Pedro Joaquín Coldwell
Pedro Joaquin Coldwell | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Energy | |
| In office 1 December 2012 – 30 November 2018 | |
| President | Enrique Peña Nieto |
| Preceded by | Jordy Herrera Flores |
| Succeeded by | Rocío Nahle García |
| President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 8 December 2011 – 30 November 2012[1] | |
| Preceded by | Cristina Díaz |
| Succeeded by | Cristina Díaz |
| Senator for Quintana Roo | |
| In office 1 September 2006 – 31 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Addy Joaquín Coldwell |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Emilio González |
| 6th Secretary of Tourism | |
| In office 5 January 1990 – 14 December 1993 | |
| President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| Preceded by | Carlos Hank González |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Silva Herzog Flores |
| 2nd Governor of Quintana Roo | |
| In office 5 April 1981 – 4 April 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Jesús Martínez Ross |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Borge Martín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1950 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Party | Institutional Revolutionary |
| Alma mater | Universidad Iberoamericana |
| Occupation | Lawyer Politician |
Pedro Joaquín Coldwell (born August 5, 1950 in Cozumel, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[2]
Personal life and education
Joaquín Coldwell studied law at the Universidad Iberoamericana. He is the son of Nassin Joaquín Ibarra, a businessman from Cozumel. He is of Lebanese[3][4] and English descent. His older sister is Addy Joaquín Coldwell, who is also active in political circles.
Political career
Joaquín Coldwell has held various positions within the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and in public service. He served as director general of the Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) and as the party's general secretary. From 1979 to 1980, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the First District of Quintana Roo. He later served as Governor of Quintana Roo from 1981 to 1987. In 1990, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari appointed him Secretary of Tourism. Coldwell also succeeded Marco A. Bernal as Peace and Reconciliation Commissioner in Chiapas. In 1998, President Ernesto Zedillo appointed him Ambassador of Mexico to Cuba.
In the general election held on July 2, 2006, he was elected Senator for the PRI, representing the state of Quintana Roo.
References
- ^ "Coldwell deja la presidencia del PRI para integrarse al gabinete de Peña Nieto" (in Spanish). CNN México. November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ Grayson, George W. (2007). Mexican messiah: Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Penn State Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-271-03262-7. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ Presencia de México en el mundo libanés Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.elperiodicodesaltillo.com/2013/2013%20abril/augusto2.html