Óscar Ornelas Küchle (born Chihuahua, Chih., 30 November 1920 – died 2000) was a Mexican lawyer and politician and member of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as governor of Chihuahua from 1980 to 1985.

Óscar Ornelas Küchle
Governor of Chihuahua
In office
4 October 1980 – 19 September 1985
Preceded byManuel Bernardo Aguirre
Succeeded bySaúl González Herrera
Senator for Chihuahua
In office
1 September 1976 – 1979
Preceded byArnaldo Gutiérrez Hernández
Succeeded bySantiago Nieto Sandoval
Municipal President of Chihuahua
In office
10 October 1974 – 1976
Preceded byJosé Luis Caballero
Succeeded byHumberto Martínez Delgado
Personal details
Born(1919-11-30)30 November 1919
Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico
Died2000
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary

Óscar Ornelas was also a Magistrate (associate justice) of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of the State of Chihuahua, Director of the Faculty of Law and Rector of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua (UACh). He also founded "El Colegio de Bachilleres[1]" at national level, the first campus its name: Oscar Ornelas, in his honor. In 1974, he was elected mayor of the city of Chihuahua. In 1980, he was elected to be the Governor of Chihuahua. In 1985, a conflict in the election for the Rector of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua degenerated in a political confrontation that occurred in which led to his downfall as governor. The following year, one of his main opponents was Fidel Velázquez Sánchez. Óscar Ornelas lost the support of his party and was forced to resign the governorship on 19 September 1985.

Recently the Library of the School of Law of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua was rebaptized with the name of "Óscar Ornelas Küchle"; he is, in fact, the only lawyer to have a commemorative plaque and statue on the University facilities.

References

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  1. ^ "Colegio de Bachilleres | Gobierno | gob.mx". www.gob.mx. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
Preceded by Mayor of Chihuahua
1974–1976
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Chihuahua
1980–1985
Succeeded by