Summary
Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas (born 31 July 1985) is a Mexican lawyer and politician. He is the mayor of the city of Monterrey and was a legislator in the Congress of Nuevo León from 1 September 2018 to 1 February 2021. He is the son of Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta, the PRI presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the Mexican presidential campaign of 1994.
Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas | |
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| Municipal president of Monterrey | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Adrián de la Garza |
| Member of the Congress of Nuevo León from the 4th district | |
| In office 1 September 2018 – 1 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | José Arturo Salinas Garza |
| Succeeded by | Marco Antonio Decanini Contreras |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1985 Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico |
| Political party |  Movimiento Ciudadano |
| Spouse | María de la Luz García Luna |
| Children | Luis Donaldo Colosio García María Emilia |
| Parent(s) | Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta Diana Laura Riojas |
| Relatives | Luis Colosio Fernández (paternal grandfather) |
| Education | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education |
| Occupation | Lawyer and Politician |
| Website | https://www.colosioriojas.mx/ |
Biography edit
Born in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, on 31 July 1985, Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas has a younger sister named Mariana Colosio Riojas.
In 1994 after his father's assassination in March and his mother's death in November when he was 9 years old and his sister 1 year old.[1] Colosio Riojas and his sister were adopted by their maternal aunt and uncle Hilda Elisa Riojas and Fernando Cantú.[2]
He studied law in the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education and graduated in 2010. He received a postgraduate diploma in Financing and Methods of International Payments, also by ITESM, in 2016. He currently studies a Master's of Legal Studies in Corporate Law in the Universidad de Monterrey
Political career edit
Colosio Riojas became the candidate for the IV District of Nuevo León under political party Movimiento Ciudadano in the 2018 statewide elections in which he won with 33.41% of the votes.[3] On 1 September 2018, he assumed office as a member of the LXXV Legislature in the Congress of Nuevo León.[4]
In January 2021, Colosio Riojas registered as a pre-candidate for mayor of Monterrey, Nuevo León for the 2021 elections under the political party Movimiento Ciudadano.[5] He won the election in June with over 47% of the vote in an eight-way race by defeating his nearest opponent by more than 16%.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ Gamboa, Fernando (5 December 2019). "Diana Laura, 25 aniversario luctuoso". Lideres Mexicanos.
- ^ Pacheco, Gustavo (23 March 2019). "Esto ha pasado con los hijos de Luis Donaldo Colosio". Milenio.
- ^ "Hijo de Colosio gana diputación en su debut político".
- ^ "Inicia LXXV Legislatura de Nuevo León".
- ^ "Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas va por la Alcaldía de Monterrey". 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Colosio, Vizcaíno, Marina y Cerqueda, las nuevas caras de la política en México". El Financiero/Bloomberg. 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Programa de Resultados Electorales Preliminares 2021 - Elecciones Estatales de Nuevo León". Comisión Estatal Electoral Nuevo León. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
Further reading edit
- Castañeda, Jorge G. Perpetuating Power: How Mexican Presidents Were Chosen. New York: The New Press 2000. ISBN 1-56584-616-8
- Krauze, Enrique, Mexico: Biography of Power. New York: HarperCollins 1997. ISBN 0-06-016325-9
External links edit
- Official web site
- Official Facebook page