Guillermo Padrés Elías

Guillermo Padrés Elías (born 29 June 1969 in Arizpe, Mexico but raised in Cananea, Mexico) is a Mexican politician and a member of the Partido Acción Nacional ("National Action Party", PAN). He served as Governor of Sonora from 2009 to 2015.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Padrés and the second or maternal family name is Elías.
Guillermo Padrés Elías
Governor of Sonora
In office
13 September 2009 – 12 September 2015
Preceded byJosé Eduardo Robinson-Bours Castelo
Succeeded byClaudia Pavlovich Arellano
Personal details
Born (1969-06-29) June 29, 1969
Arizpe, Sonora
Political partyNational Action Party
Alma materUniversidad Humanitas

Political career

Padres' political career began in 1997 when he was elected to the Congress of Sonora as State Representative for the 7th electoral district[1] with 61% of the vote.[2] In 2000, he was elected Representative for the 2nd Federal District in the LVIII Legislature[1] with 50.35% of the votes,[3] and served until 2003.

In 2006, he was elected to the Senate representing Sonora. His party received 44% of the vote.[4] As Senator, he served as Chairman of the Agriculture and Livestock Committee, and served on the Justice Committee and Water Resources Committee.

On 16 January 2008, he announced his intention to run for Governor Sonora in the 2009 elections.[5] On 1 March 2009, he won the first day of PAN elections in Sonora, with 2,625 votes against 1,709 for María Dolores del Rio and 477 for Florencio Diaz Armenta. The following day, María Dolores del Rio[6] and Florencio Diaz Armenta withdrew,[7] leaving Padrés as the sole candidate.

Governor of Sonora

In the gubernatorial election of 5 July 2009, Padrés Elías defeated the candidate of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional ("Institutional Revolutionary Party", PRI), Alfonso Elías Serrano, with 464,865 votes for Padrés Elías against 425,050 votes for Elías Serrano;[8] however, the PRI challenged the election results. On 17 August, the State Electoral Tribunal rejected the challenge, and certified the election of Padrés Elías.[9] The PRI appealed to the Federal Electoral Tribunal, which on 11 September also rejected the challenge.[10] Padrés Elías served as Governor of Sonora from 2009 to 2015.

Arrest and criminal charges

He was wanted by the Federal Police and Interpol on multiple charges of corruption, embezzlement, and extortion.[11][12] In total, Padres transferred US$8.9 million from Mexico to US bank accounts.[13] After a long man-hunt, Padrés gave himself up to the Federal authorities on 10 November 2016, claiming innocence.[14][15] He was released on 2 February 2019, to continue the process.[16]

References
  1. Gerardo Moyano (2009-09-21). "Inicia Sonora era panista". Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. Consejo Estatal Electoral del Estado de Sonora. "Proceso electoral Sonora 1996-1997. Diputados locales". Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  3. Instituto Federal Electoral. "Elección de Diputados Federales por el principio de mayoría relativa. Estado de Sonora". Archived from the original on 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  4. Instituto Federal Electoral. "Resultados Elección de Senadores por el principio de mayoría relativa. Estado de Sonora". Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  5. ""Con todas mis fuerzas" buscaré ser gobernador de Sonora:Padrès Elìas". Dossier Político. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on February 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  6. Marcelo Beyliss (2 March 2009). "Ex alcaldesa de Hermosillo se retira de contienda por candidatura". El Universal. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  7. Virginia de Viana (2 March 2009). "Declina Florencio Díaz a precandidatura". El Imparcial. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  8. Consejo Estatal Electoral del Estado de Sonora. "Elección gobernador, 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  9. Ulises Gutiérrez Ruelas (17 August 2009). "Valida TEE triunfo del PAN en comicios para gobernador en Sonora". La Jornada. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  10. Susana Hernández (11 September 2009). "Ratifica el TEPJF el triunfo de Guillermo Padrés en Sonora". Milenio Diario. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  11. In political surprise, Sonoran official charged with extortion. Arizona Daily Star. February 16, 2016.
  12. "¿De qué acusan a Padrés, exgobernador de Sonora?". El Universal (in Spanish). 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  13. Mexico Investigating Opposition Governor of Sonora. Jose de Cordoba. The Wall Street Journal. March 5, 2015.
  14. "Encarcelan a Guillermo Padrés y su hijo por presuntos desvíos en Sonora". aristeguinoticias.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  15. "Padrés se declara inocente en audiencia en el Reclusorio Sur". proceso.com.mx. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  16. "Guillermo Padrés deja el reclusorio y llevará localizador". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
Preceded by
Eduardo Bours		 Governor of Sonora
2009 - 2015		 Succeeded by
Claudia Pavlovich Arellano
Preceded by
Carlos Villalobos Organista		 Senator for Sonora
First formula
2006 - 2008		 Succeeded by
Emma Lucía Larios Gaxiola
Preceded by
Héctor Mayer Soto		 Federal Deputy for
District II in Sonora
2000 - 2003		 Succeeded by
Fermín Trujillo Fuentes
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