Jorge Herrera Delgado

Jorge Herrera Delgado
Chamber of Deputies
LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress
In office
1 September 2012 – 24 November 2014
Preceded byPedro Ávila Nevárez
Succeeded byEduardo Solís Nogueira
Mayor of Durango
In office
2004–2007
Preceded byJosé Rosas Aispuro
Succeeded byJorge Herrera Caldera
Personal details
Born(1961-08-16)16 August 1961
Durango, Durango, Mexico
Died24 November 2014(2014-11-24) (aged 53)
Durango, Mexico
Political party PRI
SpouseBlanca Estela Castro de Herrera
Alma materDurango Institute of Technology
OccupationPolitician

Jorge Herrera Delgado (16 August 1961 – 24 November 2014) was a Mexican politician. A graduate in industrial engineering from the Durango Institute of Technology (ITD), he was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He founded the radio station XHITD-FM Estéreo Tecnológico in Durango. He was Mayor of Durango from 2004 to 2007 and a two-time deputy in the Durango state congress. He was designated by Governor Jorge Herrera Caldera to head the Durango Department of Education from 15 September 2010 to 7 February 2012.[1][2]

He was elected to represent the fourth district of Durango in the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress (2012–2015). He belonged to following legislative commissions: Urban Development and Territorial Regulation (President), Treasury and Public Expenditure (Secretary), Public Education and Educative Service.

From 15 April, he was a delegate on the Executive National Committee of the PRI in Sonora.

Delgado died on 24 November 2014 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 53.[3] He was replaced by his alternate deputy, Eduardo Solís Nogueira.

Prizes[edit]

First Prize of Information Access in the category to Government Employees by Konrad-Adenaur Stiftung (KAS) Foundation and Libertad de Información, A. C. (LIMAC) in 2005.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nombra Herrera Caldera a su gabinete". Government of State of Durango. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. ^ Ayala, Silvia (24 November 2014). "Fallece el diputado Jorge Herrera Delgado". Milenio. Retrieved 24 November 2014.