Events in the year 2003 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. After campaigning as a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist, Fox was elected president on the Nat ...

PAN * Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Santiago Creel * Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE) ** Jorge Castañeda Gutman, until January 10 ** Luis Ernesto Derbez, starting January 15 * Communications Secretary (SCT): Pedro Cerisola * Education Secretary (SEP): Reyes Tamez * Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Gerardo Clemente Vega * Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Marco Antonio Peyrot González * Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS): José Carlos María Abascal Carranza * Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL): Josefina Vázquez Mota * Secretary of Tourism (SECTUR) ** Leticia Navarro, until July 29 ** Rodolfo Elizondo Torres, starting July 29 * Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT) ** Víctor Lichtinger, until June **

Alberto Cárdenas Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez (born April 4, 1958) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the conservative National Action Party (Mexico), National Action Party (PAN). He is a former governor of Jalisco, (1995 – 2001). And Secretary of Agricult ...

, starting June *

Secretary of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate Minister of Mental Health, ...

(SALUD): Julio Frenk * Attorney General of Mexico (PRG): Rafael Macedo de la Concha

Supreme Court

* President of the Supreme Court: Mariano Azuela Güitrón

Governors

Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes, is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and with an average altitude of above sea level it is pre ...

: Felipe González González PAN *

Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...

: Eugenio Elorduy Walther PAN *

Baja California Sur Baja California Sur, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, is a state in Mexico. It is the 31st and last state to be admitted, in 1974. It is also the second least populated Mexican state and the ninth-largest state by ...

Leonel Cota Montaño Leonel Efraín Cota Montaño (born 23 April 1958, in Santiago) is a Mexican politician. He is a former governor of Baja California Sur and former president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He was the first non-PRI governor of ...

PRD *

Campeche Campeche, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the Administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the sta ...

** José Antonio González Curi, until September 15 ** Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez PRI, starting September 16 *

Chiapas Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...

: Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía PRI * Chihuahua: Patricio Martínez García PRI *

Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...

: Enrique Martínez y Martínez PRI *

Colima Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ...

**Fernando Moreno Peña PRI, until October 31 ** Carlos Flores Dueñas PRI, interim governor November 1-December 31 *

Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...

: Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier PRI *

Guanajuato Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guanajuato, 46 municipalities and its cap ...

: Juan Carlos Romero Hicks PAN *

Guerrero Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...

: René Juárez Cisneros PRI * Hidalgo: Manuel Ángel Núñez Soto PRI *

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

PAN *

State of Mexico The State of Mexico, officially just Mexico, is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Colloquially known as Edomex (from , the abbreviation of , and ), to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the mo ...

: Arturo Montiel PRI *

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

: Lázaro Cárdenas Batel PRD *

Morelos Morelos, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos, is a landlocked state located in south-central Mexico. It is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Mun ...

: Sergio Estrada Cajigal Ramírez PAN. *

Nayarit Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Nayarit, 20 municipalit ...

: Antonio Echevarría Domínguez *

Nuevo León Nuevo León, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León, is a Administrative divisions of Mexico, state in northeastern Mexico. The state borders the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí, San Luis ...

: Fernando Canales Clariond PAN *

Oaxaca Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...

: José Murat Casab PRI *

Puebla Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...

: Melquíades Morales PRI *

Querétaro Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...

** Ignacio Loyola Vera PAN, until September 30 ** Francisco Garrido Patrón PAN, starting October 1 *

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 administrative divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into municipalities of ...

: Joaquín Hendricks Díaz PRI *

San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí. It ...

**Fernando Silva Nieto, until September 25 ** Jesús Marcelo de los Santos PAN, Starting September 26 *

Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales. It is located in northwest Mexic ...

: Juan S. Millán PRI *

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...

** Armando López Nogales PRI, until September 13 ** Eduardo Bours PRI, starting September 13 *

Tabasco Tabasco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Tabasco, 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It i ...

: Manuel Andrade Díaz PAN, starting January 1 *

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities. It is located in nor ...

: Tomás Yarrington PRI *

Tlaxcala Tlaxcala, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala, is one of the 32 federal entities that comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Tlaxcala, 60 municipalities and t ...

: Alfonso Sánchez Anaya PRD *

Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

: Miguel Alemán Velasco PRI *

Yucatán Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida. ...

