He started as a lawyer in a well-known law firm founded by his father and in 1980 took over the legal department of Hojalata y Lámina, S.A. (HYLSA), a renowned corporation in the metal industry. Later on he presided over several business chambers, including the local chapter of the National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO) until 1995, when he led the financial restructuring of Grupo Salinas y Rocha, a national chain of furniture and department stores. He left the company in August 1997.
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In October 1997 Fernando Canales, a conservative businessman, was sworn as the first National Action Party (PAN) governor in the history of Nuevo León and Elizondo was invited to the cabinet. He served as the State Secretary of Finance and General Treasurer from 1997 until March 2002, when he left the post to compete for the PAN candidacy to the state governorship, which he lost against Mauricio Fernández Garza, a wealthy cultural promoter and former senator.
In January 2003 Canales resigned as governor to assume the Secretariat of Energy in the cabinet of Vicente Fox. A few days later, the Congress of Nuevo León appointed Elizondo Barragán as an interim. His administration greatly improved the public perception of the conservative government but not enough to reverse the voters animosity towards his party, a tendency largely inherited from the Canales administration. On 2 January 2003 Natividad González Parás, a leading opponent to his predecessor during the 1997 elections regained the governorship for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
After leaving the governorship, Elizondo served briefly as a presidential liaison in several national tax conventions. On 1 June 2004 he was appointed Secretary of Energy by President Fox substituting Felipe Calderón, who resigned to compete for the PAN presidential candidacy in the 2006 Mexican Federal Election. As a Federal secretary, Elizondo faced a fierce opposition by the trade unions and the opposition parties in Congress to a constitutional amendment that would allow private investment and competition in the national oil and electricity markets.
fernando, elizondo, barragán, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, fro. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Fernando Elizondo Barragan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Elizondo and the second or maternal family name is Barragan Fernando Elizondo Barragan 6 January 1949 Monterrey Nuevo Leon is a Mexican Politician Lawyer and Businessperson previously affiliated with the National Action Party He was the interim governor of Nuevo Leon 2003 former Secretary of Energy in the cabinet of President Vicente Fox and Nuevo Leon senator in the LX and LXI legislatures Fernando Elizondo was born into an upper class family formed by a prominent local politician Eduardo Elizondo Lozano and Laura Barragan He completed most of his basic studies in Catholic institutions and graduated with honors from the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon with a degree in law In 1971 he received an MBA from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Fernando ElizondoSecretary of EnergyIn office 1 June 2004 28 September 2005PresidentVicente FoxPreceded byFelipe CalderonSucceeded byFernando Canales ClariondGovernor of Nuevo LeonActingIn office 13 January 2003 3 October 2003Preceded byFernando Canales ClariondSucceeded byNatividad Gonzalez ParasPersonal detailsBorn 1949 01 06 6 January 1949 age 74 Monterrey Nuevo Leon MexicoPolitical partyNational Action Party 2001 2014 Citizens Movement 2014 present SpouseVeronica Ortiz m 1987 wbr OccupationLawyerHe started as a lawyer in a well known law firm founded by his father and in 1980 took over the legal department of Hojalata y Lamina S A HYLSA a renowned corporation in the metal industry Later on he presided over several business chambers including the local chapter of the National Chamber of Commerce CANACO until 1995 when he led the financial restructuring of Grupo Salinas y Rocha a national chain of furniture and department stores He left the company in August 1997 Political career editIn October 1997 Fernando Canales a conservative businessman was sworn as the first National Action Party PAN governor in the history of Nuevo Leon and Elizondo was invited to the cabinet He served as the State Secretary of Finance and General Treasurer from 1997 until March 2002 when he left the post to compete for the PAN candidacy to the state governorship which he lost against Mauricio Fernandez Garza a wealthy cultural promoter and former senator In January 2003 Canales resigned as governor to assume the Secretariat of Energy in the cabinet of Vicente Fox A few days later the Congress of Nuevo Leon appointed Elizondo Barragan as an interim His administration greatly improved the public perception of the conservative government but not enough to reverse the voters animosity towards his party a tendency largely inherited from the Canales administration On 2 January 2003 Natividad Gonzalez Paras a leading opponent to his predecessor during the 1997 elections regained the governorship for the Institutional Revolutionary Party PRI After leaving the governorship Elizondo served briefly as a presidential liaison in several national tax conventions On 1 June 2004 he was appointed Secretary of Energy by President Fox substituting Felipe Calderon who resigned to compete for the PAN presidential candidacy in the 2006 Mexican Federal Election As a Federal secretary Elizondo faced a fierce opposition by the trade unions and the opposition parties in Congress to a constitutional amendment that would allow private investment and competition in the national oil and electricity markets He was elected Senator of the Republic in the 2006 Mexican Federal Election References editExternal links edit in Spanish Secretariat of Energy Fernando Elizondo permanent dead link in Spanish Profile at the National Action Party website Political officesPreceded byFelipe Calderon Secretary of Energy2004 2005 Succeeded byFernando CanalesPreceded byFernando Canales Governor of Nuevo Leon interim 2003 Succeeded byNatividad Gonzalez Paras Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fernando Elizondo Barragan amp oldid 1080416471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
