Francisco Labastida
Francisco Labastida Ochoa (Spanish pronunciation::; born 14 August 1942) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated with the Ins*utional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who became the first presidential candidate of his party to lose a presidential election, which he did in the 2000 presidential election to Vicente Fox.
Labastida was born to Gloria Ochoa de Labastida and Dr. Eduardo Labastida Kofahl. His wife, Dr. Teresa Uriarte, was director of UNAM's Ins*ute of Aesthetics Research. His great-grandfather fought on the side of Former Mexican President Benito Juárez in the War of Reform, and his grandfather was Governor of Sinaloa as well as federal deputy.
Just like his grandfather, Labastida served as governor of Sinaloa (1987–1992), defeating Manuel Clouthier of the National Action Party. During and after his tenure as governor, Labastida was accused of protecting Sinaloan drug traffickers and overlooking their criminal activities.
Labastida was Secretary of Energy during the administration of Miguel de la Madrid. He was also Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior during the administration of Ernesto Zedillo.
After losing the 2000 presidential election, he served as president of the Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo de México. In the 2006 general election, he was elected to the Senate for the PRI, representing Sinaloa.
Contents
- 1 Publications
- 2 Awards
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Publications
- Las Razones de la Política
- Planeación para el Desarrollo
Awards
- National Order of Merit Grand Officer, of the government of France
- The Great Cross of Brazil
- Medal of the Mexican Supreme Court
References
External links
- (in Spanish) 2000 Campaign site at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)