Jesús Druk González

Jesús Druk González (born 1952/1953) is a Mexican politician representing the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He served in the X Legislature of the Congress of Baja California Sur from 2002 to 2005. He was also the PRD nominee for Governor of Baja California Sur in 2015. Outside of politics, he served as the rector of the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur from 1993 to 1999.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Druk and the second or maternal family name is González.
Jesús Druk González
Member of the
Congress of Baja California Sur
from the 8th district
In office
15 March 2002 – 14 March 2005
Preceded byCésar Uscanga Amador
Succeeded byOscar René Nuñez Cosío
Rector of the
Autonomous University of Baja California Sur
In office
1993–1999
Succeeded byJorge Alberto Vale Sánchez
Personal details
Born1952 or 1953 (age 70–71)[1]
San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico[2]
CitizenshipMexican
Political party PRD
Alma materAutonomous University of Baja California (BS)
University of the Pacific (MS)

Academic career

Druk earned his undergraduate degree in oceanography from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) Ensenada campus in 1978 before earning his master's degree in biological sciences from the University of the Pacific in 1983.[1][2] From 1977 to 1981, Druk was the director of the UABC Institute of Oceanography Research.[1][2] In 1984, Druk joined the fisheries engineering department at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS) as a full-time professor.[2] He also headed the marine biology department.[2][3] In 1987, Druk was named the school's director of academic support.[2][3] The following year, he became a founding member of the Mexican Ichthyology Society.[2]

Druk stopped teaching in 1990 when he was named general secretary of UABCS.[2][3] Druk served as rector of the university from 1993 to 1999.[1] He was re-elected once in 1996.[4] During his term as rector, the university opened an extension campus in Guerrero Negro in 1995, offering degrees in economics and agricultural engineering in its first year.[5] In 1998, he was accused of embezzlement and diversion of public funds.[6] In 2010, the president of the PRI state branch, Ricardo Barroso Agramont, blamed Druk and his successor as rector, Jorge Vale, for causing the longtime financial crisis at the university, citing millions of pesos in missing funds.[7]

Political career

Druk entered politics in 1999, joining the cabinet of the then-Governor of Baja California Sur, Leonel Cota Montaño, as his secretary of finances and administration.[2][4] He was subsequently appointed the secretary of economic development the following year.[2][3] In 2002, Druk won a seat representing the 8th district in the X Legislature of the Congress of Baja California Sur, where he was president of the Grand Committee.[3][8] After his three-year term in the state congress as a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), Druk served as the president of the PRD's Baja California Sur branch from 2005 to 2008.[2]

From 2009 to 2011, Druk worked for the state government as the director general of the civil registry.[2] He then served as the general director of ecology for Los Cabos Municipality.[2][9] In 2013, Druk was named the general secretary of Los Cabos under the administration of municipal president José Antonio Agúndez Montaño.[2][10]

In November 2014, Druk replaced Rosa Delia Cota Montaño to once again become president of the PRD state branch.[3][11]

In the 2015 Sonora elections, Druk was designated the gubernatorial nominee for the Movimiento Progresista, a coalition formed by the PRD, the Labor Party (PT) and the Citizens' Movement (MC).[12][13] He was selected through an internal election, beating PRD candidates Rosa Delia Cota Montaño and Guillermo Santillán Meza and PT candidate Alfredo Porras Domínguez.[12] Ahead of the general election, Druk polled between 12 and 20 percent, placing him third behind PAN candidate Carlos Mendoza Davis, the clear favorite, and PRI candidate Ricardo Barroso Agramont.[14] Druk campaigned on forming a more inclusive government towards all sexual identities, as well as the legalization of marijuana.[15] He ultimately finished in third place, receiving about 8.6 percent of the vote as Mendoza Davis won the governorship.[16]

In the leadup to the 2018 elections, PRD president Alejandra Barrales was negotiating a deal with the PAN to form a coalition, which Druk endorsed.[17] Rosa Delia Cota Montaño, the sole PRD deputy in the state congress, claimed that Druk made the endorsement without consulting local party members.[17] She left the party a few months later after 17 years of membership, citing fears that the PRD was becoming a "PAN satellite" party.[18] Druk chose not to run for re-election as state party president, ending his term in January 2018.[19][20]

References
  1. "¿Sabes quiénes son los seis aspirantes a la gubernatura de BCS?". BCS Noticias (in Spanish). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. "Curriculum vitae" (PDF) (in Spanish). prdbcs.org.mx. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. Zamora Ruiz, Humberto (24 July 2017). "A pesar de que lleva ya casi siete años que se separó del PRD". El Sudcaliforniano (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. "16 de marzo: Ya pasaron 45 años en la UABCS". El Organismo (in Spanish). 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. "Se cumplen 25 años del inicio de labores académicas de la UABCS en Guerrero Negro". Palabra BCS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. León, Raymundo (14 September 2007). "Rectoría de la UABCS solicita declarar inexistente la huelga". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. "Jorge Vale y Jesús Druk quebraron la UABCS". Colectivo Pericú (in Spanish). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. "X Legislatura" (PDF) (in Spanish). Congress of Baja California Sur. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. "Jesús Druk no apaga la luz". Colectivo Pericú (in Spanish). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  10. "Piden renuncia de Tony Agúndez". Zeta (in Spanish). 28 October 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. "Jesús Druk, nuevo dirigente del PRD estatal". Peninsular Digital (in Spanish). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  12. León, Raymundo; García, Carlos (22 February 2015). "PRD-PT designa a Jesús Druk candidato al gobierno de BCS". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  13. "Jesús Druk asegura no estar simulando su candidatura para beneficiar al PRI". BCS Noticias (in Spanish). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  14. Beltrán Morales, José Antonio (September–October 2015). "Las elecciones locales de 2015 en Baja California Sur" [The 2015 Baja California Sur local elections] (PDF). El Cotidiano (in Spanish). No. 193. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Azcapotzalco. p. 122. ISSN 0186-1840. Retrieved 21 April 2023 – via Redalyc.
  15. Villafranco, Gerardo (27 May 2015). "Baja California Sur: ¿el PRI recuperará la gubernatura?". Forbes México (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  16. Beltrán Morales, p. 123
  17. Rubio, Miguel (24 May 2017). "Amenaza Rosa Delia Cota con abandonar al PRD". El Sudcaliforniano (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  18. "Anuncia Rosa Delia su renuncia al PRD". masnoticiasbcs.com (in Spanish). 12 September 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  19. Aguiar, Rodrigo (15 January 2018). "Dejará Jesús Druk el cargo, renovará PRD su dirigencia estatal el 27 de enero". DiarioElIndependiente.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  20. Aguiar, Rodrigo (17 January 2018). "Dirigir al PRD durante los últimos tres años fue complicado: Jesús Druk". DiarioElIndependiente.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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