Lázaro Cárdenas Batel
Lázaro Cárdenas Batel | |
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Governor of Michoacán | |
In office 15 February 2002 – 14 February 2008 | |
Preceded by | Víctor Manuel Tinoco Rubí |
Succeeded by | Leonel Godoy Rangel |
Personal details | |
Born | Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico | 2 April 1964
Political party | Morena (2017–present) |
Other political affiliations | Institutional Revolutionary (1982–1987) Democratic Revolution (1989–2014) |
Spouse | Mayra Coffigny |
Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (born 2 April 1964) is a Mexican politician. He served as governor of Michoacán from 2002 to 2008, representing the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Prior to his election to that office in 2001, he had represented his home state in both the federal Chamber of Deputies[1] and the Senate.[2][3]
Cárdenas Batel is a member of a distinguished political family: his grandfather, Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, served as President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940, and his father, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, has been a presidential candidate on three occasions and was the first democratically elected Head of Government of the Federal District (Mexico City). Both father and grandfather also served as governors of Michoacán.
Some PRD members criticized Cárdenas Batel for his lack of support for Andrés Manuel López Obrador during the 2006 presidential campaign; some even asked him to leave the party.[4] On the night of election, according to The Wall Street Journal, Cárdenas Batel accepted a call from López Obrador's opponent and eventual winner, Felipe Calderón.[5] He was succeeded in the position as Michoacán governor by Leonel Godoy in February 2008.
On 11 July 2024, president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum announced that Cárdenas Batel would be serving as her chief of staff when her administration begins in October.[6][7]
Cárdenas Batel is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.
Notes
[edit]- ^ For Michoacán's 12th district, in 1997–2000. "Perfil: Dip. Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, LVII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ For the state of Michoacán, in 2000–2001. "Perfil: Sen. Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, LVIII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Muere Celeste Batel, esposa de Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas". Dallas News (in Spanish). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Vanguardia.com Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today
- ^ Free Preview - WSJ.com
- ^ "Claudia Sheinbaum picks Lázaro Cárdenas Batel as chief of staff". Mexico News Daily. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Muñoz, Alma E.; Camacho, Fernando (11 July 2024). "Sheinbaum nombra a Lázaro Cárdenas Batel como Jefe de Oficina de Presidencia". La Jornada. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Government of Michoacán: Lázaro Cárdenas Batel
- 1964 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Mexican politicians
- 21st-century Mexican politicians
- Governors of Michoacán
- Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians
- People from Jiquilpan, Michoacán
- Politicians from Michoacán
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Michoacán
- Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
- Mexican people of Portuguese descent
- Deputies of the LVII Legislature of Mexico