Javier García Paniagua
Javier García Paniagua | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare | |
| In office 14 October 1981 – 28 December 1981 | |
| President | José López Portillo |
| Preceded by | Pedro Ojeda Paullada |
| Succeeded by | Sergio García Ramírez |
| President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 18 March 1981 – 14 October 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Carvajal Moreno |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Ojeda Paullada |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform of Mexico | |
| In office 25 April 1980 – 18 March 1981 | |
| President | José López Portillo |
| Preceded by | Antonio Toledo Corro |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Carvajal Moreno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1935 |
| Died | 25 November 1998 (aged 63) |
| Party | PRI |
| Spouse | María Sorté (1978–1998; his death) |
| Children | 2; Omar & Adrian García Harfuch |
| Parent |
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Javier García Paniagua[a] (13 February 1935 – 25 November 1998) was a Mexican politician who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1981[1] and held positions in the cabinet of President José López Portillo as Secretary of Agrarian Reform and Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare.[2]
His name was frequently mentioned among the possible candidates to serve as President of Mexico for the 1982–88 term, but ultimately López Portillo chose Miguel de la Madrid to contend for the PRI in the 1982 general election.[3][4][5]
He died in his native Jalisco on 25 November 1998.[2]
Family
His father was Marcelino García Barragán. He married María Sorté, born María Harfuch Hidalgo. He was the father of Omar García Harfuch, the Secretary of Security and Civilian Protection in the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum.
References
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Paniagua.
- ^ "Dirigencias Nacionales". Partido Revolucionario Institucional. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "La vida y trayectoria de Javier García Paniagua". Museo Espacio. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Martinez & Ramírez. (1988). Salinas de Gortari: Candidato de la crisis. Plaza y Valdés Editores. p. 166. ISBN 968-856-128-2.
- ^ Meza, Jorge. "Gustavo Carvajal and Javier García Paniagua". Cuarto de Guerra. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado es el precandidato a la Presidencia". El Informador. EXC-AEE. 25 September 1981. Retrieved 27 August 2021.