Diego Fernández de Cevallos

Diego Fernández de Cevallos Ramos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo feɾˈnandez ðeseˈβaʝos]; born 16 March 1941) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the conservative National Action Party (PAN). He was a presidential candidate in the 1994 election and President of the Mexican Senate.

For other people named Diego Fernández, see Diego Fernández (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández de Cevallos and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.
Diego Fernández de Cevallos
President of the Senate of Mexico
In office
1 September 2004 – 31 August 2005
Preceded byEnrique Jackson Ramírez
Succeeded byEnrique Jackson Ramírez
In office
1 September 2001 – 31 August 2002
Preceded byEnrique Jackson Ramírez
Succeeded byEnrique Jackson Ramírez
Personal details
Born
Diego Fernández de Cevallos Ramos

(1941-03-16) 16 March 1941
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Political partyNational Action Party
Spouse(s)Single
Occupationpolitician

Life and career

Fernández de Cevallos was born in Mexico City, the son of José Fernández de Cevallos Martínez and Beatriz Ramos Íñigo. He received a bachelor's degree in law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and took several courses in economics at the Ibero-American University, where he also worked as a professor of criminal and commercial law.

He joined the conservative National Action Party (PAN) in 1959 and led its parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (during the 55th legislature) and in the Senate (2003–06). In 1994 he ran for president representing his party and lost against the PRI candidate, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León.

Outside politics, Fernández de Cevallos runs an influential law firm specialized in criminal, civil and commercial law. He was married only by the religious rite to Claudia Gutiérrez Navarrete. Currently he lives with his partner Liliana de León Maldonado.

Abduction

Fernández de Cevallos was abducted from one of his properties, located in Pedro Escobedo, Querétaro, on 14 May 2010. His abandoned vehicle was found nearby, with signs of a violent struggle.[1] Fernandez de Cevallos' kidnappers demanded $100 million in exchange for his release but decreased the amount. He was released from this abduction on December 20, 2010 in exchange for an amount that hasn't been officially disclosed by him or his family .[2]

References
  1. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/680619.html
  2. http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2010/12/22/mexican-pol-negotiated-mn-ransom-captors/
Party political offices
Preceded by
Manuel Clouthier		 PAN presidential candidate
1994 (lost)		 Succeeded by
Vicente Fox
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