Ernesto Ruffo Appel | |
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| 10th Governor of Baja California | |
| In office November 1, 1989 – October 31, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Baylón Chacón |
| Succeeded by | Hector Terán Terán |
| Senator to the Congress of the Union for Baja California | |
| In office 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Alejandro González Alcocer |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Bonilla Valdez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 25, 1952 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Political party | National Action Party (PAN) |
| Profession | Businessperson |
Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born June 25, 1952) is an American-born Mexican politician, who served as the 10th Governor of Baja California from 1989 to 1995. A member of the National Action Party (PAN), Ruffo was the first state governor not affiliated with the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since 1929.[1]
Born in San Diego, California, to Mexican parents, Ruffo attended elementary school in the coastal town of Ensenada in the state of Baja California. He attended college at the Monterrey campus of the ITESM graduating with a bachelor's degree in business. He became a member of PAN in 1982 and was elected municipal president of the municipality of Ensenada (the biggest municipality in Mexico with 51,952 km²) in 1986. In 1989 he was elected governor of the state of Baja California in a major upset. In the year 2000, he supported the candidacy of Vicente Fox, former President of Mexico, he was the Coordinator of Migration Affairs for the Northern Border until 2006, when Mexican President Vicente Fox's government ended. He was a Senate supply in the LX legislature, and served one term as a Senator for Baja California in the LXII and LXIII legislatures from 2012 to 2018.
| Preceded by Oscar Baylón Chacón | Governor of Baja California 1989–1995 | Succeeded by Héctor Terán Terán |
| Preceded by David Ojeda | Municipal president of Ensenada 1986–1989 | Succeeded by Enrique Chapela (interim) |
References
- ^ "¿Quién es Ernesto Ruffo Appel? - Historia". culturacolectiva.com (in Spanish). 27 March 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
External links
- Biography at the PAN's official website
- Ruffo at the Mexico´s Senate official website.
- Biographies of the governors of Baja California