Emilio Chuayffet Chemor (born 3 October 1951) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since 1969.
He previously held the office of Governor of the State of Mexico from 1993 to 1995 and Secretary of the Interior during the government of Ernesto Zedillo.[1] He served as Secretary of Public Education under President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Early life
He is of Lebanese[2][3] descent.
Political career
Chuayffet entered in politics in 1974 when he was appointed as borough chief of the Mexico City borough of Benito Juárez. In 1982 he was elected as Mayor of Toluca. In that same year he was appointed as Secretary of Education, Culture and Social Welfare of the State of Mexico, office that he hold until 1987.[4]
In 1990 he was designated as head of the newly created Federal Electoral Institute.
In 1993 he was elected as Governor of the State of Mexico, taking office later on 16 September. Two years later, in 1995 he was appointed by Ernesto Zedillo as Secretary of the Interior, he resigned in 1998 following the Acteal massacre.[5]
In 2003 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the 59th Congress as a plurinominal deputy.[6] He was reelected to the Chamber in 2009 for the 61st Congress for the State of Mexico's third district and from 1 September to 15 December 2011 he served as President of the Directive Board.[7]
On 1 December 2012 he was appointed Secretary of Public Education.[8]
On 27 August 2015, President Enrique Peña Nieto named Aurelio Nuño to replace Emilio Chuayffet as Secretary of Public Education. Ill health following a gall bladder removal was speculated as the cause, since no explanation was offered.
References
- ^ "Emilio Chuayffet". Red Política. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ Presencia de México en el mundo libanés Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Líbano, los libaneses y sus hijos". www.elperiodicodesaltillo.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Educación: Emilio Chuayffet Chemor". CNN Mexico. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ Carmona, Doralicia. "Emilio Chuayffet es destituido como secretario de Gobernación". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Perfil: Dip. Emilio Chuayffet Chemor, LIX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Perfil: Dip. Emilio Chuayffet Chemor, LXI Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Balderas, Óscar. "Emilio Chuayffet, el 'maestro' de Peña Nieto que va a la SEP". ADN Político. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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