Humberto Roque Villanueva
Humberto Roque Villanueva (born 16 November 1943) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). He is a native of Torreón, Coahuila.
He has served as the president of the PRI,[1] a senator for Coahuila, and in the federal Chamber of Deputies, representing Coahuila's Sixth District from 1988 to 1991. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1994.[2]
He fought the PRI's presidential primary in 1999, seeking his party's nomination for the 2000 presidential election, but lost to Francisco Labastida Ochoa.
References
- In Mexico's Shifting Politics, Traditions Tumble
- Enciclopedia Política de México 9 Tomo V. (PDF). Senade de la República - Instituto Belisario Domínguez. 2010.
| Preceded by Santiago Oñate Laborde |
President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party 1996–1997 |
Succeeded by Mariano Palacios Alcocer |
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