Javier Duarte de Ochoa
Javier Duarte de Ochoa (born 19 September 1973) is a Mexican politician formerly affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as Governor of Veracruz from 2010 to 2016. He also served as congressman during the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Veracruz, leaving his seat on 16 February 2010. On 4 July 2010 Duarte de Ochoa won the election for governor, becoming the candidate to receive the most votes in the state's history with 1,392,386 votes according to the final electoral tally. In October 2016, Duarte was officially declared a fugitive criminal by Mexican authorities due to corruption during his time as governor of Veracruz and was apprehended on April 15, 2017. He was extradited to Mexico on July 17, 2017. His sentence of nine years in prison was ratified on May 18, 2020.
Javier Duarte de Ochoa | |
|---|---|
| 58th Governor of Veracruz | |
| In office 1 December 2010 – 12 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Fidel Herrera Beltrán |
| Succeeded by | Flavino Ríos Alvarado |
| Deputy of the Congress of the Union for the 16th district of Veracruz | |
| In office 1 September 2009 – 16 February 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Mauricio Duck Núñez |
| Succeeded by | Daniela Nadal Riquelme |
| Secretary of Finance and Planning of Veracruz | |
| In office 15 January 2008 – 14 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Rafael Murillo Pérez |
| Succeeded by | Salvador Sánchez Estrada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1973 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party (1995–2016) |
| Spouse |
Karime Macías
(m. 2000; div. 2019) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Universidad Iberoamericana (LLB) Instituto Univesitario de Investigación Ortega y Gasset (MA) Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (MPA) Complutense University of Madrid (PhD) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Signature | |
| Criminal charge | Money laundering, criminal conspiracy |
| Penalty | 9 years in prison and a penalty fee of 58,000 MXN |
| Details | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State(s) | Veracruz |
Date apprehended | 15 April 2017 |
| Imprisoned at | Reclusorio Preventivo Varonil Norte, Mexico City |