Zeferino Torreblanca

Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo (born March 14, 1954 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican politician previously affiliated with the PRD Party of the Democratic Revolution now affiliated with the PT (Labor Party) and former Governor of Guerrero.[1] He is the first non PRI member to hold the position.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torreblanca and the second or maternal family name is Galindo.
Zeferino Torreblanca
Governor of Guerrero
In office
1 April 2005 – 31 March 2011
Preceded byRené Juárez Cisneros
Succeeded byÁngel Aguirre Rivero
Municipal president of Acapulco
In office
1 April 1999 – 31 March 2002
Preceded byAna María Castilleja Mendieta
Succeeded byAlberto López Rosas
Personal details
Born (1954-03-14) March 14, 1954
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Political partyParty of the Democratic Revolution

Personal life and education

Zeferino Torreblanca is the son of Luis Torreblanca González and Luisa Galindo Ochoa. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM).[2]

Political career

In 1993 he unsuccessfully ran for municipal president (mayor) of Acapulco representing the PRD. Then, in 1994, he secured a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico via proportional representation to serve during the LVI Legislature. In 1999 he ran again for municipal president of Acapulco and won. In February 2005 he was elected Governor of Guerrero and left office on March 31, 2011.[2] In 2015 he received the backing of the  PAN (National Action Party) and ran again for municipal president of Acapulco, but lost. In 2018 he ran again for this position, but this time with the PT (Labor Party).

See also

References
  1. "Interview: Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca". Americas Society Website. Americas Society. August 3, 2009.
  2. "Carolos Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo". Portal del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero. Retrieved May 4, 2010.


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