| Javier García Paniagua | |
| Office: | Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare |
| Term Start: | October 14, 1981 |
| Term End: | December 28, 1981 |
| Successor: | Sergio García Ramírez |
| President: | José López Portillo |
| Office2: | President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Term Start2: | March 18, 1981 |
| Term End2: | October 14, 1981 |
| Predecessor2: | Gustavo Carvajal Moreno |
| Office3: | Secretary of Agrarian Reform of Mexico |
| Term Start3: | April 25, 1980 |
| Term End3: | March 18, 1981 |
| Predecessor3: | Antonio Toledo Corro |
| Successor3: | Gustavo Carvajal Moreno |
| President3: | José López Portillo |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco |
| Father: | Marcelino García Barragán |
| Spouse: | María Sorté (1978–1998; his death) |
| Children: | 2; Omar & Adrian García Harfuch |
Javier García Paniagua (February 13, 1935 – November 25, 1998) was a Mexican politician who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1981[1] and held positions in the cabinet of President José López Portillo as Secretary of Agrarian Reform and Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare.[2]
His name was frequently mentioned among the possible candidates to serve as President of Mexico for the 1982 - 88 term, but ultimately López Portillo chose Miguel de la Madrid to contend for the PRI in the 1982 general election.[3] [4] [5]
He died in his native Jalisco on November 25, 1998.[2]
His father was . He married María Sorté, born María Harfuch Hidalgo. He is the father of Omar García Harfuch, who is the chief of the Mexico City Police.