Antonio García Conejo
Antonio García Conejo | |
|---|---|
 García Conejo in 2018 | |
| Senator of the Congress of the Union for Michoacán | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2021 Serving with Blanca Estela Piña Gudiño and Cristóbal Arias Solís | |
| Preceded by | Marco Trejo Pureco |
| In office 1 September 2018 – 4 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Raúl Morón Orozco |
| Succeeded by | Marco Trejo Pureco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1971 Carácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Political party | PRD |
| Education | UMSNH |
| Occupation | Politician |
Antonio García Conejo (born 5 September 1971) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
Career
[edit]García Conejo was born in Carácuaro, Michoacán, in 1971. He was elected the municipal president of Huetamo, Michoacán, for the 2004–2007 term, and he sat in the Congress of Michoacán from 2007 to 2011.
In the 2012 general election he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent Michoacán's 11th district during the 62nd session of Congress.[1] On 11 December 2013, García made headlines when, amidst the debate about energy reform in Congress, he stripped off his clothes.[2]
In the 2018 general election he was elected on the PRD ticket to the Senate for the state of Michoacán.[3]
In March 2024 he resigned from the PRD and aligned himself with the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4]
Personal life
[edit]García Conejo is the half brother of Silvano Aureoles Conejo, who served as governor of Michoacán from 2015 to 2021.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Perfil: Dip. Antonio García Conejo, LXII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Video: Diputado se desnuda durante el debate de la Reforma Energética". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Perfil: Sen. Antonio García Conejo, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b Martínez Morelia, Guadalupe. "Hermano de Silvano Aureoles abandona PRD y va con Morena". El Sol de Morelia | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Michoacán y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "La investigación federal a Silvano Aureoles se extiende también a medios hermanos". SinEmbargo MX (in Spanish). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Michoacán
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Michoacán
- Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians
- Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo alumni
- Members of the Congress of Michoacán
- Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Michoacán
- Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
- Senators of the LXIV and LXV Legislatures of Mexico