Javier Usabiaga
Javier Usabiaga | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Agriculture | |
| In office 1 December 2000 – 28 September 2005 | |
| President | Vicente Fox |
| Preceded by | Romárico Arroyo Marroquín |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Mayorga Castañeda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1939 |
| Died | 9 September, 2018 (age 79) |
| Party | PAN |
| Profession | Businessman and politician |
Javier Bernardo Usabiaga Arroyo (20 August 1939 – 9 September 2018) was a Mexican businessman and politician from the National Action Party (PAN). A native of Celaya, Guanajuato, he was a successful farmer in the state and had earned himself the nickname el rey del ajo ("the King of Garlic").[1]
In the 2000 general election, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent Guanajuato's 12th district during the 58th session of Congress. He resigned his seat on 28 November 2000 to take office as the federal secretary of agriculture in the incoming administration of Vicente Fox and was replaced for the remainder of his term by his alternate, José Rivera Carranza.[2]
He served as secretary of agriculture from the start of Fox's government on 1 December 2000 until 28 September 2005, when he was replaced by Francisco Mayorga Castañeda.[3]
He returned to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2009 mid-terms as a plurinominal deputy for the 2nd region.[4]
Javier Usabiaga died in Mexico City on 9 September 2018. He was 79 years old and had been suffering from cancer.[1]
References
- ^ a b Negrete, Luis (10 September 2018). "Fallece a los 79 años Javier Usabiaga, extitular de la Sagarpa". Excélsior. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Perfil: Dip. Javier Bernardo Usabiaga Arroyo, LVIII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Perfil de Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda". Milenio. 7 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Perfil: Dip. Javier Bernardo Usabiaga Arroyo, LXI Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 27 December 2014.