Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca (born 17 September 1967) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PAN, and the Governor of Tamaulipas from 2016 to 2022. García has previously served as a local and federal legislator, having served one term in the Chamber of Deputies and three and a half years in the Senate.
Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca | |
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| Governor of Tamaulipas | |
| In office October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Egidio Torre Cantú |
| Succeeded by | Américo Villarreal Anaya |
| Senator of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office September 1, 2012 – January 29, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | José Julián Sacramento Garza |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Luz García Guajardo |
| Member of the Congress of Tamaulipas | |
| In office January 1, 2008 – June 10, 2010 | |
| Mayor of Reynosa | |
| In office 2005–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Serapio Cantú Barragán |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Ángel Villarreal Ongay |
| Federal Deputy for Tamaulipas District II | |
| In office September 1, 2000 – August 31, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Armando Garza Cantú |
| Succeeded by | Maki Esther Ortíz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1967 McAllen, Texas, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Mexico |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Alma mater | Houston Baptist University (BS) University of Monterrey (MA) |
Governor García Cabeza de Vaca was accused by Emilio Lozoya Austin, former director of Pemex, in July 2020 of receiving bribes in 2013–2014 to support energy reform legislation.
An arrest warrant was issued for Cabeza de Vaca on 19 May 2021 by the Attorney General's Office of Mexico, which accused him of corruption. The governor, who retained immunity only within Tamaulipas after a constitutional dispute on the matter, rejected the accusations as politically motivated.