Jorge Jiménez Cantú

Jorge Jiménez Cantú (1914–2005) was a Mexican physician and politician who served as Secretary of Health and Welfare and Governor of the State of Mexico between 1975 and 1981.[1][2]

Jorge Jiménez Cantú
Governor of the State of Mexico
In office
1975–1981
Preceded byCarlos Hank González
Succeeded byAlfredo del Mazo González
Personal details
Born(1914-10-27)October 27, 1914
Mexico City
DiedNovember 10, 2005(2005-11-10) (aged 91)
Political partyinstitutional Revolutionary Party
SpouseLuisa Isabel Campos
ProfessionPolitician, Doctor

Early life

In 1931, he joined the National Preparatory School, where he attended high school in biological sciences and served as faculty advisor. He then decided to enter the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1934.

References

  1. "Murió Jiménez Cantú, ex gobernador del Edomex - La Jornada". www.jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. Herrera, Veronica (2017-02-02). Water and Politics: Clientelism and Reform in Urban Mexico. University of Michigan Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-472-13032-0.

Further reading

* Boyso, José Luis Alanís (2010). Jorge Jiménez Cantú: patria, honor y fuerza (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de México. ISBN 9786074950496.

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