Marcelo Rubio Ruiz | |
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Senator from Baja California Sur | |
In office 6 September 1976 – 6 January 1977 Serving with
Alberto Alvarado Arámburo | |
Preceded by | Jesús Castro Agúndez |
Succeeded by | Víctor Manuel Liceaga Ruibal |
Personal details | |
Born | 1932 Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
Died | 6 January 1977 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | (aged 44–45)
Citizenship | Mexican |
Political party |
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Spouse | Cecilia Beltrán |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Higher Normal School of Mexico |
Occupation | Politician and teacher |
Marcelo Rubio Ruiz (1932 – 6 January 1977) was a Mexican politician and teacher affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as a Senator for Baja California Sur in the L Legislature of the Mexican Congress from 1976 until his death in 1977.
Rubio Ruiz was born in Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur in 1932. [1] He later moved to the state capital of La Paz, where he completed his secondary studies before earning his teaching certificate at the Urban Normal School in 1951. [1] [2] [3] After that, he graduated from the Higher Normal School of Mexico with a licentiate degree in education. [1] [2] He taught at primary and secondary schools before serving an administrative role at the Urban Normal School in La Paz. [4]
Rubio Ruiz joined the cabinet of governor Ángel César Mendoza Arámburo, serving as secretary-general of government. [2] [4] He was also president of the PRI regional committee of Baja California Sur. [2] In 1976 he was elected to represent his home state as a Senator in the L Legislature of the Mexican Congress, [4] where he served as president of the fishing committee. [2] However, just a few months after taking office, he died during a surgical procedure on 6 January 1977 in La Paz. [3] [5] He was survived by his wife, Cecilia Beltrán, and four children. [4] A minute of silence was observed at the next Congressional meeting on 12 January, [6] and he was replaced by his substitute senator, Víctor Manuel Liceaga Ruibal. [5]
A teacher's college bearing his name, the Centro Regional de Educación Normal Marcelo Rubio Ruiz, was established in 1976. [7] Based in the city of Loreto, it is considered one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the state. [8] There is also a street in La Paz named Calle Profesor Marcelo Rubio Ruiz, [3] as well as a district in the town of Guerrero Negro named after him. [9]