Newly elected mayors took office across Jalisco on Monday, with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) now dominant in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
The only part of the city not under PRI control is the municipality of Tlajomulco, where the Citizen’s Movement (MC) retained power following the popular tenure of Enrique Alfaro. Here are brief biographies for the five new metro area mayors, as well as their remarks and pledges upon beginning their three-year terms.
GUADALAJARA
Ramiro Hernandez Garcia (PRI). Age: 58
Background: Studied agronomy at the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) and economics of rural development at the Autonomous University of Chapingo; former federal deputy and twice Jalisco senator.
Day 1 quote: Promised to fight “the loss of identity” among Tapatios and create “a more evenly balanced city.”
Pledges: Improve living conditions in the historic city center; support the Creative Digital City project; and prioritize mobility, waste management, public safety and competitiveness.
ZAPOPAN
Hector Robles Peiro (PRI). Age: 37
Background: Studied economics at the Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology (ITAM) and political science and public administration at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); former councilor and director of social and human development in Zapopan.
Day 1 quote: “The municipality must have a manageable debt ... I am against the idea of creating more debt.”
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