Alonso José Ricardo Lujambio Irazábal[3] (2 September 1962 – 25 September 2012) was a Mexican academic and politician who served as Secretary of Public Education in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón.[1]
Alonso Lujambio | |
|---|---|
 At the Mexican Senate (2008). | |
| Secretary of Public Education | |
| In office 6 April 2009[1] – 16 March 2012[2] | |
| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Josefina Vázquez Mota |
| Succeeded by | José Ángel Córdova Villalobos[2] |
| Senator of the Senate of Mexico | |
| In office 29 August 2012 – 25 September 2012 (died in office) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1962[1] Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 25 September 2012 (aged 50) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | National Action[3] |
| Alma mater | Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Yale University[1] |
| Occupation | Academic and politician |
Lujambio served as member of the General Council of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), as advisor to the United Nations, and as an academic at the Ibero-American University, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Autonomous Institute of Technology of Mexico (ITAM), where he chaired the undergraduate program in Political Science.[4]
On 11 November 2011, Lujambio was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, following a hospitalization for acute renal failure.
On 29 August 2012, Lujambio took protest as Senator, at which he was assisted in a wheelchair.[5]
On 25 September 2012, Senator Alonso Lujambio died after complications from cancer.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Press Statement by Mexican President Felipe Calderón at the Manuel Ávila Camacho Hall of the Official Residence". Presidencia de la República (Mexico). 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mensaje a medios de comunicación del Presidente Felipe Calderón Hinojosa" (in Spanish). Presidencia de la República (México). 16 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ a b Delgado, Álvaro (2009). "Lujambio, panista al vapor" (in Spanish). Proceso. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ De Palma, Anthony (4 December 1994). "The World; Do Term Limits Work? Ask Mexico". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ "Alonso Lujambio toma protesta como senador mientras lucha contra el cáncer" (in Spanish). CNN México. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Fallece Alonso Lujambio; clase política de luto" (in Spanish). El Universal. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Rinden homenaje a Alonso Lujambio en el Senado" (in Spanish). El Universal. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
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