Leonel Godoy Rangel (born June 5, 1950) is a Mexican

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, and former

Governor of Michoacán The Governor of Michoacán is the head of the executive branch of the State of Michoacán in Mexico. According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, the exercise of the executive power is deposited ...

. He is a former president of the

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(PRD). Godoy hails from the coastal region of Michoacán.

Political career

Leonel Godoy was born in

Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán Lázaro Cárdenas () is a port city in Michoacán bordered to the east by Guerrero. Lázaro Cárdenas is located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán, being the southernmost municipality in Michoacán. It was formerly known as ...

, in 1950. He began his political career in his native state serving in various positions during the

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ship of

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. He served in the

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as a plurinominal deputy from 1994 to 1997. In 1997 he joined the cabinet of

's government in the

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. Godoy has also served in the cabinets of

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, public administrator and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He se ...

(Federal District) and

Lázaro Cárdenas Batel Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (born 2 April 1964) is a Mexican politician. He served as governor of Michoacán from 2002 to 2008, representing the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Prior to his election to that office in 2001, he had represen ...

(Michoacán). Godoy was elected to the

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as a joint PRD-PT-CD candidate, representing the state of Michoacán, in the federal election held on July 2, 2006. In June 2007 he was elected by the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) as candidate for

governor of Michoacán The Governor of Michoacán is the head of the executive branch of the State of Michoacán in Mexico. According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, the exercise of the executive power is deposited ...

for the November 11 state election. According to the Preliminary Results Program (PREP) he won the election with nearly 38% of the votes and assumed office in February 2008. Godoy was the second governor elected from the PRD. He proposed a new scheme of departments for youth, Native People, women, migrants and other vulernable social sectors. In the 2021 mid-terms he was elected to the

to represent Michoacán's first district for the

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(Morena). Three years later, he won re-election to the same seat in the

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External links

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References

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