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Emilio Chuayffet

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chuayffet and the second or maternal family name is Chemor.
Emilio Chuayffet
Secretary of Public Education of Mexico
In office
1 December 2012 – 27 August 2015
PresidentEnrique Peña Nieto
Preceded byJosé Ángel Córdova Villalobos
Succeeded byAurelio Nuño Mayer
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 September 2011 – 15 December 2011
Preceded byJorge Carlos Ramírez Marín
Succeeded byGuadalupe Acosta Naranjo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for the State of Mexico′s 3rd district
In office
1 September 2009 – 31 August 2012
Preceded byOscar Cárdenas Monroy
Succeeded byJosé Rangel Espinosa
Secretary of the Interior of Mexico
In office
28 June 1995 – 3 January 1998
PresidentErnesto Zedillo
Preceded byEsteban Moctezuma
Succeeded byFrancisco Labastida
Governor of the State of Mexico
In office
16 September 1993 – 2 July 1995
Preceded byIgnacio Pichardo Pagaza
Succeeded byCésar Camacho Quiroz
Personal details
Born (1951-10-03) 3 October 1951 (age 72)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
ProfessionLawyer

Emilio Chuayffet Chemor (born 3 October 1951) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party since 1969.

He previously held the office of Governor of the State of Mexico from 1993 to 1995 and Secretary of the Interior during the government of Ernesto Zedillo.[1] He served as Secretary of Public Education under President Enrique Peña Nieto.

Early life

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He is of Lebanese[2][3] descent.

Political career

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Chuayffet entered in politics in 1974 when he was appointed as delegate of Benito Juarez. In 1982 he was elected as Mayor of Toluca. In that same year he was appointed as Secretary of Education, Culture and Social Welfare of the State of Mexico, office that he hold until 1987.[4]

In 1990 he was designated as head of the newly created Federal Electoral Institute.

In 1993 he was elected as Governor of Mexico, taking office later on September 16. Two years later, in 1995 he was appointed by Ernesto Zedillo as Secretary of the Interior, he resigned in 1998 following the Acteal massacre.[5]

In 2003 he was elected as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico.[6] He was reelected in 2009 as Deputy on the LXI Legislature and from 1 September to 15 December 2011 he served as President of the Directive Board.[7]

Since 1 December 2012 he serves as Secretary of Public Education.[8]

On 27 August 2015, President Enrique Peña Nieto named Aurelio Nuño to replace Emilio Chuayffet as Secretary of Public Education. Ill health following a gall bladder removal was speculated as the cause, since no explanation was offered.

References

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  1. ^ "Emilio Chuayffet". Red Política. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ^ Presencia de México en el mundo libanés Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Líbano, los libaneses y sus hijos". www.elperiodicodesaltillo.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  4. ^ "Educación: Emilio Chuayffet Chemor". CNN Mexico. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ^ Carmona, Doralicia. "Emilio Chuayffet es destituido como secretario de Gobernación". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. ^ Balderas, Óscar. "Emilio Chuayffet, el 'maestro' de Peña Nieto que va a la SEP". ADN Político. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
Preceded by Secretary of Public Education
2012 — Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Governor of the State of Mexico
1993 — 1995 		Succeeded by
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