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Following his father's example, he joined the PAN, with the desire of one day becoming Mexico's president. It was in the National Action Party that Calderón met his wife, Margarita Zavala, who served in Congress as a federal deputy. They have three children, María, Luis Felipe and Juan Pablo. Calderón is Roman Catholic. [22]
The PAN currently occupies the right of Mexico's political spectrum, advocating free enterprise, pragmatism, small government, privatization and libertarian reforms as well. The PAN is a member of the Christian Democrat Organization of America. In general, PAN claims to support free enterprise and thus free trade agreements. [citation needed]
She first met Felipe Calderón in 1984, when both were activists for the PAN party. Zavala studied law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho, [2] where she graduated with a 9.5 (out of ten) grade point average. [3] Her thesis, La Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos: antecedentes, estructura y propuestas, was on the National Human Rights Commission ...
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]
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 ...
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico 2006-2012 (PAN), son of Calderón Vega. Margarita Zavala de Calderón, former PAN deputy, wife of Calderón Hinojosa. Luisa María Calderón Hinojosa, former PAN senator, daughter of Calderón Vega. Juan Luis Calderón Hinojosa, public servant in Michoacán, son of Calderón Vega.
type="quote" author="Felipe Calderon" authordesc="Former Mexican President" isquoteoftheday="false"% Trump has made border issues and immigration one of the key centerpieces of his campaign, ...
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