José Reyes Baeza Terrazas

José Reyes Baeza Terrazas (born September 20, 1961) is a Mexican politician[1][2] and lawyer. In 2004, he was elected Governor of Chihuahua as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party for the term ending in 2010. Prior to that, he was Chair of Law at the University of Chihuahua in Chihuahua. He then served as mayor (Municipal President) of the city of Chihuahua from 1998 to 2001 and as a congressman in the federal Chamber of Deputies (Congress).

José Reyes Baeza
Governor of Chihuahua
In office October 4, 2004 – October 3, 2010
Preceded by	Patricio Martínez García
Succeeded by	César Horacio Duarte Jáquez
Personal details
Born	(1961-09-20) September 20, 1961 Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s)	Claudia Garza
Profession	Lawyer

Personal life and education

José Reyes Baeza Terrazas was born in the city of Delicias, Chihuahua, on September 20, 1961, and became a lawyer by studing law at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, graduating with a special mention.[3]

His wife is Claudia Garza.

Career

Reyes Baeza Terrazas was elected mayor of Chihuahua City in 1988. He served as general director of State Civil Pensions, with the task of providing security and social services to state government workers under Governor Patricio Martínez García from 2001 to 2003.[3]

In 2003 he was elected to the LVIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, but stepped down in 2004 to run for governor, being elected in July of that year. He became Governor of Chihuahua on October 4, 2004.[3]

In 2010, after Mexican drug cartels agents murdered Jesús Manuel Lara Rodríguez, the governor ordered government troops to guard the state capitol while a closed door session was held on safety.[1]

After his term as governor, on December 6, 2012 President Enrique Peña Nieto appointedhim as the head of FOVISSSTE, the social service fund responsible for proving housing support for federal employees.[3]

See also

• Creel-Terrazas Family.

Political offices
Preceded by Patricio Martínez García	Governor of Chihuahua 2004 - 2010	Succeeded by César Duarte Jáquez 2010 - 2016
Preceded by Gustavo Ramos Becerra	Municipal President of Chihuahua 1998 - 2001	Succeeded by Jorge Barousse Moreno

References

1. "Blindan el palacio de gobierno en Chihuahua". Excélsior (in Spanish). 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
2. "Blindan el palacio de gobierno en Chihuahua". Excélsior. Google translate. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
3. "PERFIL: José Reyes Baeza Terrazas, 5 lustros en la política". Excélsior (in Spanish). 27 August 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2020.