- Ernesto Ruffo Appel
Infobox_Governor
name= Ernesto Ruffo Appel
caption=
order=10th
office=Governor of Baja California
term_start =November 1 1989
term_end =October 31 1995
lieutenant =
predecessor =Oscar Baylón Chacón
successor =Hector Terán Terán
birth_date = birth date and age|1952|06|25
birth_place=San Diego, California
death_date=
death_place=
spouse=Alma Corella Gilsamaniego
profession=Businessperson
party = National Action Party (PAN)
religion=Roman Catholic
footnotes=Ernesto Ruffo Appel (
June 25 1952 , San Diego,California , U.S.) is an American-bornMexican politician famous for being the first state governor not belonging to thePartido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) since its formation in 1929.His parents and grandparents are Mexican-born. Ruffo attended elementary school in the coastal town of
Ensenada in the state ofBaja California . He attended college at theMonterrey campus of theITESM graduating with a bachelor's degree in business. He became a member of theNational Action Party (PAN) in 1982 and was electedmunicipal president of the municipality of Ensenada (which includes the towns of Ensenada and San Quintín) in 1986. In 1989 he was elected governor of the state of Baja California in majorupset . In the year 2000, he supported the candidacy ofVicente Fox , former President of Mexico, he was the Coordinator of Migration Affairs for the Northern Border until 2006 (when president Fox's government ended). He is currently a Senate supply in the LX legislature.He has been accused of using his previous political positions to promote businesses in which he has personal investments. [http://www.zetatijuana.com/html/EdcionesAnteriores/Edicion1690/Reportajez_LosNegociosRuffo.html Zeta] , #1690, "Los negocios de Rufo" (sic).] .
References
External links
* [http://www.pan.org.mx/?P=22&ArtOrder=ReadArt&Article=57 Biography at the PAN's official website]
* [http://www.bajacalifornia.gob.mx/portal/nuestro_estado/historia/gobernadores.jsp Biographies of the governors of Baja California]
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