| José Agustín Ortiz Pinchetti | |
| Birth Date: | 1937 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Death Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, jurist, politician |
| Party: | PRI (1967–1969) PRD (1999–2012) MORENA (2014–2024) |
José Agustín Ortiz Pinchetti (13 May 1937 – 3 August 2024) was a Mexican politician. At different times he was affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[1]
Ortiz Pinchetti was born in Mexico City in May 1937. He graduated with a law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho and completed a master's in economic law at the Ibero-American University (UIA).[1] He taught history and law at the UIA from 1961 to 1993.
He was one of the founders of the Mexico City daily La Jornada in 1984 and remained a regular contributor.[1]
During the term of Andrés Manuel López Obrador as head of government of the Federal District (2000–2003), Ortiz served in his cabinet as secretary of government. In the 2003 mid-term election he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a plurinominal deputy for the PRD during the 59th session of Congress.[2]
On 8 February 2019 he was appointed to head the (FEPADE), an agency of the Attorney-General's office.[1] He remained in that position until his death on 3 August 2024.[1]
Ortiz Pinchetti was married to Supreme Court justice Loretta Ortiz Ahlf.[1] He died in Mexico City on 3 August 2024, at the age of 87.[3]