Javier Lozano Alarcón (born November 21, 1962) is a Mexican politician who served Secretary of Labor in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón.[1][2] He was elected as a senator to the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing Puebla. He then resigned from the PAN and worked in the campaign of presidential candidate José Antonio Meade Kuribreña.
Javier Lozano Alarcón | |
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| Senator for Puebla | |
| In office 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Melquiades Morales Flores |
| Succeeded by | Nadia Navarro Acevedo |
| Secretary of Labor | |
| In office 1 December 2006 – 14 December 2011 | |
| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Francisco Javier Salazar |
| Succeeded by | Rosalinda Vélez Juárez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1962 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary (1980–2005, 2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | National Action Party (2007–2018) |
| Education | Free School of Law |
| Nickname | Saco de Pus |
He was telecoms consultant.[3] Lozano has served as president of the Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL).[4]
In 2007, Chinese-Mexican businessman Zhenli Ye Gon, who was under investigation for the largest drug-related cash seizure in history, accused Lozano Alarcón of forcing him to stash at least $150 million in illicit campaign funds within his Mexico City mansion. Lozano Alarcón denied the allegations.[5]
He is widely known for the alias "Saco de Pus" (English: Pus Sack)[6]
References
edit- ^ "México - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia.gob.mx. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Oficializa Javier Lozano afiliación al PAN - El Universal - México". El Universal. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Q&A: Javier Lozano Alarcon, Javier Lozano & Asociados, Mexico, Telecommunications, news". Bnamericas.com. 2002-05-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Javier Lozano Alarcуn, secretario del Trabajo :: Biografнas". esmas. Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Associated Press. "Mexico accuses drug suspect of blackmail" USA Today. July 2, 2007. Retrieved on August 29, 2014.
- ^ ""Saco de pus": duro cruce entre Álvaro Delgado y Javier Lozano por los vínculos panistas con el caso Lozoya". infobae (in European Spanish). 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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