Narciso Agúndez Montaño (born 26 October 1958) is a Mexican former

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who served as

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Baja California Sur Baja California Sur, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, is a state in Mexico. It is the 31st and last state to be admitted, in 1974. It is also the second least populated Mexican state and the ninth-largest state by ...

from 2005 to 2011. Elected on February 6, 2005, he took office on April 5, 2005, and is the second member of

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 ...

to hold the office of governor in Baja California Sur, after his predecessor and cousin

Leonel Cota Montaño Leonel Efraín Cota Montaño (born 23 April 1958, in Santiago) is a Mexican politician. He is a former governor of Baja California Sur and former president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He was the first non-PRI governor of ...

. A graduate of the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, he began his political career in 1984 as Director of the Promotion of Agriculture in

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, and in 1986 became the Director of Municipal Services there. He was detained by the Mexican authorities on 24 May 2012 for

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, and is currently under custody.

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(Political Career). Government of the State of Baja California Sur. Retrieved on August 25, 2006. 1958 births Living people Governors of Baja California Sur People from Los Cabos Municipality 21st-century Mexican politicians Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians Autonomous University of Baja California Sur alumni Municipal presidents in Baja California Sur 20th-century Mexican politicians Politicians from Baja California Sur {{Mexico-politician-stub