Manuel Velasco Coello
| Manuel Velasco Coello | |
|---|---|
 Velasco in 2012 | |
| Governor of Chiapas | |
|
Assumed office 8 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Sabines Guerrero |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 April 1980 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Political party |
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| Spouse(s) | Anahí (m. 2015) |
Manuel Velasco Coello (born 7 April 1980 in the capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PVEM. Currently, he acts as Governor of Chiapas, being the first PVEM politician to win a Governature. He has served on the three legislative levels of Mexico as Local Deputy, Federal Deputy and Senator.
Velasco is the grandson of the former Governor of Chiapas, Manuel Velasco Suárez.
Political career
Velasco entered into politics in 1999. Two years later, in 2001, he became Local Deputy for the Congress of Chiapas, being the youngest legislator on a local congress.
Two years later, he was elected as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Chiapas.[1] Then aged 23, he was the youngest person to serve as Congressman.
In 2006, he left his seat on the Chamber in order to compete as Senator, winning the seat in the July elections. At the age of 26, Velasco assumed the role as the youngest Senator in Mexico's history.[2]
In 2012, Velasco won the gubernatorial elections, assuming office later on in December.[3]
He has been criticized by the independent media for allegedly being a project similar to Enrique Peña Nieto, due the posters with his face and name that have been published by the PRI in Mexico City. Since he is the governor of Chiapas and has nothing to do with Mexico City, some claim that the PRI is trying to sell his image for the 2018 presidential elections.[4] Velasco has also been criticized for his relationship with his now wife, Anahí Puente (better known as Anahí). People accused them of being together solely to promote Velasco's career, because novelas are extremely popular in Mexico.
Personal life
Manuel Velasco Coello is son of Leticia Coello Garrido and José Manuel Velasco Siles (deceased).
He married singer and actress, Anahí, on April 25, 2015.[5]
References
- ↑ "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Manuel Velasco, Gobernador Electo de Chiapas". Azteca Noticias. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "La publicidad de Manuel Velasco". Grupo Milenio. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Anahí y Manuel Velasco se comprometen". El Informador. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
External links
| Preceded by Juan Sabines Guerrero |
Governor of Chiapas 2012 — Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |