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Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Colosio and the second or maternal family name is Riojas.

Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas (born 31 July 1985) is a Mexican lawyer and politician. He is the mayor of the city of Monterrey and was a legislator in the Congress of Nuevo León from 1 September 2018 to 1 February 2021. He is the son of Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta, the PRI presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the Mexican presidential campaign of 1994.

Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas
Municipal president of Monterrey
In office
29 September 2021 – 29 February 2024
Preceded byAdrián de la Garza
Succeeded byBetsabé Rocha Nieto (interim)
Member of the Congress of Nuevo León
from the 4th district
In office
1 September 2018 – 1 February 2021
Preceded byJosé Arturo Salinas Garza
Succeeded byMarco Antonio Decanini Contreras
Personal details
Born (1985-07-31) 31 July 1985 (age 38)
Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico
Political party Citizens' Movement
Spouse
María de la Luz García Luna
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(m. 2009)​
Children2
Parent(s)Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta
Diana Laura Riojas
RelativesLuis Colosio Fernández (paternal grandfather)
EducationMonterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (LLB)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Lawyer
Websitehttps://www.colosioriojas.mx/

Early life and education edit

Colosio was born on 31 July 1985 in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora to Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta and Diana Laura Riojas. His father and grandfather were both politicians affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), with his father being the PRI's presidential candidate for the 1994 election. His mother was an economist. Colosio has a younger sister named Mariana.

When Colosio was eight years old, he and his sister became orphans after their father was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana in 1994, followed by their mother's death from pancreatic cancer eight months later. The siblings were then adopted by their maternal aunt and uncle, Hilda Elisa Riojas and Fernando Cantú, and moved to Monterrey, Nuevo León.[1]

Education edit

Colosio attended the Mexico City campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws in 2010. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in corporate law from the University of Monterrey.[2]

Early political career edit

Colosio was initially discouraged by his family from pursuing a political career. In 2006, he received an offer to be a candidate for plurinominal deputy, which he rejected.[3]

Shortly after graduating as a lawyer in 2010, Colosio co-founded the law firm "Basave Colosio Sánchez" with Agustín Basave Alanís, Alejandro Basave, and Manuel Sánchez O’Sullivan. At the firm, they began providing parliamentary consultancy services to various politicians. It was during this time that he made contact with leaders of Citizens' Movement, who offered him a candidacy for an elected office in the 2018 elections, a proposition he ultimately accepted in 2017.[3]

In January 2018, Samuel García, the then coordinator of Citizens' Movement in Nuevo León, introduced Colosio as a candidate for a popularly elected office, either at the federal or state level.[4]

Local deputy edit

Colosio was nominated by Citizens' Movement as a candidate for the 4th district of Nuevo León in the 2018 state election. He won with 33.41% of the votes, defeating the incumbent, Arturo Salinas Garza, by 6.78 points.[5] He was the only candidate from Citizens' Movement to secure a seat through first-past-the-post voting in the election.

On 1 September 2018, he was sworn in as a member of the LXXV Legislature of the Congress of Nuevo León.[6]

Municipal president of Monterrey edit

Election edit

On 25 January 2021, Colosio registered as a precandidate for municipal president of Monterrey under Citizens' Movement.[7] He won the election with over 47% of the vote in an eight-way race, beating his nearest opponent by over 16 points.[8][9]

Tenure edit

Colosio was inaugurated on 29 September 2021 at 11:55 p.m.

Parks and green corridors edit

Colosio tackled the lack of green areas by rehabilitating and reforesting parks and connecting these with tree-lined paths, or green corridors. The creation of these corridors involved expanding sidewalks, installing bike lanes, and planting trees along specific avenues.

As part of this initiative, parks such as Parque Lago and Parque Alameda were rehabilitated.[10][11] The Puente Verde (in English: Green Bridge), a green corridor spanning the Santa Catarina River [es], was constructed and inaugurated in 2023,[12] connecting Fundidora Park and Parque España.[13] Green corridors were developed along avenues in downtown Monterrey as part of Revive al Centro, which aimed to renovate downtown Monterrey's urban image. However, criticism emerged regarding the slow pace of construction for the corridors and the traffic caused by lane closures.[14]

Roads edit

Between 2022 and 2023, the Monterrey government repaved about 729 thousand cubic meters of pavement throughout the municipality, covering eight of the city's major avenues and streets in 46 different neighborhoods.[15]

