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Tomás Torres Mercado (December 15, 1960 – October 22, 2015) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the
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(PVEM) who served as Federal Deputy for the 2012-2015 period. He was previously elected to serve as
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from 2006 to 2012.


Biography

Torres Mercado served in the cabinet of
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Ricardo Monreal; he also served as a federal deputy in the
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during the LVIII Legislature. He was expelled from the PRD in November 2010. He died on 22 October 2015 when the Learjet 31 jet he was travelling on crashed near Apaseo el Alto. He was 54 years old.


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1960 births 2015 deaths Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Deputies of the LVIII Legislature of Mexico {{Mexico-politician-DemocraticRevolution-stub Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2015 Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Mexico Ecologist Green Party of Mexico politicians Ecologist Green Party of Mexico politician stubs