Pablo Escudero Morales

Pablo Escudero Morales (born July 6, 1973) is a Mexican politician and lawyer, member of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) and former federal deputy and senator. From 2016 to 2017, he served as President of the Senate of Mexico.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escudero and the second or maternal family name is Morales.
Pablo Escudero Morales
President of the Senate of Mexico
In office
1 September 2016 – 31 August 2017
Preceded byRoberto Gil Zuarth
Succeeded byErnesto Cordero Arroyo
Senator of the Congress of the Union
from Mexico City
In office
1 September 2012 – 1 September 2018
Preceded byFederico Döring
Succeeded byEmilio Álvarez Icaza
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
from the Federal District
In office
1 September 2009 – 31 August 2012
Constituency4th electoral region
Personal details
Born (1973-07-06) 6 July 1973
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyPVEM
SpouseSylvana Beltrones Sánchez
Alma materAnahuac University
OccupationLawyer

Studies and professional career

Pablo Escudero graduated with a law degree from the Universidad Anáhuac and a master's in public administration from the National Institute of Public Administration in Madrid, Spain.[1]

He began his career in public administration in 1997 as the coordinator of the program for responsibilities of public servants of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). After leaving in 2000, he returned to the IMSS the next year as private secretary to the comptroller. After brief stints at Pemex and the Secretariat of the Civil Service, he moved to the National Human Rights Commission, where from 2003 to 2005 he served as private secretary to CNDH president José Luis Soberanes Fernández; he then was the CNDH's secretary of administration until 2006 and senior officer of the institution from 2006 to 2009.[1]

Legislative career

In 2009, he was elected as a proportional representation federal deputy from the PVEM to the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress year 2012. In this legislature, he was president of the Civil Service Commission and secretary of the Oversight Commission for the Superior Auditor of the Federation and National Defense Commission.[1]

In 2012, he was nominated by the coalition of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and PVEM as part of its senatorial ticket for the Federal District. The ticket placed second, and Escudero was elected as the minority senator from the Federal District for the LXII and LXIII Legislatures. He served as chair of the Anti-Corruption and Citizen Participation Commission and member of commissions on Human Rights, the Federal District and Constitutional Points.[1]

On August 31, 2016, he was elected President of the Senate for a six-month term.[2]

Personal life

Pablo Escudero is married to Sylvana Beltrones Sanchez, daughter of PRI politician Manlio Fabio Beltrones.[3]

References
  1. "Perfil del legislador (LXIII Legislatura)". Sistema de Información Legislativa. 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  2. Rueda, Rivelino (2016-08-31). "Pablo Escudero es electo como nuevo presidente del Senado". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. Ramos Pérez, Jorge (2016-09-01). ""El parentesco no alcanza para cargos": Pablo Escudero". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-09.
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