Juan Camilo Mouriño
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Juan Camilo Mouriño Terrazo (August 1, 1971 – November 4, 2008) was a Mexican
politician affiliated to the National Action Party
(PAN) and the Secretary of the Interior
in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón
.
to Carlos Mouriño
, a Spanish immigrant to Mexico, who is the current president of the Spanish football team Celta de Vigo
. Mouriño Terrazo studied economics
at the University of Tampa
and at the Universidad Autónoma de Campeche.
and as a federal deputy
during the LVIII Legislature
(2000-2003) of the Congress of the Union. In 2003 he unsuccessfully ran for municipal president
(mayor) of Campeche
.
His political career had been linked to Felipe Calderón: when Calderón served as Secretary of Energy
Mouriño was designated under-secretary of Energy; during Calderón's presidential campaging he was the coordinator of the campaign first and then under-coordinator when Josefina Vázquez Mota
became general-coordinator. In September 2006 he was designated head of Calderón's transition team and then on December 1, 2006, President Calderón appointed him as the Chief of the Presidency's Office.
On January 15, 2008, Mouriño was designated Secretary of the Interior
.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
showed also two new contracts that show that Mouriño could have incurred in abuse of power, since it seems he was still shareholder of the companies that benefitted from these contracts.
-owned Learjet 45
that crashed into rush hour Mexico City traffic on November 4, 2008, killing all eight people on board. The crash occurred in one of the most up-scale districts of Mexico City, and only 1 kilometer from the Presidential Residence, Los Pinos.
Secretary Mouriño had spent the day at an official function in the state of San Luis Potosí
and left the state capital's international airport at 17:00 local time. There is a confirmed number of 14 fatalities: five passengers (included him) three crew (pilot, co-pilot and one stewardess) and six people that were in ground zero, plus about 40 injured, as a result of the incident. Also among those who died was Mexican politician and lawyer José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos
, who was travelling with Mouriño.
Avenue.
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Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
politician affiliated to 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...
(PAN) and the 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,...
in the cabinet of 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...
.
Personal life and education
Mouriño was born in MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
to Carlos Mouriño
Carlos Mouriño
Manuel Carlos Mouriño Atanes is a Spanish-Mexican businessman and President of Spanish football club Celta Vigo. He is the father of the former Mexican Secretary of the Interior the late Juan Camilo Mouriño.-References:...
, a Spanish immigrant to Mexico, who is the current president of the Spanish football team Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
. Mouriño Terrazo studied economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at the University of Tampa
University of Tampa
The University of Tampa , is a private, co-educational university in Downtown Tampa, Florida, United States. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2006, the University celebrated its 75th anniversary...
and at the Universidad Autónoma de Campeche.
Political career
Mouriño served as local deputy in the State Congress of CampecheCongress of Campeche
The Congress of Campeche is the state legislature of Campeche, a state of Mexico. The Congress is unicameral....
and as a federal deputy
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico's bicameral legislature. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.-Composition:The Chamber of Deputies is composed of one federal...
during the LVIII Legislature
LVIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress
The LVIII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 1, 2000, to August 31, 2003. All members of the LVIII Legislature were elected in the elections of July 2000....
(2000-2003) of the Congress of the Union. In 2003 he unsuccessfully ran for municipal president
Municipal president
A presidente municipal is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. The position is comparable to the county executive of a county in the United States or to the mayor of a city in the United States, although the jurisdiction of a presidente municipal includes not only a city but the...
(mayor) of Campeche
Campeche, Campeche
San Francisco de Campeche is the capital city of the Mexican state of Campeche, located at,...
.
His political career had been linked to Felipe Calderón: when Calderón served as Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Energy (Mexico)
The Secretariat of Energy is the government department in charge of energy production and regulation in Mexico. The Secretary of Energy is a member of the Executive Cabinet. The current Secretary of Energy is Georgina Kessel.-External links:...
Mouriño was designated under-secretary of Energy; during Calderón's presidential campaging he was the coordinator of the campaign first and then under-coordinator when Josefina Vázquez Mota
Josefina Vázquez Mota
Josefina Eugenia Vázquez Mota . Mexican economist, businesswoman and politician, member of the National Action Party .-Family:...
became general-coordinator. In September 2006 he was designated head of Calderón's transition team and then on December 1, 2006, President Calderón appointed him as the Chief of the Presidency's Office.
On January 15, 2008, Mouriño was designated 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,...
.
Scandals
Juan Camilo Mouriño came under public scrutiny due to some contracts that appear to be signed by him as a representative of the companies owned by his father, while he was local deputy in Campeche, and later as an undersecretary of energy (under then energy secretary Calderón), both government related positions.Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador , also known as AMLO or El Peje, is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District from 2000 to 2005, before resigning in July 2005 to contend the 2006 presidential election, representing the unsuccessful Coalition for the Good...
showed also two new contracts that show that Mouriño could have incurred in abuse of power, since it seems he was still shareholder of the companies that benefitted from these contracts.
Death
Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mouriño was in a SEGOBSecretaría de Gobernación
The Secretaría de Gobernación , often shortened to SEGOB is the Cabinet-level agency of Mexico responsible for administering the country's internal affairs, similar to other country's interior ministries...
-owned Learjet 45
Learjet 45
-See also:-References:* Taylor, Michael J.H. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000. London:Brassey's, 1999. ISBN 1 85753 245 7.-External links:*...
that crashed into rush hour Mexico City traffic on November 4, 2008, killing all eight people on board. The crash occurred in one of the most up-scale districts of Mexico City, and only 1 kilometer from the Presidential Residence, Los Pinos.
Secretary Mouriño had spent the day at an official function in the state of San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
and left the state capital's international airport at 17:00 local time. There is a confirmed number of 14 fatalities: five passengers (included him) three crew (pilot, co-pilot and one stewardess) and six people that were in ground zero, plus about 40 injured, as a result of the incident. Also among those who died was Mexican politician and lawyer José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos
José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos
José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos was a Mexican lawyer and civil servant.Santiago Vasconcelos, a native of Mexico City, earned a law degree at the National Autonomous University of Mexico . In 1993 he began working for the office of the federal Attorney-General , in the drug-trafficking control area...
, who was travelling with Mouriño.
Investigation
Recently, the Mexican government announced that the two black boxes that the Police found in the accident are going to be analyzed. They were found in excellent condition and will be sent to the United States to determine the reason(s) why the plane crashed in Paseo de la ReformaPaseo de la Reforma
Paseo de la Reforma is a wide avenue that runs in a straight line, cutting diagonally across Mexico City. It was designed by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig in the 1860s and modeled after the great boulevards of Europe, such as Vienna's Ringstrasse or the Champs-Élysées in Paris...
Avenue.
External links
http://www.el-universal.com.mx/notas/485920.html Documenta AMLO contratos de Mouriño http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/488803.html Revela AMLO dos nuevos contratos otorgados a Mouriño http://www.el-universal.com.mx/notas/488824.html Destapa Convergencia otros dos contratos de Mouriño http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/graficos/contratos_amlo/contratos_2002_mourino.pdf Contratos Mouriño 2002 http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/graficos/contratos_amlo/anexo1_mourino.pdf Contratos Mouriño 2002 anexo 1 http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/graficos/contratos_amlo/anexo2a_mourino.pdf Contratos Mouriño 2002 anexo 2a http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/graficos/contratos_amlo/anexo2b_mourino.pdf Contratos Mouriño 2002 anexo 2b http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/graficos/contratos_amlo/anexo3_mourino.pdf Contratos Mouriño 2002 anexo 3|-