Roberto Borge Angulo is a Mexican

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affiliated with the

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(PRI). He served the 7th Governor of

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...

(2011-2016). After the end of his term he was declared a criminal by the Mexican government due to proven crimes of corruption during his time as governor. Roberto Borge was arrested on June 5, 2017 at an Airport in

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Early life and career

Roberto Borge completed his basic studies in Cozumel, the high school and university in the

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) ( en, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education), also known as Tecnológico de Monterrey or just Tec, is a secular and coeducational private university based in ...

, where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He has family with political background, he is nephew of

Miguel Borge Martín Miguel Borge Martín (born 30 October 1943 in Cozumel, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican politician member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Between 1987 and 1993 he served as governor of the state of Quintana Roo. Prior to his ele ...

, 3rd Governor of Quintana Roo from 1987 to 1993. He began his political career as head of public relations of the Department of Economic Development in the Quintana Roo's government from 2002 to 2003, this year he became private secretary of federal deputy

Félix González Canto Félix Arturo González Canto (born 23 August 1968) is a Mexican politician and economist, affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). From 2005 until 2011 he was the governor of the state of Quintana Roo. He has previously h ...

. In 2005, when González Canto was elected Governor, Borge kept his job as private secretary. When González Canto took office, appointed him as General Treasurer of the State and then Chief Clerk of Government. He resigned to become president of the PRI party in the state of Quintana Roo. Amb

In 2009 he was nominated candidate for federal deputy for the

First Federal Electoral District of Quintana Roo The First Federal Electoral District of Quintana Roo ''(I Distrito Electoral Federal de Quintana Roo)'' is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of t ...

. He was elected to the

LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LXI Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 1, 2009, to August 31, 2012. Members of the upper house of the Congress were selected in the elections of July 2006 while members of the lower house of the Congress were selected ...

. He soon became one of the main contenders for the PRI candidacy for governor of Quintana Roo, its main contender and head in the polls was

Carlos Joaquín González Carlos Manuel Joaquín González (born January 6, 1965) is a Mexican politician, the governor of the state of Quintana Roo. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Quintana Roo. Life Joa ...

, however, on March 24, 2010 he asked and obtained a leave as member of the

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. On March 26 he was fue postulate as ''candidate of the unity'' to the state government. Roberto Borge was elected in the electoral process of July 4 and received the appointment as elect- governor on July 11. He took office on April 5, 2011. Borge was the youngest Governor in

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Crimes

Media reports indicate alleged involvement in irregular handling of public funds in their governorship through aircraft rents with stratospheric costs and to be presumed owner of properties with a cost over one million dollars. Civil society organizations claimed impeachment to Borge during his term as governor.

Judicial proceedings against him

On 31 May 2017, an arrest warrant was issued on him for money laundering. On June 4, 2017, Borge was arrested at the Tocumen International Airport, Panama while about to board a plane to Paris.

External links

State of Quintana Roo State GovernmentMedical Activity of Roberto Borge Angulo

References

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Early life and career

Crimes

Judicial proceedings against him

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