José Reyes Baeza Terrazas

José Reyes Baeza Terrazas (born September 20, 1961) is a Mexican politician[1][2] and lawyer. In 2004, he was elected Governor of Chihuahua as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party for the term ending in 2010. Prior to that, he was Chair of Law at the University of Chihuahua in Chihuahua. He then served as mayor (Municipal President) of the city of Chihuahua from 1998 to 2001 and as a congressman in the federal Chamber of Deputies (Congress).

José Reyes Baeza
Governor of Chihuahua
In office October 4, 2004 – October 3, 2010
Preceded by	Patricio Martínez García
Succeeded by	César Horacio Duarte Jáquez
Personal details
Born	September 20, 1961 Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s)	Claudia Garza
Profession	Lawyer

Personal life and education

José Reyes Baeza Terrazas was born in the city of Delicias, Chihuahua, on September 20, 1961, and became a lawyer by studying law at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, graduating with a special mention.[3]

His wife is Claudia Garza.

Career

Reyes Baeza Terrazas was elected mayor of Chihuahua City in 1988. He served as general director of State Civil Pensions, with the task of providing security and social services to state government workers under Governor Patricio Martínez García from 2001 to 2003.[3]

In 2003 he was elected to the LVIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, but stepped down in 2004 to run for governor, being elected in July of that year. He became Governor of Chihuahua on October 4, 2004.[3]

In 2010, after Mexican drug cartels agents murdered Jesús Manuel Lara Rodríguez, the governor ordered government troops to guard the state capitol while a closed door session was held on safety.[1]

After his term as governor, on December 6, 2012 President Enrique Peña Nieto appointed him as the head of FOVISSSTE, the social service fund responsible for proving housing support for federal employees.[3] On September 15, 2020, the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) freezes the accounts of Baeza Terrazas for embezzlement of MXN $129 million (US$6.14 million) related to the Estafa Maestra ("Master Scam") while Reyes Baeza was the director of FOVISSSTE.[4]

See also

• Creel-Terrazas Family.

References

1. "Blindan el palacio de gobierno en Chihuahua". Excélsior (in Spanish). 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
2. "Blindan el palacio de gobierno en Chihuahua". Excélsior. Google translate. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
3. "PERFIL: José Reyes Baeza Terrazas, 5 lustros en la política". Excélsior (in Spanish). 27 August 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
4. López Ponce, Jannet (September 15, 2020). "UIF congela cuentas de Reyes Baeza, ex gobernador de Chihuahua". www.msn.com (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved Sep 15, 2020.