2001 in Mexico explained

Events in the year 2001 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

See also: Cabinet of Mexico.

• Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Santiago Creel
• Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): Jorge Castañeda Gutman
• Communications Secretary (SCT): Pedro Cerisola
• Education Secretary (SEP): Reyes Tamez
• Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Gerardo Clemente Vega
• Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Marco Antonio Peyrot González
• Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS): José Carlos María Abascal Carranza
• Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL): Josefina Vázquez Mota
• Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Leticia Navarro
• Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Víctor Lichtinger
• Secretary of Health (SALUD): Julio Frenk
• Attorney General of Mexico (PRG): Rafael Macedo de la Concha

Supreme Court

See also: National Supreme Court of Justice.

• President of the Supreme Court: Genaro David Góngora Pimentel

Governors

• • Aguascalientes: Felipe González González Baja California
  • Alejandro González Alcocer, until October 31.
  • Eugenio Elorduy Walther, starting November 1.
• Baja California Sur

• Campeche: José Antonio González Curi
  • • • Chiapas: Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía Chihuahua: Patricio Martínez García Coahuila: Enrique Martínez y Martínez Colima: Fernando Moreno Peña
        • • • • Durango: Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier Guanajuato: Juan Carlos Romero Hicks Guerrero: René Juárez Cisneros Hidalgo: Manuel Ángel Núñez Soto Jalisco: Alberto Cárdenas State of Mexico: Arturo Montiel Michoacán: Víctor Manuel Tinoco Rubí Morelos: Sergio Estrada Cajigal Ramírez .^[1]
• Nayarit: Antonio Echevarría Domínguez
  • • • • • Nuevo León: Fernando Canales Clariond Oaxaca: José Murat Casab Puebla: Melquíades Morales Querétaro: Ignacio Loyola Vera Quintana Roo: Joaquín Hendricks Díaz San Luis Potosí: Fernando Silva Nieto
• Sinaloa: Juan S. Millán
• Sonora: Armando López Nogales
• Tabasco: Enrique Priego Oropeza, acting governor January 1-December 31
  • • • • • Tamaulipas: Tomás Yarrington Tlaxcala: Alfonso Sánchez Anaya Veracruz: Miguel Alemán Velasco Yucatán: Víctor Cervera Pacheco Zacatecas: Ricardo Monreal Head of Government of the Federal District

Events

• Pemexgate is uncovered.
• April 29: The Guadalajara Mexico Temple is opened in Mexico City.
  • September 28: Nuestra Belleza México 2001 November 22: The Mexican Council on Foreign Relations is established

Awards

• Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – José Ezequiel Iturriaga Sauco^[2]
  • • • Order of the Aztec Eagle National Prize for Arts and Sciences National Public Administration Prize Ohtli Award
  • Marco Antonio Firebaugh
  • Raúl Héctor Castro
  • Carlos Cortez
  • Enrique Moreno
  • Cecilia Muñoz

Births

• January 17 - Angie Vazquez, Mexican singer, and banded from Vazquez Sounds.
• August 24 – Mildred Maldonado, rhythmic gymnast^[3]

Deaths

• June 3 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor, painter, writer, and film director (b. 1915)

Hurricanes

• • • August 14–22: Tropical Storm Chantal (2001) September 21 – October 3: Hurricane Juliette (2001) October 4–9: Hurricane Iris

Film

• List of Mexican films of 2001

Sport

• Primera División de México Verano 2001
  • Primera División de México Invierno 2001 Mexico loses 2001 Copa América final to Colombia
    • Sin Piedad (2001) Juicio Final (2001) 2001 Centrobasket is held in Toluca,
• Estudiantes de Altamira and Estudiantes de Xalapa are founded.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cinta . Guillermo . LA HISTORIA DEL NARCO EN MORELOS . La Crónica de Morelos Noticias Guillermo Cinta . August 28, 2020 . es . Nov 19, 2018.
2. Web site: El Universal - - Fallece el historiador José Iturriaga Sauco . archivo.eluniversal.com.mx . El Universal . August 28, 2020 . es . 19 Feb 2011.
3. Web site: Rhythmic Gymnastics Athlete Profile: MALDONADO Mildred - Pan American Games Lima 2019 . wrsd.lima2019.pe . 2 June 2020.