Francisco Javier Barrio Terrazas (b. November 25, 1950) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party (PAN). Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic He is a former governor of Chihuahua and former secretary in the cabinet of President Vicente Fox. Vicente Fox Quesada ( born July 2 1942) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently
Francisco Barrio was born in Satevo, Chihuahua and received a bachelor's degree in accounting and an MBA from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines He did some consulting and worked in the private sector before joining the local chapter of the National Action Party in 1983 and becoming its first member to ever win the mayorship of Juárez, Chihuahua. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ciudad Juárez, also known as just Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua formerly known as El Paso del Norte.
He ran for governor in 1986 and lost against the PRI candidate in one of the most controversial elections in the state's recent history. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded Six years later he made another attempt and won, ending more than 60 years of uninterrupted control of Chihuahua's governorship by members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. As a governor, he delivered mixed results and consequently the PRI regained control of the state at the end of his term.
Barrio headed the Federal Comptroller's Secretariat (2000 – 2003) and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, where he became the leader of the National Action Party's parliamentary group. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature or can refer to a Unicameral legislature
On February 24, 2005 he expressed interest in becoming the PAN presidential candidate and campaigned for a few months before quitting on July 7 arguing partisan favoritism towards the former minister of the interior, Santiago Creel. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Santiago Creel Miranda (b December 11 1954 in Mexico City) is a Mexican politician who served as Secretary of the Interior in [1]
See also Creel-Terrazas Family. The Creel-Terrazas family is a powerful and wealthy family based in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
External links
- (Spanish) Francisco Barrio's Presidential Campaign.
- (English) Can Francisco Barrio Break the Culture of Corruption? article on Business Week. BusinessWeek is a business Magazine published by McGraw-Hill.