José de las Fuentes Rodríguez | |
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Governor of Coahuila | |
In office 1 December 1981 – 30 November 1987 | |
Preceded by | Francisco José Madero |
Succeeded by | Eliseo Mendoza Berrueto |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 1 September 1968 – 30 September 1968 | |
Preceded by | Alfonso Martín de Alba |
Succeeded by | Humberto Acevedo Astudillo |
Member of the
Chamber of Deputies for Coahuila′s 1st district | |
In office 1 September 1976 – 31 August 1979 | |
Preceded by | Jesús Roberto Dávila Narro |
Succeeded by | Jorge Masso Masso |
In office 1 September 1967 – 31 August 1970 | |
Preceded by | Tomás Algaba Gómez |
Succeeded by | Gustavo Guerra Castaños |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 April 1920
[1] General Cepeda, Coahuila |
Died | 8 October 2011 Mexico City | (aged 91)
Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) |
Spouse | Elsa Hernández Salazar |
Children | Fernando de las Fuentes |
Profession | Lawyer |
José de las Fuentes Rodríguez (April 20, 1920 – October 8, 2011) was a Mexican politician and lawyer. He served as the Governor of Coahuila from December 1, 1981, to November 1, 1987. [2] [3]
De Las Fuentes received his law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1944. [2] He later earned a doctorate in criminal law. [2]
De las Fuentes began his career in public service at the National Company for Basic Commodities (Conasupo). [2] He served as the Attorney General of Coahuila from 1957 to 1963. [2] He was elected as a deputy to the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico for two terms. [2] He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1968. [4] He also taught as a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. [2]
José de las Fuentes Rodríguez served as the governor of Coahuila from 1981 to 1987. He made access to new housing programs a priority of his administration. [2] Several new facilities were also constructed in Coahuila during his tenure, including a new state government center and the major Coahuila convention center. [2]
José de las Fuentes Rodríguez died in Mexico City, where he lived during his later years, on October 8, 2011, at the age of 91. [2] He was survived by his children - Guadalupe, José, Arturo, and Fernando de las Fuentes Hernández. His wife, Elsa Hernández Salazar, died in 1984. [2] The couple had met in Mexico City and Veracruz. [2] His funeral was held in Saltillo, the capital of Coahuila. [2]