In August 2023, Colosio announced the construction of a roundabout around Monterrey's Independence Arch to protect it from vehicles, along with improvements to the existing crosswalks.[16] By November 2023, the roundabout was completed.[17]

Crime and policing edit

In September 2022, Colosio announced his security strategy, named Monterrey Protege (in English: Monterrey Protects). This strategy involved expanding police coverage from 177 to 343 neighborhoods, repairing 1,700 CCTV cameras, and adding 444 patrol cars.[18][19] Colosio also implemented a 15% increase in police salaries at the start of his tenure, and in February 2024, he further increased it by an additional 20%.[20]

Despite his efforts, the homicide rate in Monterrey has remained relatively unchanged during Colosio's tenure, only decreasing from 226 to 223 annual deaths between 2021 and 2023.[21] However, there has been a decrease in the perception of insecurity, with 69.8% feeling unsafe in December 2022 and only 58.6% feeling unsafe in December 2023, the lowest since 2016.[22] Confidence in the police has also increased from 64.9% to 68.2% between 2022 and 2023.

Leave edit

On 16 February 2024, he Council of Monterrey approved Colosio's request for a temporary leave to pursue a senatorial seat in the 2024 elections. The leave was granted from the last minute of 29 February 2024 to 3 June 2024. Betsabé Rocha Nieto was appointed as the interim municipal president during Colosio's absence.

References edit

  1. ^ Pacheco, Gustavo (23 March 2019). "Esto ha pasado con los hijos de Luis Donaldo Colosio". Milenio.
  2. ^ Martinez, Por Rubi (2024-01-23). "Éste es el grado de estudios de Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas, el alcalde de Monterrey que quiere llegar al Senado con MC". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. ^ a b Corona, Sonia (2018-06-22). "Basave y Colosio, el relevo político que se cocina en el norte de México". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  4. ^ "Hijos de Colosio y Basave buscan ser candidatos por MC en Nuevo León". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. ^ "Hijo de Colosio gana diputación en su debut político en NL". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  6. ^ "Inicia LXXV Legislatura de Nuevo León".
  7. ^ Vargas, Lidia (2021-01-31). "Luis Donaldo Colosio se registra como precandidato a la alcaldía de Monterrey". López-Dóriga Digital (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  8. ^ "Colosio, Vizcaíno, Marina y Cerqueda, las nuevas caras de la política en México". El Financiero/Bloomberg. 8 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Programa de Resultados Electorales Preliminares 2021 - Elecciones Estatales de Nuevo León". Comisión Estatal Electoral Nuevo León. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Supervisa alcalde regio avance de Parque Lago". El Porvenir (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  11. ^ Carreón, Ricardo Alanís (2023-12-12). "Inicia Monterrey última etapa de rescate en la Alameda Mariano Escobedo". Reporte Indigo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  12. ^ "monterrey.gob.mx". www.monterrey.gob.mx. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  13. ^ "Puente Verde es inaugurado en medio de la lluvia; conecta Parque Fundidora y Parque España". MVS Noticias (in Spanish). 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  14. ^ "Siguen detenidos los trabajos del corredor verde en avenida Ocampo". POSTA Nuevo León (in Spanish). 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  15. ^ Briones, Jesús Iván Moreno (2023-01-10). "Adiós baches: estas avenidas de Monterrey ya fueron repavimentadas". Reporte Indigo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  16. ^ Marroquín, José Luis (2023-09-11). "Bolardos en Arco de la Independencia en Monterrey son para cuidar el patrimonio: Enrique Adame". Telediario. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  17. ^ "Desde este jueves se reabre vialidad en Arco de la Independencia en Monterrey". Publimetro México (in Spanish). 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  18. ^ "Presenta Colosio la estrategia de seguridad "Monterrey Protege", asume Policía Regia vigilancia del norponiente". www.monterrey.gob.mx. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  19. ^ "Amplía Monterrey el número de sus patrullas". ABC Noticias (in Spanish). 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  20. ^ "¿Cuánto ganarán los policías de Monterrey con el aumento del 20 por ciento?". MVS Noticias (in Spanish). 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  21. ^ "Fiscalía de NL destaca los operativos y combate a la delincuencia durante 2023". ABC Noticias (in Spanish). 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  22. ^ "Monterrey reduce su percepción de inseguridad al 58.6%". ABC Noticias (in Spanish). 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-05-05.

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