José Javier Villacaña Jiménez is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). In 2013 he was elected mayor of Oaxaca de Juárez.[1] In 2003–2006 he served in the Chamber of Deputies representing the eighth district of Oaxaca as the substitute of Jesús Ángel Díaz Ortega.[2].
Javier Villacaña Jiménez | |
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| Born | Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | .svg){kind=logo} PRI |
During his 2013 mayoral campaign, he was involved in a nationwide controversy by producing a fake professional certificate at the main candidate debate.[3] He publicly claimed to be a lawyer, however no evidence was found of his academic records at any university.[4] In 2015, almost two years after he assumed office as mayor of Oaxaca de Juárez, the Secretary of Education released on its website that Villacaña had earned a law degree that very same year at a local college named Centro Educativo de Puebla, him being at least 50 years old by that time.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Javier Villacaña Jiménez, presidente municipal electo de Oaxaca de Juárez". NSS Oaxaca. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Perfil: Dip. José Javier Villacaña Jiménez, LIX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Edil de Oaxaca presume ser abogado, pero lo descubren: No tiene título en ninguna universidad del estado (VIDEO)". 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Alcalde oaxaqueño presume su título, pero no hay rastro de su cédula profesional". 2014-08-07.
- ^ "Consulta de Cédulas Profesionales".
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