Pedro Joaquín Coldwell
Pedro Joaquin Coldwell | |
|---|---|
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| Secretary of Energy | |
| In office 1 December 2012 – 30 November 2018 | |
| President | Enrique Peña Nieto |
| Preceded by | Jordy Herrera Flores |
| Succeeded by | Rocío Nahle García |
| President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 8 December 2011 – 30 November 2012[1] | |
| Preceded by | Cristina Díaz |
| Succeeded by | Cristina Díaz |
| Senator for Quintana Roo | |
| In office 1 September 2006 – 31 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Addy Joaquín Coldwell |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Emilio González |
| 6th Secretary of Tourism | |
| In office 5 January 1990 – 14 December 1993 | |
| President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| Preceded by | Carlos Hank González |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Silva Herzog Flores |
| 2nd Governor of Quintana Roo | |
| In office 5 April 1981 – 4 April 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Jesús Martínez Ross |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Borge Martín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1950 Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Party | Institutional Revolutionary |
| Alma mater | Universidad Iberoamericana |
| Occupation | Lawyer Politician |
Pedro Joaquín Coldwell[a] (born August 5, 1950) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[2]
Personal life and education
Born in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Joaquín Coldwell studied law at the Universidad Iberoamericana. He is the son of Nassin Joaquín Ibarra, a businessman from Cozumel. He is of Lebanese[3][4] and English descent. His older sister is Addy Joaquín Coldwell, who is also active in political circles.
Political career
Joaquín Coldwell has held various positions within the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and in public service. He served as director general of the National Fund for Tourism Development (FONATUR) and as the party's general secretary. From 1979 to 1980, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the Quintana Roo's 1st congressional district. He later served as Governor of Quintana Roo from 1981 to 1987. In 1990, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari appointed him Secretary of Tourism. Coldwell also succeeded Marco Antonio Bernal as Peace and Reconciliation Commissioner in Chiapas. In 1998, President Ernesto Zedillo appointed him Ambassador of Mexico to Cuba.
In the general election held on July 2, 2006, he was elected to the Senate for the PRI, representing the state of Quintana Roo. On November 30, 2012, incoming president Enrique Peña Nieto announced that Joaquín Coldwell was to serve in his cabinet as secretary of energy.[5]
References
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Joaquín and the second or maternal family name is Coldwell.
- ^ "Coldwell deja la presidencia del PRI para integrarse al gabinete de Peña Nieto" (in Spanish). CNN México. November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ Grayson, George W. (2007). Mexican messiah: Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Penn State Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-271-03262-7. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ Presencia de México en el mundo libanés Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "El Periódico de Saltillo". Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
- ^ "Pedro Joaquín Coldwell: soldado del PRI". Regeneración. June 15, 2014.