Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña
Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña (Jamay, Jalisco, April 22, 1952) is a Mexican politician who belongs to the National Action Party. He has been Municipal President of Guadalajara, Governor of Jalisco from 2001 to 2006 and from December 1, 2006, to January 2008 he served as Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón.
Francisco Ramírez Acuña | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Mexico in Spain and Andorra | |
| In office April 2012 – October 15, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Zermeño Infante |
| Succeeded by | Francisca Méndez Escobar |
| Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) LXI Legislature Proportional representation | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Secretary of the Interior of Mexico | |
| In office December 1, 2006 – January 16, 2008 | |
| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Carlos Abascal |
| Succeeded by | Juan Camilo Mouriño |
| Governor of Jalisco | |
| In office March 1, 2001 – November 20, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez |
| Succeeded by | Gerardo Octavio Solís Gómez |
| Municipal president of Guadalajara | |
| In office 1998–2000 | |
| Preceded by | César L. Coll Carabias |
| Succeeded by | Héctor Pérez Plazola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 22, 1952 Jamay, Jalisco |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Alma mater | University of Guadalajara |
| Profession | Politician |
Political career edit
Francisco Ramírez Acuña studied at University of Guadalajara, joined the PAN in 1969, and has been a youth leader, member of the state committee, candidate to federal office, and local representative to the Municipal President of Zapopan.
He was a Deputy of Congress for Jalisco twice, and upon joining the government of Jalisco, Governor Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez named him director of the SISTECOZOME, the corporation of collective PAN to mayor of Guadalajara,[clarification needed] where he was victorious and held office from 1998 to 2000, when he left to be a candidate for Governor of Jalisco.
In the 2000 elections, he competed against the candidate of the PRI, Jorge Arana Arana, winning by a small margin, and was inaugurated on March 1, 2001.
During his time in office as a very unpopular governor of Jalisco,[citation needed] the summit of heads of state and of government of Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union took place in Guadalajara, in May 2004. During the summit, violent demonstrations of groups - altermundistas - occurred in Guadalajara. The destruction of urban property and business took place, including paint splattered in the oldest colonial temples of the city. In response to these attacks against the summit, the police, responding with riot teams, repressed these demonstrations. According to several versions of the event, there were violations of human rights, which have been accused by Amnesty International[1] and by the National Human Rights Commission (which is linked - according to some, among them business interests - with antagonistic political groups and the secretary of government).[2] The governor of Jalisco was accused of making decisions that resulted in unwarranted arrests, wounds, and cases of torture against the participants in the demonstrations: "They only took into account the statements in support of globalization, without listening to the motives of the public security forces", assured Ramírez Mints.
The top organizations from the private sector celebrated Acuña's appointment as Secretary of the Interior.[3]
They requested that he be permitted to leave office from the governorship of Jalisco three months before finishing his term, so as to be appointed Secretary of Interior by newly elected President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa. This was one of the most controversial appointments to Calderon's cabinet, due to the previously mentioned incident, and also others that had taken place, such as the rejection by the Institutional Revolutionary Party of its appointment to Secretary of Government, and alleged interference in the electoral process by attacking opposing candidates.
According to Javier Oliva, the representative of the PRI before the IFE, Francisco Ramírez Acuña, "accused the candidate of the PRI in Jalisco, Arturo Zamora Jiménez (who was opposed to Acuña, and a friend of the Secretary of Government), of crimes", in the 2006 elections.[4] Among those promoting the accusations of former candidate Arturo Zamora Jiménez were those alienated by former governor Ramírez Acuña, as the national leader of his party, who did not ask him its opinion and regarding the negative campaign (fits to emphasize was given in the two main edicts this behavior)
On January 16, 2008, Ramírez Acuña resigned as Secretary of the Interior.[5][6]
In September 2009 he took office as a proportional representation deputy in the 61st federal legislature, in which he lasted until February 2012.[7]
On April 25, 2012, he was named by the Senate Ambassador of Mexico in Spain and Andorra.[8]
Ramírez Acuña is seeking election as one of Jalisco's senators in the 2024 Senate election, occupying the first place on the Fuerza y Corazón por México coalition's two-name formula.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mexico: Abusos desoídos en Guadalajara: la resistencia a esclarecer violaciones de los derechos humanos sólo perpetúa la impunidad | Amnistía Internacional
- ^ Ramírez Acuña refuta informe de la CNDH 2008-01-22 at the Wayback Machine El Universal, 18 de agosto de 2004.
- ^ http://www.citibank.com.mx/esp/noticias/20061128historico.html [permanent dead link]
- ^ Una afrenta, incorporar a Ramírez Acuña, dicen partidos 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine El Universal, 28 de noviembre de 2006.
- ^ "El portal único del gobierno. | gob.mx".
- ^ "El portal único del gobierno. | gob.mx".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Gaceta del Senado".
- ^ "Elecciones 2024: Candidatas y candidatos". Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links edit
- Secretary of Interior site
- Résumé:
- The biography of Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña in the PAN official website