Guillermo Pacheco Pulido (born 8 February 1933) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the

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(PRI). On 21 January 2019, the

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elected him as acting

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, a position in which he served until 31 July of the same year. He had served as a deputy of the

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in the

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from 1982 to 1985 and in the

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from 1991 to 1994. He had also been a local deputy during the 43rd session of the Congress of Puebla from 1966 to 1969, municipal president of Puebla de Zaragoza from 1987 to 1990 and president of the Superior Court of Justice of Puebla from 1999 to 2008.

Early life and education

Guillermo Pacheco Pulido was born in the city of

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on 8 February 1933. He studied at the

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, where he obtained a degree in law. He was state leader of the

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(CNOP).

Political career

Pacheco Pulido was a local deputy of the Congress of Puebla from 1966 to 1969 during its 43rd session, representing district 3, based in the city of Puebla. From 1982 to 1985 he was a federal deputy in the

representing Puebla's 2nd district. He was municipal president of Puebla de Zaragoza from 1987 to 1990 and was again a federal deputy from 1991 to 1994 in the

representing Puebla's 12th district.

Acting governor of Puebla

Puebla governor

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died in a helicopter crash on 24 December 2018; Jesús Rodríguez Almeida headed the office temporarily after her death. Pacheco Pulido, by then 86 years old, was appointed acting governor 27 days after Alonso's death. During his six-month incumbency it was reported that he spent 80% of the Puebla government funds for all of 2019, and awarded contracts worth millions to politicians and companies later under investigation for fraud.

References

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