Rodolfo Elizondo Torres

Rodolfo Elizondo Torres (born July 18, 1946 in Durango) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the  PAN.[1]

Rodolfo Elizondo Torres
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elizondo and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Elizondo Torres holds a bachelor's degree in administration from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM).

Political career

Elizondo has been a member of the PAN since the early 1980s. In 1983 he was elected municipal president (mayor) of Victoria de Durango. In 1986 and again in 1992 he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Durango.

Elizondo has served in both houses of the Mexican Congress; from 1988 to 1991 and from 1994 to 1997 he served in the lower house, then from 1997 to 2000 he served in the Senate of Mexico during the LVII Legislature.

President Vicente Fox designated Elizondo first as presidential spokesperson and then, on July 29, 2003 as Secretary of Tourism.[2]

Mexican President elect Felipe Calderón re-designated Elizondo as Secretary of Tourism for his Administration. He left this position in 2010.[2]

In 2009 he was responsible for launching the "Welcome Back" campaign to regain the trust of travelers affected by the Swine Flu scare. He re-activated cruise ship arrivals to Mexican ports only one month after the swine flu threat became public.[3]

Political offices
Preceded by
Leticia Navarro Ochoa		 Secretary of Tourism
2003—2010		 Succeeded by
Gloria Guevara Manzo
Preceded by
Eduardo de la Peña		 Municipal president of Victoria de Durango
1983—1986		 Succeeded by
Emilio Gutiérrez Valles

References
  1. http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/gabinete/?contenido=15027
  2. "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. http://www.dayofthedead.com/content/mexico's-minister-tourism-rodolfo-elizondo-welcomes-back-cruises-port-cozumel


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