Bernardo de la Garza Herrera (born October 14, 1970 in

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) is a Mexican politician and former candidate for the Partido Verde Ecologista de México (PVEM, "Ecologist Green Party of Mexico") in the 2006 presidential election. He is married to Ana María de la Garza and has one son and one daughter. He graduated from the

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with a bachelor's degree in accountancy, received a master's degree in management from the

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and specialized in finance at the Autonomous Technology Institute of Mexico (ITAM). De la Garza served in the

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during the LVIII Legislature (2000 – 2003), In 2003 he was elected to the

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via the

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. On November 12, 2005, the PVEM formally elected him as its candidate to the 2006 presidential election, though he resigned on December 5 when the PVEM allied with the PRI. The candidate for both parties was Roberto Madrazo. In 2009 De la Garza was designated by Alonso Lujambio as the head of the CONADE (Spanish acronym for ''Comisión Nacional del Deporte y Cultura Física'').

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External links

Profile
at the PVEM site.
''De rebelde y reventado a candidato presidencial''
("From rebel and party guy to presidential candidate"), article on Revista Vértigo. *
El Verde designa como candidato a De la Garza
' ("The Green (party) designates de la Garza as candidate"), article on'' El Universal.'' 1970 births Living people Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México alumni Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education alumni Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Ecologist Green Party of Mexico politicians Politicians from Mexico City Members of the Congress of Mexico City {{Mexico-politician-EcologistGreen-stub