Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla (born 22 February 1976) is a Mexican lawyer and politician. A member of the

National Regeneration Movement The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the la ...

(Morena), he has served as Governor of Michoacán since 2021. In 2018, he was elected to serve in the Congress of Michoacán.

Career

Ramírez Bedolla ran as a candidate for the mayoralty of

Morelia Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi language, Otomi: ) is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is both th ...

in 2015, but he was not elected. In the 2018 election, he successfully stood as a candidate for Congress of Michoacán.

Governor of Michoacán

In 2021, Ramírez Bedolla intended to run for the mayoralty of Morelia again, but instead ran for Governor of Michoacán. He won with 41.77% of the vote, defeating

Party of the Democratic Revolution The Party of the Democratic Revolution (, , PRD) is a state-level social democracy, social democratic political party in Mexico (previously national, until 2024). The PRD originated from the Democratic Current, a political faction formed in 198 ...

(PRD) candidate Carlos Herrera Tello, who took 38.92% of the vote. On June 24, 2024, he announced that U.S. and Mexican authorities finalized a deal to resume inspections of mangos and avocados after a week-long suspension due to security concerns. He met with

Ken Salazar Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as United States ambassador to Mexico from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administ ...

, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, prior to the announcement. Exports of avocados out of Michoacán had been halted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture following reports that Americans employed as inspectors were being held against their will amid a protest over police compensation.

References

1976 births Living people Governors of Michoacán Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Morena (political party) politicians Politicians from Michoacán {{Mexico-politician-NationalRegeneration-stub