Héctor Téran Terán (3 April 1931 – 4 October 1998) was a Mexican politician who served as
Governor of Baja California from 1995 to 1998. A member of the
National Action Party (PAN), he was the second member of his party to govern the state.
Early life and education
Terán Terán was born in Moctezuma, Sonora on April 3, 1931. He received his degree in Large Business Administration from the
Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior
Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS) is a private university founded in 1961, located in the state of Baja California. CETYS is a three-campus university system in Engineering, Business and the Social Sciences.
CETYS is accredited ...
(CETYS).
Political career
Terán Terán went on to become made leader of his party in the state of Baja California. He was a governor-candidate three times: in 1977, when he lost to the
PRI candidate
Roberto de la Madrid Romandia; in 1983, when he lost to
Xicoténcatl Leyva Mortera; and finally in 1995, when he triumphed, becoming the second
PAN governor of Baja California.
Previously, he was a local deputy in the
Congress of Baja California
The Congress of the State of Baja California () is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Baja California. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Baja California, which is equal to, and independent of, the exec ...
between 1980 and 1983; a federal deputy in the
53rd Legislature from 1985 to 1988; and in 1989, Baja California's first governor from the PAN,
Ernesto Ruffo Appel
Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 25 June 1952) is a Mexican politics, politician, who served as the 10th governor of Baja California from 1989 to 1995. A member of the National Action Party (Mexico), National Action Party (PAN), Ruffo was the first List ...
, appointed him to the position of ''Secretario General de Gobierno'' (State Secretary General), holding this position until 1991 when he was elected to the federal
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
, becoming the first PAN senator in history. He asked the permission of the Senate to be the candidate for Governor of Baja California and won in the , assuming his post on November 1 of the same year.
Death
Héctor Terán Terán died of a
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom ...
in office on October 4, 1998, while exercising on the Governor's Estate.
See also
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Governors of Baja California
The governor of Baja California represents the executive branch of the government of the state of Baja California, Mexico, per the state's constitution. The official title is "Free and Sovereign State of Baja California" (''Estado Libre y Soberan ...
References
External links
Biografías de los gobernadores del estado de Baja California. (es)
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1931 births
1998 deaths
Governors of Baja California
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
Members of the Congress of Baja California
People from Moctezuma, Sonora
Politicians from Sonora
20th-century Mexican politicians
Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior alumni