Rolando Zapata Bello Explained

Rolando Zapata Bello
Office:Governor of Yucatán
Term Start:1 October 2012
Term End:1 October 2018
Predecessor:Ivonne Ortega Pacheco
Successor:Mauricio Vila Dosal
Birth Date:11 August 1968
Birth Place:Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Profession:Lawyer
Alma Mater:Autonomous University of Yucatán

Rolando Rodrigo Zapata Bello (born 11 August 1968) is a Mexican politician and lawyer affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as governor of Yucatán from 2012 to 2018.[1]

He previously served as a federal deputy in the 61st Congress (2009 to 2011) representing Yucatán's fourth district.[2] He resigned his seat on 14 December 2011 to contend for the governorship[3] and was replaced for the remainder of his term by Daniel Jesús Granja Peniche.[4]

Zapata Bello sought election as one of Yucatán's senators in the 2024 Senate election, occupying the first place on the Fuerza y Corazón por México coalition's two-name formula.[5] That coalition placed second in the election.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Zapata Bello asume gubernatura de Yucatán. 12 December 2013. El Economista. 1 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Rolando Rodrigo Zapata Bello, LXI Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 15 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Solicitud de licencia del diputado Rolando Rodrigo Zapata Bello . 15 August 2024 . Cámara de Diputados.
  4. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Daniel Jesús Granja Peniche, LXI Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 15 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Elecciones 2024: Candidatas y candidatos . Instituto Nacional Electoral . 28 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Senadurías: Yucatán . Cómputos Distritales 2024 . . 15 August 2024.