Javier García Paniagua

Javier García Paniagua (February 13, 1935 – November 25, 1998) was a Mexican politician who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1981[1] and held positions in the cabinet of President José López Portillo as Secretary of Agrarian Reform and Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare.[2]

Javier García Paniagua
Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare
In office
October 14, 1981 – December 28, 1981
PresidentJosé López Portillo
Preceded byPedro Ojeda Paullada [es]
Succeeded bySergio García Ramírez
President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
In office
March 18, 1981 – October 14, 1981
Preceded byGustavo Carvajal Moreno
Succeeded byPedro Ojeda Paullada [es]
Secretary of Agrarian Reform of Mexico
In office
April 25, 1980 – March 18, 1981
PresidentJosé López Portillo
Preceded byAntonio Toledo Corro
Succeeded byGustavo Carvajal Moreno
Personal details
Born(1935-02-13)February 13, 1935
Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco
DiedNovember 25, 1998(1998-11-25) (aged 63)
Political partyPRI
SpouseMaría Sorté (1978–1998; his death)
Children2; Omar & Adrian García Harfuch
Parent
  • Marcelino García Barragán (father)

His name was frequently mentioned among the possible candidates to serve as President of Mexico for the 1982–88 term, but ultimately López Portillo chose Miguel de la Madrid to contend for the PRI in the 1982 general election.[3][4][5]

He died in his native Jalisco on November 25, 1998.[2]

Family

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His father was Marcelino García Barragán [es]. He married María Sorté, born María Harfuch Hidalgo. He is the father of Omar García Harfuch, who is the chief of the Mexico City Police.

References

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  1. ^ "Dirigencias Nacionales". Partido Revolucionario Institucional. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "La vida y trayectoria de Javier García Paniagua". Museo Espacio. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ Ramos, Martinez & Ramírez. (1988). Salinas de Gortari: Candidato de la crisis. Plaza y Valdés Editores. p. 166. ISBN 968-856-128-2.
  4. ^ Meza, Jorge. "Gustavo Carvajal and Javier García Paniagua". Cuartode Guerra. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado es el precandidato a la Presidencia". El Informador. EXC-AEE. 25 September 1981. Retrieved 27 August 2021.