Fidel Herrera Beltrán
Fidel Herrera Beltrán (Nopaltepec, Veracruz, March 7, 1949) is a Mexican politician and former governor of the state of Veracruz. A member of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he was elected governor in 2004. Prior to that, he was deputy in the XLIX Legislature for Cosamaloapan, LI Legislature for Pánuco, LV Legislature for Cosamaloapan and LVII Legislature for Boca del Río and a senator representing Veracruz in the LVIII Legislature. He is a lawyer by profession, having attended law school at UNAM.
Fidel Herrera Beltrán | |
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| 57th Governor of Veracruz | |
| In office 1 December 2004 – 30 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Alemán Velasco |
| Succeeded by | Javier Duarte de Ochoa |
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| Born | 7 March 1949 Nopaltepec, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Political party | PRI |
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In 2013, Forbes magazine named Herrera as one of the 10 most corrupt Mexican politicians, citing his alleged links to the Los Zetas drug-trafficking cartel.
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