Jorge Carpizo McGregor

Jorge Carpizo McGregor (2 April 1944 – 30 March 2012) was a Mexican jurist who occupied various high rank positions in the government of Mexico.[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carpizo and the second or maternal family name is McGregor.
Jorge Carpizo McGregor
Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
In office
1 January 1985 – 1 January 1989
Preceded byOctavio Rivero Serrano
Succeeded byJosé Sarukhán Kermez
Personal details
Born(1944-04-02)2 April 1944
Campeche City, Campeche, Mexico
Died30 March 2012(2012-03-30) (aged 67)
Mexico City, Mexico
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
London School of Economics
ProfessionJurist

Carpizo was the son of Óscar Carpizo Berrón and Luz María McGregor Dondé. He received a bachelor's degree in law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), a master's degree in law from the London School of Economics and a doctorate in law from the UNAM.

From January 1985 to January 1989, Carpizo McGregor served as Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[3] In the late 1980s he served as Minister Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. In June 1990 he was appointed president of the National Human Rights Commission (the first ombudsman in Mexico). In 1993 President Carlos Salinas de Gortari designated him Attorney General, and he later became Secretary of the Interior. In the following administration, President Ernesto Zedillo designated him Ambassador to France.[4]

References
  1. "La Jornada en Internet: Fallece Jorge Carpizo al ser intervenido en el DF" (in Spanish). Jornada.unam.mx. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  2. Article in Mexican journal Proceso about the death and life of Jorge Carpizo (in Spanish) (retrieved March 31, 2012)
  3. "JORGE CARPIZO MAC GREGOR FALLECE DURANTE UNA OPERACIÓN QUIRÚRGICA" (in Spanish). CNN. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. Article in Mexican journal Proceso about the death and life of Jorge Carpizo (in Spanish) (retrieved March 31, 2012)


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