2003 in Mexico explained

Events in the year 2003 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

See also: Cabinet of Mexico.

• Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Santiago Creel
• Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE)
  • Jorge Castañeda Gutman, until January 10
  • Luis Ernesto Derbez, starting January 15
• 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
• Secretary of Tourism (SECTUR)
  • Leticia Navarro, until July 29
  • Rodolfo Elizondo Torres, starting July 29
• Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT)
  • Víctor Lichtinger, until June
  • Alberto Cárdenas, starting June^[1]
• 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: Mariano Azuela Güitrón

Governors

• • • Aguascalientes: Felipe González González Baja California: Eugenio Elorduy Walther Baja California Sur

• Campeche
  • José Antonio González Curi, until September 15
  • Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez, starting September 16
    • • Chiapas: Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía Chihuahua: Patricio Martínez García Coahuila: Enrique Martínez y Martínez Colima
  • Fernando Moreno Peña, until October 31
  • Carlos Flores Dueñas, interim governor November 1-December 31
    • • • • • • 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: Lázaro Cárdenas Batel Morelos: Sergio Estrada Cajigal Ramírez .^[2]
• Nayarit: Antonio Echevarría Domínguez
  • • • Nuevo León: Fernando Canales Clariond Oaxaca: José Murat Casab Puebla: Melquíades Morales Querétaro
  • Ignacio Loyola Vera, until September 30
  • Francisco Garrido Patrón, starting October 1
  • Quintana Roo: Joaquín Hendricks Díaz San Luis Potosí
  • Fernando Silva Nieto, until September 25
  • Jesús Marcelo de los Santos, Starting September 26
• Sinaloa: Juan S. Millán
• Sonora
  • Armando López Nogales, until September 13
  • Eduardo Bours, starting September 13
• Tabasco: Manuel Andrade Díaz, starting January 1
  • • • • • 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

• Fahrenheit has its first issue published.
• The Chiapas Bridge is finished with being constructed.
• The México Posible party is founded and dissolved.
• January 21: 2003 Colima earthquake.
• February 18: The State of Mexico votes in a referendum on the death penalty. 82% of the 806,416 people who voted, voted Yes for the death penalty on crimes of murder, kidnapping, child theft and violent assaults.^{[3] [4] [5]}
• March 13: Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas is created.
• June 2: The Escuela Preparatoria Tlalpan II "Otilio Montaño" is inaugurated.
• July 5: The National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples goes into effect.
  • July 6: 2003 Mexican legislative election September: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2003 in Cancun.
• September 5: Nuestra Belleza México 2003.
• September 28: Optibús starts operations.
• November 15: Miss Latin America 2004 held in Cancun.
• November 27: the Monterrey Arena is opened.
• December 9 – 11: The United Nations Convention against Corruption is opened for signing in Mérida, Yucatán.
• December 22: Counter-terrorism base Ixtoc-Alfa is founded by the Mexican Navy.

Hurricanes

• • • • • • • June 26 – 27: Tropical Storm Carlos (2003) June 29 – July 2: Tropical Storm Bill (2003) July 8 – 17: Hurricane Claudette (2003) August 14 – 17: Hurricane Erika (2003) August 22 – 27: Hurricane Ignacio (2003) September 8 – 24: Hurricane Marty (2003) October 1 – 6: Tropical Storm Larry (2003)

Awards

• Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor - Luis González y González^[6]
  • • • Order of the Aztec Eagle National Prize for Arts and Sciences National Public Administration Prize Ohtli Award
  • Marco A. López Jr.
  • Patricia Madrid

Sport

• Primera División de México Clausura 2003
  • Primera División de México Apertura 2003 Mexico win the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    • • • • • • • • • • • 2003 Centrobasket held in Culiacán 2003 Centrobasket Women 2003 Mexican Figure Skating Championships 2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante 2003 MasterCard Truck Series season 2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III co-hosted with Bosnia 2003 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship Culiacan, Sinaloa 2003 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Saltillo, Coahuila 2003 Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships Mexico at the 2003 Pan American Games 2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup from San Diego, California, United States to Tijuana, Baja California.
• C.F. Mérida founded.
• Tijuana Dragons founded.
• Monterrey Fury founded.

Film

• List of Mexican films of 2003

Births

• January 16 – Adriana Hernández, rhythmic gymnast^[7]
• May 8 – Joaquín Bondoni, singer, songwriter and actor
• September 18 – Ana Galindo, rhythmic gymnast^[8]

Deaths

• February 11: Socorro Avelar, actress (b. 1925)
• June 10: Alfredo Guati Rojo watercolor artist (b. December 1, 1918)^[9]
• November 1: Humberto Briseño Sierra, Mexican lawyer (b. 1914)
• November 6: Eduardo Palomo, actor (Corazón salvaje (1993 TV series)) (b. 1962)

Notes and References

1. Web site: El Universal - - Perfil: Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez . archivo.eluniversal.com.mx . September 2, 2020 . es . 24 Nov 2006.
2. Web site: Cinta . Guillermo . LA HISTORIA DEL NARCO EN MORELOS . La Crónica de Morelos Noticias Guillermo Cinta . August 28, 2020 . es . Nov 19, 2018.
3. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-19-fg-mexico19-story.html
4. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-18-fg-briefs18.4-story.html
5. https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2003/02/16/mexico-state-to-hold-poll-on-death-penalty/30508450007/
6. Web site: DICTAMEN POR EL QUE SE POSTULA AL C. MAESTRO LUIS GONZÁLEZ Y GONZÁLEZ COMO CANDIDATO A RECIBIR LA MEDALLA DE HONOR BELISARIO DOMÍNGUEZ DEL SENADO DE LA REPUBLICA, CORRESPONDIENTE AL AÑO 2003 . Senado de la Republica . August 28, 2020 . es . 2 Sep 2003.
7. Web site: Rhythmic Gymnastics Athlete Profile: HERNANDEZ Adriana - Pan American Games Lima 2019 . wrsd.lima2019.pe . 2 June 2020.
8. Web site: Rhythmic Gymnastics Athlete Profile: GALINDO Ana - Pan American Games Lima 2019 . wrsd.lima2019.pe . 2 June 2020.
9. Web site: Alfredo Guati Rojo. Museo Nacional de la Aquarela. June 1, 2019. es.