Alfonso García González | |
Order: | 11th Governor of North Territory of Baja California |
Term Start: | 22 October 1947 |
Term End: | 26 November 1952 |
Predecessor: | Alberto V. Aldrete |
Order2: | 1st Governor of the State of Baja California |
Term Start2: | 26 November 1952 |
Term End2: | 30 November 1953 |
Successor2: | Braulio Maldonado Sández |
Birth Date: | 19 March 1909 |
Birth Place: | Toluca, State of Mexico |
Alma Mater: | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Alfonso García González (19March 19092December 1961) was a Mexican politician. He was the last governor of the North Territory of Baja California and the first provisional governor of the State of Baja California.[1] [2]
Alfonso García González was born in Toluca, State of Mexico on 19 March 1909. He attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico, earning his law degree in 1931.
García González was appointed governor of the North Territory of Baja California by president Miguel Alemán Valdés, taking office on 22 October 1947. The territory became a state on 16 January 1952 and García González served as provisional governor until 30 November 1953, when he was succeeded by Braulio Maldonado Sández.[3]
He later served as ambassador of Mexico to Colombia. In 1958, he became president of the Confederación Deportiva Mexicana and from 1959 to 1961 he headed the Mexican department of tourism.