Fernando Yunes Márquez | |
Birth Date: | 1982 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
Occupation: | Politician |
Fernando Yunes Márquez (born 10 February 1982) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN).
In the 2012 general election he was elected to the Senate for the state of Veracruz.[1] Following his term in the Senate, he served as municipal president of Veracruz from 2018 to 2021.[2]
He was elected to the in June 2024. In July 2024 a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with alleged electoral offences during his term as municipal president; Yunes Márquez described the charges as "political persecution".[3]
Yunes Márquez is the son of former governor of Veracruz Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares[2] and the brother of Senator Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez.[4]