Silverio Cavazos
Jesús Silverio Cavazos Ceballos (15 December 1968 – 21 November 2010) was a Mexican politician, the Governor of Colima from 2005 to 2009, elected after the death of Gustavo Vázquez Montes.[1] He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
Silverio Cavazos | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Colima | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 2 November 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Arnoldo Ochoa González |
| Succeeded by | Mario Anguiano Moreno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1968 Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Died | 21 November 2010 (aged 41) Colima, Colima, Mexico |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Alma mater | University of Colima |
Cavazos was elected to finish the 2003–2009 constitutional period of Gustavo Vázquez Montes, who won a special election after the ordinary elections were annulled. However, Vázquez Montes died in a plane crash in February 2005, for which it was necessary to call a third election, which was won by Cavazos.
He was killed outside his home by gunmen on 21 November 2010.[2]
References
- "Mexican politician Silverio Cavazos killed by gunmen". Wikinews. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- "Gunmen kill ex-governor Silverio Cavazos Ceballos in western Mexico state". Times of India. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
See also
- List of Mexican state governors
- Governor of Colima
- 2003 Colima state election
- 2005 Colima gubernatorial election
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arnoldo Ochoa González |
Governor of Colima 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by Mario Anguiano Moreno |
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