Humberto Roque Villanueva Explained

Humberto Roque Villanueva (born 16 November 1943) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI).He was born in Torreón, Coahuila.[1]

He has served as the president of the PRI,[2] a senator for Coahuila, and in the federal Chamber of Deputies, representing Coahuila's Sixth District from 1988 to 1991. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1994.[3]

He fought the PRI's presidential primary in 1999, seeking his party's nomination for the 2000 presidential election, but lost to Francisco Labastida Ochoa. He instead served as a Senator from 2000 to 2006.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Camp, Roderic Ai. Roderic Ai Camp. 2011. Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-2009: Fourth Edition. 840. University of Texas Press. 9780292726345.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/10/world/in-mexico-s-shifting-politics-traditions-tumble.html In Mexico's Shifting Politics, Traditions Tumble
  3. Book: Enciclopedia Política de México 9 Tomo V. . Senade de la República - Instituto Belisario Domínguez . 2010 . 2019-03-30 . 2019-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190214235915/http://www.senado.gob.mx/BMO/pdfs/enciclopedia/NUMERO_9.pdf . dead .