Basic, High School, College: Colegio Franco Mexicano de Monterrey
1954-1965
Graduate at Law Nuevo Leon Autonomous University
1965-1970
Master's Degree in Public International Institute of Public Administration
Administration France. 1972-1976
Ph.D. in Political Science University of Paris.
France. 1973-1976
Professional Activities:
Secretariat of the Presidency.
Underdirector of Planning and Evaluation. 1976
Presidency of the Republic.
Organization and Institutional Development General Director. 1977-1980.
Administrative Studies Subcoordinator. 1980-1982
Government of the State of Nuevo Leon.
General Secretary of State. 1988-1992
President of Nuevo Leon State Electoral Comission.- 1988-1991
Adviser for the Secretary of Foreign Relations.- August-December, 1991
Presidency of the Republic
Director of Staff of Foreign Policy.- December 1991-November 1994
Federal Deputy for the First Electoral District of Nuevo Leon.- November 1994- July 1995
Secretary of the Great Commission of the Chamber of Deputies in the LVI Legislature.- November 1994-July 1995
Secretariat of Government
Undersecretary of Political Development.- July 1995-November 1996
Member of the Central Table for the State Reform.- 1994-1996
PRI party candidate for the Government of the State of Nuevo Leon.- November 1996-July 1997
President of Public Administration National Institute Directive Council (INAP).- October 29, 1997- August 2002
President of the Directive Council of Latin American Center of Administration for the Development (CLAD).- October 19, 1999-August 2002.
Senator of the Republic (licensed) 2000-2006.
Constitutional Governor of the State of Nuevo Leon, for the term 2003-2009.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Colegio de México
"Politics and Government". Master in Political Sciences.- 1976-1977
"Public Administration". Public Administration School.- 1992-1993
Nuevo Leon Autonomous University
Founder teacher of the Master in Public Administration.- 1997-1980, 1986-1989.
Faculty of Political Sciences.- 1989-1991.
Teacher for 19 years at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences Postgraduate Division.- 1977-1986, 1992-1994.
Faculty of Law. Ph.D. in Law.- 1991-1992, 1994-1995
Public Administration National Institute
Professor and Lecturer for diverse generations of students.
Diverse publications and essays on Public Administration, Political Sciences and Foreign Policy.
Political-Partisan Activities:
Secretary of Social Promotion and Agency, and Secretary of Ideological Spreading of PRI party's National Executive Committee.- 1982-1986
President of PRI party's State Directive Committee in Nuevo Leon.- March 1986-January 1988
Member of PRI party's National Political Council
Other activities:
Member of Directive Council and Vicepresident of Public Administration Nacional Institute.- 1993-1997
Vicepresident of the Management Sciences International Institute.- March 1998-to date
Adviser for United Nations Development Program (PNUD)
Adviser for Interamerican Development Bank Latinamerica Economic Integration Program.- May 1998.
