Jorge Carpizo McGregor (2 April 1944 – 30 March 2012) was a Mexican jurist who occupied various high rank positions in the government of Mexico.[1][2]
Jorge Carpizo McGregor | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Mexico to France | |
| In office 17 July 1995 – 7 September 1995 | |
| Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office 10 January 1994 – 30 November 1994 | |
| Attorney-General | |
| In office 4 January 1993 – 10 January 1994 | |
| President, National Human Rights Commission | |
| In office 6 June 1990 – 4 January 1993 | |
| Justice, Supreme Court of Justice | |
| In office 26 April 1989 – 1990 | |
| Rector, National Autonomous University of Mexico | |
| In office 1 January 1985 – 1 January 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Octavio Rivero Serrano |
| Succeeded by | José Sarukhán Kermez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1944 Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
| Died | 30 March 2012 (aged 67) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico (LLB, SJD) London School of Economics (LLM) |
| Profession | Jurist |
Carpizo was born in San Francisco de Campeche to Óscar Carpizo Berrón and Luz María McGregor Dondé. He received a bachelor's degree in law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), a master's degree in law from the London School of Economics and a doctorate in law from the UNAM.
From January 1985 to January 1989, Carpizo McGregor served as Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[3] In the late 1980s he served as Minister Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. In June 1990 he was appointed president of the National Human Rights Commission (the first ombudsman in Mexico). In 1993 President Carlos Salinas de Gortari designated him Attorney General, and he later became Secretary of the Interior. In the following administration, President Ernesto Zedillo designated him Ambassador to France.[4]
Jorge Carpizo died in Mexico City on 30 March 2012 from complications following surgery.[5]
References
edit- ^ "La Jornada en Internet: Fallece Jorge Carpizo al ser intervenido en el DF" (in Spanish). Jornada.unam.mx. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ^ Article in Mexican journal Proceso about the death and life of Jorge Carpizo (in Spanish) (retrieved March 31, 2012)
- ^ "JORGE CARPIZO MAC GREGOR FALLECE DURANTE UNA OPERACIÓN QUIRÚRGICA" (in Spanish). CNN. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Article in Mexican journal Proceso about the death and life of Jorge Carpizo (in Spanish) (retrieved March 31, 2012)
- ^ "Fallece el político mexicano Jorge Carpizo". BBC News Mundo. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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