Ernesto Pérez Astorga
Ernesto Pérez Astorga (born 8 August 1962) is a Mexican politician and businessman, affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement party. He was a senator of the Congress of the Union in the LXIV Legislature representing the state of Veracruz from May 28, 2019, to April 30, 2020.[1]
Early years
[edit]Ernesto Pérez Astorga was born on 8 August 1962, in the port of Veracruz, Mexico. He later lived in Coatepec, Veracruz. From 1980 to 1984 he studied a bachelor's degree in business administration at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and later a master's degree in Innovation for Business Development at the same institution. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Coordinating Council, holding various positions in both organizations.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]In the 2018 federal elections, he was nominated by the National Regeneration Movement party as a substitute for Ricardo Ahued Bardahuil to be senator of the Republic. After the elections, Ahued Bardahuil occupied the seat of second-party senator representing the State of Veracruz.[1]
He was secretary of economic and port development of the State of Veracruz from 1 December 2018, to 28 May 2019, during the governorship of Cuitláhuac García Jiménez.[4] He left office to take over as substitute for Senator of the Republic Ricardo Ahued, after he was named Director General of Customs.[5] Within the senate, Pérez Astorga held the position of secretary of the Asia-Pacific-Africa foreign relations commission.[1] He left the seat on April 30, 2020, after Ricardo Ahued announced his resignation from the customs administration and decided to rejoin the Senate.[6]
On 1 April 2021, he rejoined the Senate following Ricardo Ahued's request for leave to run as a candidate for the municipal presidency of Xalapa in the state elections of Veracruz.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Senador Ernesto Pérez Astorga". senado.gob.mx. 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "SIL - Sistema de Información Legislativa-PopUp Legislador". sil.gobernacion.gob.mx. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "Semblanza". 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ Zamudio, Isabel (2018-06-08). "Cuitláhuac García designa a secretario de Desarrollo Económico". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "Enrique Nachón García nuevo Secretario de Desarrollo Económico de Veracruz". Plumas Libres (in Spanish). 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "Ricardo Ahued renuncia al cargo de administrador general de Aduanas en el SAT". animalpolitico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "Recibe Senado informe de participación de México en Operaciones de Paz de la ONU". comunicacion.senado.gob.mx. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "Ricardo Ahued encabezará la candidatura a la alcaldía de Xalapa por Morena". El Dictamen (in Mexican Spanish). 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2023-09-10.