Sócrates Cuauhtémoc Rizzo García (born September 14, 1945) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the

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(PRI). He is a former federal Congressman (1985–1989), mayor of

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(1989–1991) and former governor of

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(1991 – 1996). Born in Linares, Nuevo León, he graduated from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in economics and received master's degrees in the same discipline at ''

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'' and at the

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. He worked several years at the

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and was elected to the

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in 1985, for the 38th district of the Federal District. After briefly chairing the state branch of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in Nuevo León (1988) he was elected mayor of Monterrey. He left the post to run for governor of the state and after a clear victory over his closest opponent he took office in 1991. As governor, Rizzo built the second line of

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and the state's largest water reservoir. He resigned from the post on April 18, 1996, after several political scandals involving some of his closest cabinet members. After his resignation, Rizzo worked as visitor at

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and

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. He also researched municipal decentralization for the government of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rizzo, Socrates 1945 births Living people El Colegio de México alumni Governors of Nuevo León Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Municipal presidents of Monterrey Mexican people of Italian descent Politicians from Linares, Nuevo León Autonomous University of Nuevo León alumni Academic staff of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Harvard University faculty Duke University faculty Harvard Institute for International Development 20th-century Mexican politicians Deputies of the LIV Legislature of Mexico

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