Saúl González Herrera

Saúl González Herrera (14 November 1915 in Vicente Guerrero, Chihuahua 22 October 2006 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua) was a Mexican lawyer and politician, affiliated with the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI). He served as Governor of Chihuahua from 1985 to 1986.

Saúl González Herrera
Governor of Chihuahua
In office
19 September 1985  3 October 1986
Preceded byÓscar Ornelas Kuchle
Succeeded byFernando Baeza Meléndez
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 March 1995  14 April 1995
Preceded byCarlota Vargas Garza
Succeeded bySofía Valencia Abundis
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Chihuahua′s 5th district
In office
1 November 1994  31 August 1997
Preceded byPablo Israel Esparza Natividad
Succeeded byIgnacio Arrieta Aragón
Senator for Chihuahua
In office
1 September 1988  31 October 1994
Preceded byDiamantina Reyes Esparza
Succeeded byMartha Lara Alatorre
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Chihuahua′s 1st district
In office
1 September 1964  31 August 1967
Preceded byManuel Bernardo Aguirre
Succeeded byMariano Valenzuela Ceballos
Personal details
Born14 November 1915
Vicente Guerrero, Chih.
Died22 October 2006(2006-10-22) (aged 90)
Chihuahua, Chih.
NationalityMexican
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
Spouse(s)Delia Jaimes
OccupationLawyer, politician

Saúl González Herrera had extensive experience in Chihuahua state politics. He served as Rector of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua from 1959 to 1962, served in the federal Chamber of Deputies during the 46th Congress (1964 to 1967), and was General Director of the state-controlled corporation Productos Forestales de la Tarahumara (PROFORTARAH) In 1980 Governor Óscar Ornelas appointed him State Treasurer; following Ornelas's forced resignation from the governorship on 19 September 1985, González Herrera was appointed interim governor to complete his six-year mandate.[1]

During González's period as governor, the 1986 state election was held, which saw Francisco Barrio Terrazas of the National Action Party (PAN) compete against Fernando Baeza Meléndez of the PRI; the official result was a victory for the latter, but suspicions of electoral fraud marred the election and Baeza Meléndez's time in office.

Saúl González was elected to the Senate for the period 198894, representing Chihuahua for the PRI. In 1994 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Chihuahua's Fifth District to serve during the 56th Congress.

At the end of his senatorial period, he returned to his private practice as a notary public. He died on 22 October 2006 in the city of Chihuahua.

References

  1. "1985: ¡También tembló en Chihuahua!". El Pueblo. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
Preceded by
Óscar Ornelas Kuchle
Governor of Chihuahua
19851986
Succeeded by
Fernando Baeza Meléndez
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