Fidel Herrera Beltrán

Mexican politician
Fidel Herrera Beltrán
57th Governor of Veracruz
In office
1 December 2004 – 30 November 2010
Preceded byMiguel Alemán Velasco
Succeeded byJavier Duarte de Ochoa
Personal details
Born (1949-03-07) 7 March 1949 (age 75)
Nopaltepec, Veracruz, Mexico
Political party PRI
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • politician

Fidel Herrera Beltrán (Nopaltepec, Veracruz, March 7, 1949) is a Mexican politician and former governor of the state of Veracruz. A member of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he was elected governor in 2004.[1] Prior to that, he was deputy in the XLIX Legislature for Cosamaloapan, LI Legislature for Pánuco, LV Legislature for Cosamaloapan and LVII Legislature for Boca del Río and a senator representing Veracruz in the LVIII Legislature. He is a lawyer by profession, having attended law school at UNAM.[2]

In 2013, Forbes magazine named Herrera as one of the 10 most corrupt Mexican politicians, citing his alleged links to the Los Zetas drug-trafficking cartel.[3]

References

  1. ^ "A Discussion With Governor Fidel Herrera Beltrán". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  2. ^ "Perfil del legislador" (in Spanish). Sistema de Información Legislativo. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ Estevez, Dolia. "The 10 Most Corrupt Mexicans Of 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

External links

Official Biography (Spanish): http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4200549&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine

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Preceded by Governor of Veracruz
2004–2010
Succeeded by
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