cit ...
and later a master's degree in Innovation for Business Development at the same institution. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Coordinating Council, holding various positions in both organizations.


Political career

In the 2018 federal elections, he was nominated by the
National Regeneration Movement The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the la ...
party as a substitute for Ricardo Ahued Bardahuil to be senator of the Republic. After the elections, Ahued Bardahuil occupied the seat of second-party senator representing the State of Veracruz. He was secretary of economic and port development of the State of Veracruz from 1 December 2018, to 28 May 2019, during the governorship of Cuitláhuac García Jiménez. He left office to take over as substitute for Senator of the Republic Ricardo Ahued, after he was named Director General of Customs. Within the senate, Pérez Astorga held the position of secretary of the Asia-Pacific-Africa foreign relations commission. He left the seat on April 30, 2020, after Ricardo Ahued announced his resignation from the customs administration and decided to rejoin the Senate. On 1 April 2021, he rejoined the Senate following Ricardo Ahued's request for leave to run as a candidate for the municipal presidency of
Xalapa Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 ...
in the state elections of Veracruz.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez Astorga, Ernesto 1962 births People from Veracruz (city) Politicians from Veracruz Morena (political party) politicians Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education alumni Senators of the LXIV and LXV Legislatures of Mexico Living people