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Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (Spanish pronunciation: [feˈlipe kaldeˈɾon] ⓘ; born 18 August 1962) [1] is a Mexican politician who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 2006 to 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 and 2004.
The PAN's "Doctrine of National Action" was strongly influenced by Catholic social doctrine articulated in Rerum novarum (1891) and Quadragesimo anno (1931) and rejected Marxist models of class warfare. [14] The PAN's newspaper, La Nación was founded by another former UNEC member, Carlos Séptien García. [14]
The Mexican general election of July 2, 2006, was the most hotly contested election in Mexican history and as such, the results were controversial.According to the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), the initial "Quick Count" determined the race was too close to call, and when the "Official Count" was complete, Felipe Calderón of the right-of-center National Action Party (PAN) had won by a ...
On 6 July 2006 the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) announced the final vote count in the 2006 presidential election, resulting in a narrow margin of 0.58 percentage points of victory for Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (PAN). Calderon's victory was confirmed by the Federal courts on 5 September 2006, and he was declared President-elect of Mexico. [13]
Luis Calderón Vega, a writer and founder of the National Action Party (PAN). María del Carmen Hinojosa González, Calderón Vega's wife. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico 2006-2012 (PAN), son of Calderón Vega. Margarita Zavala de Calderón, former PAN deputy, wife of Calderón Hinojosa.
Citizen voting in the ballot box for president in Mexico City Ballots for voting in Mexico City. 1 July 2012.. General elections were held in Mexico on Sunday, 1 July 2012. . Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing Felipe Calderón, 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 128 members of the Mexican Sen
December 1 – President Felipe Calderón assumes office. He also imposes a cap on salaries of high-ranking public servants and orders a raise on the salaries of the Federal Police and the Mexican Armed Forces. December 11 – Operation Michoacán is launched against the La Familia Michoacana cartel. A total of more than 60 Mexican soldiers and ...
She was the candidate of the PAN-PANAL coalition. Calderón narrowly lost against PRI candidate Fausto Vallejo Y Figueroa by less than 3 percent of the vote. [7] She had led most opinion polls prior to the election, which was held on November 13, 2011. [8] Vallejo received 35% of the vote, while Calderon won 33% for second place. [9]