Miguel Barbosa Huerta
Luis Miguel Gerónimo Barbosa Huerta KBE (born 30 September 1959) is a Mexican politician affiliated with MORENA [2] and current Governor of Puebla. He was a senator of the LXII and LXIII Legislatures of the Mexican Congress, and he also served as a federal deputy between 2000 and 2003.[3] He was a candidate for the governorship of Puebla for the coalition Juntos Haremos Historia - formed by Morena, the Labor Party (PT) and the Social Encounter Party (PES) - for the state elections of 2018 and the extraordinary elections of 2019.[4]
Miguel Barbosa Huerta | |
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Barbosa in 2019 | |
Governor of Puebla | |
Assumed office 1 August 2019 | |
Preceded by | Guillermo Pacheco Pulido |
President of the Senate of Mexico | |
In office 1 September 2014 – 31 August 2015 | |
Preceded by | Raúl Cervantes Andrade |
Succeeded by | Roberto Gil Zuarth |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Puebla | |
In office 1 September 2000 – 31 August 2003 | |
Constituency | 4th electoral region |
Personal details | |
Born | Luis Miguel Gerónimo Barbosa Huerta 30 September 1959 Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico |
Political party | |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Controversies
On January 8, 2020, Arias Consultores released a poll that describes the best and worst governors. Miguel Barbosa Huerta was declared the worst.[5]
On March 24, 2020, Governor Barbosa claimed that only the wealthy were at risk of COVID-19, since the poor are immune.[6]
References
- http://www.lajornadadeoriente.com.mx/2017/04/24/anuncia-miguel-barbosa-afiliacion-morena/
- "¿Quién es Miguel Barbosa Huerta?". El Universal México (in Spanish). 2019-01-04. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- "Se registra Miguel Barbosa como precandidato de Morena al gobierno de Puebla". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- "Los peores y mejores gobernadores" [The worst and best governors]. La Jornada (in Spanish). January 8, 2020.
- "Mexican governor says poor are 'immune' to coronavirus". ABC News. Associated Press. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.