Fernando Yunes Márquez (born 10 February 1982) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). In the 2012 general election he was elected to the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

for the state of

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. Following his term in the Senate, 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 ...

from 2018 to 2021. He was elected to the

Congress of Veracruz The Congress of the State of Veracruz () is the legislative branch of government of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It meets in the state capital, Xalapa. It comprises 50 deputies (''diputados''), who are elected for three-year terms. Thirty dep ...

in June 2024. In July 2024 a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with alleged electoral offences during his term as municipal president; Yunes Márquez described the charges as "political persecution". Yunes Márquez is the son of former

governor of Veracruz The governor, according to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave in Mexico, the Executive Power is invested in one individual, called "''Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sov ...

Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares (born December 5, 1952) is a Mexican politician. He has served three terms in the Chamber of Deputies and was the governor of Veracruz from 2016 to 2018. Most recently he served for the space of a few hours as an alt ...

and the brother of Senator

Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez (born 4 May 1976) is a Mexican politician. In the 2024 general election he was elected to the Senate for the state of Veracruz. Formerly affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN), he was expelled on 11 Septembe ...

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1982 births Living people Politicians from Xalapa National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Senators of the LXII and LXIII Legislatures of Mexico Municipal presidents in Veracruz {{Mexico-senator-NationalAction-stub