Julen Rementería del Puerto (born 21 July 1961) is a Mexican politician currently serving as a senator from Veracruz in the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress. He is a member of the National Action Party. He is a senator representing the state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave for the first minority of the 2018-2024 term and since April 22, 2021 he is the coordinator of the senators of the National Action Party parliamentary group and therefore leader of the opposition in the Senate.[1]
Julen Rementería del Puerto | |
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 Rementería del Puerto in 2016 | |
| Senator of the Congress of the Union from Veracruz First minority | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Preceded by | María del Rosario Guzmán Avilés |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1961 |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Senate website |
Early life
editRementería del Puerto was born on 21 July 1961.[2]
Political career
editOn 30 November 2016, the governor-elect of Veracruz, Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares, announced that Rementería del Puerto would serve in his administration's cabinet as the head of the state's Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works.[3] Rementería del Puerto served until 8 February 2018, when he resigned his position to run for the Senate of the Republic.[4]
Rementería del Puerto was assigned the Senate first minority seat of Veracruz in the LXIV Legislature on behalf of the National Action Party–Party of the Democratic Revolution coalition following the 2018 general election, replacing María del Rosario Guzmán Avilés.[2][5][6] He represents the state alongside senators Ricardo Ahued Bardahuil and Rocío Nahle García.[7][8]
During his time in office, he signed the Madrid Charter, joining an alliance of right-wing and far-right individuals organized by the Spanish political party Vox.[9]
Committee assignments
editRementería del Puerto is a member of the following Senate committees:[10]
- Committee on Communications and Transportation
- Committee on Constitutional Matters
- Committee on Energy (Secretary)
- Committee on Hydraulic Resources
- Committee on Regulations and Parliamentary Practices (President)
References
edit- ^ "Julen Rementería es nombrado coordinador del PAN en el Senado". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Perfil del legislador [Rementería Del Puerto, Julen]" [Legislator profile [Rementería Del Puerto, Julen]]. Sistema de información legislativa [Legislative information system] (in Spanish). Secretariat of the Interior. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Editorial staff (30 November 2016). "Este es el gabinete de Miguel Ángel Yunes en Veracruz (Video)" [This is the cabinet of Miguel Ángel Yunes in Veracruz (Video)]. Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Ortega, Isabel (8 February 2018). "Renuncia Julen Rementería a la SIOP; contenderá por el Senado" [Julen Rementería resigns from SIOP; will run for the Senate]. Formato7 (in Spanish). AVC News. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Correspondents (8 July 2018). "Senadores electos reciben constancia; en la lista Nestora Salgado, Susana Harp y Lilly Téllez" [Elected senators receive proof; on the list are Nestora Salgado, Susana Harp, and Lilly Téllez]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Perfil del legislador [Guzmán Avilés, María Del Rosario]" [Legislator profile [Guzmán Avilés, María Del Rosario]]. Sistema de información legislativa [Legislative information system] (in Spanish). Secretariat of the Interior. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Perfil del legislador [Ahued Bardahuil, Ricardo]" [Legislator profile [Ahued Bardahuil, Ricardo]]. Sistema de información legislativa [Legislative information system] (in Spanish). Secretariat of the Interior. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Perfil del legislador [Nahle García, Norma Rocío]" [Legislator profile [Nahle García, Norma Rocío]]. Sistema de información legislativa [Legislative information system] (in Spanish). Secretariat of the Interior. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Carta de Madrid". Fundación Disenso (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Senador Julen Rementería del Puerto" [Senator Julen Rementería del Puerto]. senado.gob.mx (in Spanish). Senate of the Republic. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.