Oscar Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar

Óscar Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar (born 13 October 1973) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA). Born in Comitán, Chiapas, he is a law graduate.[1] He is the governor-elect of Chiapas after winning the 2024 election.

Óscar Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar
Governor-elect of Chiapas
Assuming office
8 December 2024
SucceedingRutilio Escandón
President of the Senate
In office
1 September 2020 – 31 August 2021
Preceded byMónica Fernández Balboa
Succeeded byOlga Sánchez Cordero
Senator for Chiapas
Assumed office
1 September 2018
Preceded byLuis Armando Melgar Bravo
Personal details
Born (1973-10-13) 13 October 1973 (age 51)
Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico
Political partyMORENA
OccupationSenator

Career

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Ramírez Aguilar served as the mayor of his hometown of Comitán in 2008–2010. In the 2012 general election he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent the 8th district of Chiapas for the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) during the 62nd Congress (31 August 2012 – 16 July 2013).[1] He was subsequently elected to the Senate for Chiapas on the Morena ticket in the 2018 general election.[2][3]

Ramírez Aguilar ran for the governorship of Chiapas in the 2 June 2024 local election, representing the Sigamos Haciendo Historia coalition (comprising Morena, PT, PVEM and the local parties Chiapas Unidos and Mover a Chiapas).[3] He won the election with 79% of the vote, beating Olga Luz Espinosa of the Fuerza y Corazón por México coalition into a distant second place.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Perfil: Dip. Óscar Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, LXII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Perfil: Sen. Óscar Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, LXIV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Martínez, Mariana (27 May 2024). "Este es el grado de estudios de Eduardo Ramírez, candidato de Morena a la gubernatura de Chiapas". Infobae. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Gubernatura". Cómputos Electorales 2024. Instituto de Elecciones y Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Chiapas. Retrieved 31 August 2024.