Manuel Espino Barrientos
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Manuel Espino Barrientos (b. November 29, 1959 in Durango, Durango
Durango, Durango
-Climate:The city of Durango has a semi-arid climate, classified as Bsk in the Koppen system. The climate is temperate in the western portion , with the average annual temperature being 15 °C and consisting of an average annual rainfall of 1,600 millimeters. In the eastern region, the average...

) He was the 18th President of 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...

 On November 11, 2006 he was elected president of the Christian Democrat Organization of America
Christian Democrat Organization of America
The Christian Democrat Organization of America is an international organization made up of political parties, groups and associations that share Christian humanist principles...

.

Espino obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of the Northwest (in Spanish: Universidad del Noroeste). He was a mass media editor and political commentator; Member of the Mexican Scouts Association; Charter member and Vice-president of the Foundation for the Cultural Diffusion of America's Half Millennium; Founder and leader of diverse sport, student, civic and service organizations.

He joined National Action Party in 1978 and has since occupied diverse positions within the party, among which are state president in Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

, and Secretary General of the National Executive Committee from 2002 to 2004. He coordinated tours for the Presidency of the Republic in 2001. He has been elected twice to the Congress of Mexico
Congress of Mexico
The Congress of the Union is the legislative branch of the Mexican government...

 and he has held diverse positions at municipal and state level.

His participation on elections is known for his claims on how the opponent of PAN "Is a danger for Mexico" like the cases of 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...

 in the presidential race, and Arturo Zamora
Arturo Zamora Jiménez
Arturo Zamora Jiménez is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party . He is running as the PRI candidate to the governorship of Jalisco....

 http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2006/05/31/032n1est.php and Jorge Hank Rhon
Jorge Hank Rhon
Jorge Hank Rhon is a Mexican politician, businessman and owner of Mexico's largest sports betting company, Caliente. An eccentric and controversial personality, he served from December 2004 to February 2007 as the president of the municipality of Tijuana. He is the son of former Mexico City mayor...

 http://www.el-universal.com.mx/estados/65293.html in the Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...

 and Baja California
Baja California
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respectively.

External links

Manuel Espino Barrientos Official website Official bio at the National Action Party's website
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