Víctor Manuel Cervera Pacheco (April 23, 1936 – August 18, 2004) was a Mexican politician who served as Governor of Yucatán from 1984 to 1988, and again from 1995 to 2001. From 1988 to 1994 Cervera served as Secretary of Agrarian Reform in the federal government.
Víctor Cervera | |
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 Victor Cervera during his 1995 gubernatorial campaign | |
| Governor of Yucatán | |
| In office August 1, 1995 – July 31, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Federico Granja Ricalde |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Patrón |
| In office February 16, 1984 – January 31, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Graciliano Alpuche Pinzón |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Manzanilla Schaffer |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform | |
| In office 1988–1994 | |
| President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| Preceded by | Rafael Rodríguez Barrera |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Limón Rojas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1936 Dzemul, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Died | August 18, 2004 (aged 68) Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Political party | PRI |
| Spouse | Amira Hernández Guerra |
Cervera was an active member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) while an elected official. He served as mayor of Mérida, Yucatán (1971–1973), local deputy in the Congress of Yucatán, Governor of Yucatán, federal deputy (for Yucatán's first district) in 1973–1976 and 1982–1984,[1][2] and in the federal executive cabinet.
He died on August 18, 2004, from a heart attack in the city of Mérida.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Legislatura 49" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Legislatura 52" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Víctor Cervera Pacheco, 68, Former Governor in Mexico". The New York Times. 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ Boffil Gómez, Luis A. (2004-08-19). "Murió el yucateco Víctor Cervera, figura del priísmo de viejo cuño" (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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