Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez

Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez
Born (1968-05-03) 3 May 1968
Alma materAutonomous University of San Luis Potosí

Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez de Sollano (born 3 May 1968) was the Chair of the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)[1] from 2005 to 2015.[2] He also chaired the Ibero-american Association of Energy Regulators (ARIAE)[3] from 2011 to 2105. He is currently the Chair of Mexico's National Committee of the World Energy Council.[4]

Prior to being the Chair of the CRE, he served in the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the National Action Party (PAN) for San Luis Potosí's 6th district during the 57th and 59th sessions of Congress (1997–2000 and 2003–2006),[5][6] where he chaired the Energy Committee.

He is considered as one of the architects of Mexico's energy reform.

He is the son of Francisco Xavier Salazar Saenz, a former Senator and former Secretary of Labor.

References

  1. ^ "Comisión Reguladora de Energía". www.cre.gob.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  2. ^ "Designan a Francisco Xavier Salazar presidente de la CRE". El Universal. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ^ "ARIAE". www.ariae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  4. ^ "World Energy Council". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  5. ^ "Legislatura 57" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez de Sollano, LIX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 21 May 2014.