Gabriel Jiménez Remus

Enrique Gabriel Jiménez Remus (March 23, 1940 – December 30, 2016) was a Mexican diplomat, lawyer, politician and member of the National Action Party (PAN). Jimenez served in the Senate of the Republic from 1994 to 2000. He was then appointed as Mexico's Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2001 to 2007, as well as Ambassador to Cuba from 2007 until 2013.[1][2]

Gabriel Jiménez Remus
Ambassador of Mexico to Cuba
In office
September 27, 2007 – 2013
PresidentFelipe Calderón
Preceded byJosé Ignacio Piña Rojas
Succeeded byJuan José Bremer
Ambassador of Mexico to Spain and Andorra
In office
February 15, 2001 – February 28, 2007
PresidentVicente Fox (2001–2006)
Felipe Calderón (2006–2007)
Preceded byJuan José Bremer
Succeeded byJorge Zermeño Infante
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
November 1, 1994 – August 31, 2000
Preceded byElected position created
Succeeded byÓscar Gómez Flores
Personal details
Born
Enrique Gabriel Jiménez Remus

(1940-03-23)March 23, 1940
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
DiedDecember 30, 2016(2016-12-30) (aged 76)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Political partyNational Action Party
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico

Jiménez was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, on March 23, 1940.[1] He received his law degree from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).[1] He worked as a lawyer for Celanese Mexicana and the Mexican division of Nestlé, headquartered in Ocotlán, during his legal career.[1]

Jiménez joined the opposition National Action Party (PAN) in 1979, at a time when the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) dominated Mexican politics.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Jalisco in 1982, but lost to the PRI candidate.[1] He then served in the state Congress of Jalisco from 1988 to 1991.[1] He was then elected to the national Senate from 1994 to 2000, where he also served as the PAN parliamentary coordinator.[1]

Jiménez was appointed Ambassador to Spain from 2001 to 2007. He then served as Ambassador to neighboring Cuba from 2007 to 2013.[1]

Gabriel Jiménez Remus died at a private hospital in Guadalajara on December 28, 2016, at the age of 76.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mondragon, Elizabeth (2016-12-30). "Muere Gabriel Jiménez Remus". El Informador (Mexico). Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  2. ^ a b "Murió el ex embajador Gabriel Jiménez Remus". Milenio. 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2017-01-21.