Francisco Labastida Ochoa (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko laβasˈtiða]; born 14 August 1942) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who became the first presidential candidate of his party to lose a presidential election, which he did in the 2000 presidential election to Vicente Fox.

Francisco Labastida
Senator for Sinaloa
In office
1 September 2006 – 31 August 2012
Preceded byJosé Adalberto Castro Castro
Succeeded byDaniel Amador Gaxiola
Secretary of the Interior of Mexico
In office
3 January 1998 – 21 May 1999
PresidentErnesto Zedillo
Preceded byEmilio Chuayffet
Succeeded byDiódoro Carrasco Altamirano
Governor of Sinaloa
In office
1 January 1987 – 31 December 1992
Preceded byAntonio Toledo Corro
Succeeded byRenato Vega Alvarado
Personal details
Born
Francisco Labastida Ochoa

(1942-08-14) 14 August 1942 (age 82)
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse
(m. 1977)
Parent(s)Eduardo Labastida
Gloria Ochoa

Labastida was born to Gloria Ochoa de Labastida and Eduardo Labastida Kofahl. His wife, Teresa Uriarte, was director of UNAM's Institute of Aesthetics Research. His great-grandfather fought on the side of Mexican President Benito Juárez in the War of Reform, and his grandfather was Governor of Sinaloa as well as federal deputy.

Labastida served as governor of Sinaloa (1987–1992), defeating Manuel Clouthier of the National Action Party. During and after his tenure as governor, Labastida was accused of protecting Sinaloan drug traffickers and overlooking their activities.[1]

Labastida was Secretary of Energy during the administration of Miguel de la Madrid. He was also Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior during the administration of Ernesto Zedillo.

After losing the 2000 presidential election, he served as president of the Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo de México. In the 2006 general election, he was elected to the Senate for the PRI, representing Sinaloa.[2]

Publications

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  • Las Razones de la Política
  • Planeación para el Desarrollo

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Gertz, Bill (5 February 1998). "CIA Links Mexico's Interior Minister To Drug Lords". The Washington Times. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. ^ Labastida profile at the Senate Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
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Preceded by Senator for Sinaloa in the LX and LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress
(serving with Mario López Valdéz (PRI)
and María Serrano Serrano (PAN)

2006 - 2012
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by PRI presidential candidate
2000 (lost)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of the Interior
1998—1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Sinaloa
1987—1993
Succeeded by