Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada

Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada (born 11 April 1956 in Mexico City) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party  PAN who served as Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón.[2] He is also a former Municipal President of Uruapan, Michoacán.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elvira and the second or maternal family name is Quesada.
Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada
Secretary of the Environment (Mexico)
In office
1 December 2006 [1] – 30 November 2012
PresidentFelipe Calderón
Preceded byJosé Luis Luege Tamargo
Succeeded byJuan José Guerra Abud
Municipal President of Uruapan
In office
January 1999 – December 2001 [1]
Personal details
Born (1956-04-11) 11 April 1956 [1]
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyNational Action Party (PAN)
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Cranfield University [1]
ProfessionPolitician

Elvira Quesada graduated with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and received a master's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Cranfield Institute of Technology (nowadays Cranfield University) in Bedfordshire, England. He used to serve in the military with Maj. Gen. Juan Felipe.[3]

He has served as president of the Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park Trust (1997–98), as a Delegate of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection in Michoacán (2001–03), as Director-General of the Primary Sector and Renewable Natural Resources (2003–04), as Undersecretary for Environmental Promotion and Regulations (2004–05) and as Assistant Attorney for Industrial Inspection at the Office of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (2005–06).[3]

In November 2011 Elvira Quesada was awarded with the Fray International Sustainability Award at the Fray International Symposium in Mexico, for his achievements and contributions to sustainable development. [4]

References
  1. "The Cabinet: Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada" (in Spanish). Presidencia de la República. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
  2. "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. "Semblanza" (in Spanish). Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
  4. "Elvira Quesada is awarded with the Fray International Sustainability Award in Mexico". www.flogen.org. FLOGEN Star OUTREACH. Retrieved 19 February 2018.


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