Carlos Medina Plascencia

Carlos Medina Plascencia
Born (1955-08-14) August 14, 1955
Occupation Politician and academic

Carlos Medina Plascencia (born August 14, 1955 in León, Guanajuato) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the conservative National Action Party (PAN). He is a former mayor of León, senator and interim governor of Guanajuato (1991 – 1995). In 2005 he ran for president of the PAN but lost against Manuel Espino.

Carlos Medina is the son of Carlos Medina Torres and María del Carmen Plascencia Fonseca. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and a master's degree in business administration from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (ITESM), where he worked as a professor from 1980 to 1981. In 1985 he joined the National Action Party and a year later was elected city councilor of León. Three years later he won the mayorship of the municipality.

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See also

List of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education faculty

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Preceded by
Rafael Corrales Ayala		 Governor of Guanajuato
interim
1991–1995 		Succeeded by
Vicente Fox


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