Nationality Mexican Role Mexican Politician Occupation politician | Political party PAN Party National Action Party Name Diego de | |
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Full Name Diego Fernandez de Cevallos Ramos Born March 16, 1941 ( 1941-03-16 ) Mexico City, Mexico Education National Autonomous University of Mexico Children David Fernandez de Cevallos Ex-spouse Claudia Gutierrez Navarrete | ||
Partner Liliana de Leon Maldonado | ||
sagalive diego fernandez de cevallos ileana davila karime abud lira y lucia rodriguez guemes
Diego Fernández de Cevallos Ramos ([ˈdjeɣo ferˈnandez ðeseˈβaʝos]; born 16 March 1941) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the conservative National Action Party (PAN). He was a presidential candidate in the 1994 election and President of the Mexican Senate.
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- sagalive diego fernandez de cevallos ileana davila karime abud lira y lucia rodriguez guemes
- Diego ferna ndez de cevallos pide evitar la guerra sucia en elecciones internas vianey esquinca
- Life and career
- Abduction
- References
Diego ferna ndez de cevallos pide evitar la guerra sucia en elecciones internas vianey esquinca
Life and career
Fernández de Cevallos was born in Mexico City, the son of José Fernández de Cevallos Martínez and Beatriz Ramos Íñigo. He received a bachelor's degree in law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and took several courses in economics at the Ibero-American University, where he also worked as a professor of criminal and commercial law.
He joined the conservative National Action Party (PAN) in 1959 and led its parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (during the 55th legislature) and in the Senate (2003–06). In 1994 he ran for president representing his party and lost against the PRI candidate, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León.
Outside politics, Fernández de Cevallos runs an influential law firm specialized in criminal, civil and commercial law. He was married only by the religious rite to Claudia Gutiérrez Navarrete. Currently he lives with his partner Liliana de León Maldonado.
Abduction
Fernández de Cevallos was abducted from one of his properties, located in Pedro Escobedo, Querétaro, on 14 May 2010. His abandoned vehicle was found nearby, with signs of a violent struggle. Fernandez de Cevallos' kidnappers demanded $100 million in exchange for his release but decreased the amount. He was released from this abduction on December 20, 2010 in exchange for $30 million.
