Fernando Gómez-Mont
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Fernando Francisco Gómez Mont Urueta (born January 11, 1963) is a Mexican
lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Interior
. He was appointed by President Felipe Calderón
on November 10, 2008, following the death of secretary Juan Camilo Mouriño
in a plane crash
on November 4. Gómez Mont was a member of the National Action Party
until his resignation from the party on February 10, 2010. He presented his resignation on July 14, 2010 and President Calderon appointed Francisco Blake Mora to take charge of the Secretary of the Interior.
in 1963 and became a member of the party during his adolescent years. His father had already died by this time.
Gómez Mont studied law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho
. In 1999 he was a federal deputy in the LV Legislature where he presided over the Justice Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. He represented the National Action Party in the Federal Electoral Institute
, a post he resigned to become a private lawyer.
Gómez Mont was an advisor to President Ernesto Zedillo
along with Luis Téllez
(former Secretary of Communications and Transportation
in President Calderón's cabinet); he also worked with then Attorney General Antonio Lozano Gracia in the investigation of the 1994 assassination of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio
.
In his private practice he carried President Carlos Salinas
and Tomás Peñaloza Webb in a supposed fraud to the Mexican Social Security Institute
, and represented Rogelio Montemayor in the Pemexgate
investigation in 2006.
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Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior (Mexico)
The Mexican Secretary of the Interior is the head of the Secretariat of the Interior, concerned with the country's internal affairs, the presentation of the president's bills to Congress, their publication and certain issues of national security. The country's main intelligence agency, CISEN,...
. He was appointed by President Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
on November 10, 2008, following the death of secretary Juan Camilo Mouriño
Juan Camilo Mouriño
Juan Camilo Mouriño Terrazo was a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party and the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón...
in a plane crash
2008 Mexico City plane crash
An official Mexican Interior Ministry aircraft crashed in central Mexico City at around 18:45 local time on November 4, 2008. Mexican Secretary of the Interior Juan Camilo Mouriño, who was aboard the plane, was killed in the crash, along with the other seven people on board and at least six people...
on November 4. Gómez Mont was a member of the National Action Party
National Action Party (Mexico)
The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...
until his resignation from the party on February 10, 2010. He presented his resignation on July 14, 2010 and President Calderon appointed Francisco Blake Mora to take charge of the Secretary of the Interior.
Personal life and education
Gómez Mont is the son of Felipe Gómez Mont, one of the founders and main ideologists of the National Action Party. He was born in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
in 1963 and became a member of the party during his adolescent years. His father had already died by this time.
Gómez Mont studied law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho
Escuela Libre de Derecho
Escuela Libre de Derecho is a prestigious law school in Mexico. Founded in 1912, it has among its alumni some of the most distinguished Mexican attorneys...
. In 1999 he was a federal deputy in the LV Legislature where he presided over the Justice Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. He represented the National Action Party in the Federal Electoral Institute
Federal Electoral Institute
The Federal Electoral Institute is an autonomous, public organization responsible for organizing federal elections in Mexico, that is, those related to the election of the President of the United Mexican States and to the election of the members of the Lower and Upper Chambers that constitute the ...
, a post he resigned to become a private lawyer.
Gómez Mont was an advisor to President Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
along with Luis Téllez
Luis Téllez
Luis Manuel Enrique Téllez Kuenzler is a Mexican economist. He is a former Secretary of Energy in the cabinet of Ernesto Zedillo and served as Secretary of Communications and Transportation in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón until 2009.Téllez graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico...
(former Secretary of Communications and Transportation
Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)
The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico is a federal entity that regulates commercial road traffic and broadcasting...
in President Calderón's cabinet); he also worked with then Attorney General Antonio Lozano Gracia in the investigation of the 1994 assassination of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio
Luis Donaldo Colosio
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta was a Mexican politician, and PRI presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the Mexican Presidential campaign of 1994.-Political history:...
.
In his private practice he carried President Carlos Salinas
Carlos Salinas
Carlos Salinas de Gortari is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. Earlier in his career he worked in the Budget Secretariat all the way up to Secretary...
and Tomás Peñaloza Webb in a supposed fraud to the Mexican Social Security Institute
Mexican Social Security Institute
The Mexican Social Security Institute is a governmental organization that attends to public health, pensions and social security in Mexico operating under Secretaría de Salud .-History:...
, and represented Rogelio Montemayor in the Pemexgate
Pemexgate
Pemexgate was a political scandal of the Mexican political party PRI that occurred during the presidency of Ernesto Zedillo and was discovered and investigated during the presidency of Vicente Fox .-Event:...
investigation in 2006.
External links
- Biographical snapshot of Gómez Mont (El UniversalEl Universal (Mexico City)El Universal is a major Mexican newspaper.El Universal was founded by Félix Palavicini and Emilio Rabasa in October 1916, in the city of Santiago de Queretaro to cover the end of the Mexican Revolution and the creation of the new Mexican Constitution...
) - Renucia de Gómez Mont al PAN (TelevisaNoticieros TelevisaNoticieros Televisa is a division of the Televisa radio and television network. Joaquín López Dóriga and Carlos Loret de Mola are Noticieros Televisa's main newsanchors.-External links:...
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