: Víctor Cervera Pacheco PRI *

Zacatecas Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Zacatecas, 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas City, Zacatec ...

: Ricardo Monreal PRD * Head of Government of the Federal District:

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, public administrator and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He se ...

PRD

Events

Fahrenheit The Fahrenheit scale () is a scale of temperature, temperature scale based on one proposed in 1724 by the German-Polish physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736). It uses the degree Fahrenheit (symbol: °F) as the unit. Several accou ...

has its first issue published. * The Chiapas Bridge is finished with being constructed. * The

México Posible México Posible () was a Mexican political party of brief existence which took part in the midterm 2003 Mexican legislative election. The party was led by Patricia Mercado. Due to its not achieving 2.0% of the national vote the party lost its nati ...

party is founded and dissolved. * January 21: 2003 Colima earthquake. * February 18: The

votes in a referendum on the

death penalty Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct. The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in s ...

. 82% of the 806,416 people who voted, voted Yes for the death penalty on crimes of murder, kidnapping, child theft and violent assaults. * March 13:

Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas The Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas (English: National Indigenous Languages Institute) better known by its acronym INALI, is a Mexican federal public agency, created 13 March 2003 by the enactment of the Ley General de Derechos Lingü� ...

is created. * June 2: The Escuela Preparatoria Tlalpan II "Otilio Montaño" is inaugurated. * July 5: The National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples goes into effect. * July 6: 2003 Mexican legislative election * September: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2003 in Cancun. * September 5: Nuestra Belleza México 2003. * September 28: Optibús starts operations. * November 15: Miss Latin America 2004 held in Cancun. * November 27: the Monterrey Arena is opened. * December 9 – 11: The

United Nations Convention against Corruption The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) is the only legally binding international anti-corruption multilateral treaty. Negotiated by UN member states, member states of the United Nations (UN) it was adopted by the UN General Ass ...

is opened for signing in Mérida,

. * December 22: Counter-terrorism base Ixtoc-Alfa is founded by the

Mexican Navy The Mexican Navy () is one of the components of the Mexican Armed Forces. The Secretariat of the Navy is in charge of administration of the navy. The commander of the navy is the Secretary of the Navy, who is both a cabinet minister and a career ...

Hurricanes

* June 26 – 27: Tropical Storm Carlos (2003) * June 29 – July 2: Tropical Storm Bill (2003) * July 8 – 17: Hurricane Claudette (2003) * August 14 – 17: Hurricane Erika (2003) * August 22 – 27: Hurricane Ignacio (2003) * September 8 – 24: Hurricane Marty (2003) * October 1 – 6: Tropical Storm Larry (2003)

Awards

* Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor - Luis González y González * Order of the Aztec Eagle * National Prize for Arts and Sciences * National Public Administration Prize * Ohtli Award ** Marco A. López Jr. ** Patricia Madrid

Sport

* Primera División de México Clausura 2003 * Primera División de México Apertura 2003 * Mexico win the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup * 2003 Centrobasket held in Culiacán * 2003 Centrobasket Women * 2003 Mexican Figure Skating Championships * 2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante * 2003 MasterCard Truck Series season * 2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix * Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth (2003) * 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III co-hosted with Bosnia * 2003 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship Culiacan, Sinaloa * 2003 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Saltillo, Coahuila * 2003 Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships * Mexico at the 2003 Pan American Games * 2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup from San Diego, California, United States to Tijuana, Baja California. * C.F. Mérida founded. * Tijuana Dragons founded. * Monterrey Fury founded.

Film

* List of Mexican films of 2003

Births

* January 16 – Adriana Hernández, rhythmic gymnast * May 8 – Joaquín Bondoni, singer, songwriter and actor * September 18 – Ana Galindo (gymnast), Ana Galindo, rhythmic gymnast

Deaths

*February 11: Socorro Avelar, actress (b. 1925) * June 10: Alfredo Guati Rojo watercolor artist (b. December 1, 1918) * November 1: Humberto Briseño Sierra, Mexican lawyer (b. 1914) *November 6: Eduardo Palomo, actor (''Corazón salvaje (1993 TV series)'') (b. 1962 in Mexico, 1962)

References

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