Fernando Ortega Bernés (born February 16, 1958) is a Mexican
politician
A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...
PRI who served as the 16th
Governor of Campeche
The governor of Campeche, officially Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche (), is in charge the Executive branch of the State Government.
Term
Governors are elected to serve for 6 years and they can not hold the tit ...
from 2009 to 2015. He has previously served as a mayor and local state senator in Campeche.
Ortega Bernes was born on February 16, 1958, in the city of
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 ...
. He holds a
bachelor's degree
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in
political science
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and
public administration
Public administration, or public policy and administration refers to "the management of public programs", or the "translation of politics into the reality that citizens see every day",Kettl, Donald and James Fessler. 2009. ''The Politics of the ...
. Ortega Bernes has taught at the
Universidad Autónoma de Campeche
The Autonomous University of Campeche (in ) is a Mexican public university based in the city of Campeche, Campeche, that has several campuses across the state. It was founded in 1965 as the ''Universidad del Sudeste'' (University of the Southeas ...
.
See also
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List of presidents of Campeche Municipality
References
1958 births
Governors of Campeche
Living people
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
Politicians from Campeche City
21st-century Mexican politicians
Universidad Iberoamericana alumni
Academic staff of the Autonomous University of Campeche
Members of the Congress of Campeche
Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
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