Emilio González Márquez

Infobox_Governor


name = Emilio González Márquez
order = 32th
office = Governor of Jalisco
term_start = March 1 2007
term_end = February 28 2013
predecessor = Gerardo Octavio Solís Gómez
successor = Incumbent
birth_date = Birth date and age|1960|11|12|mf=y
birth_place =Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco
spouse = Imelda Guzmán
profession = Public Accountant
party = National Action Party (PAN)
religion = Roman Catholic

Emilio González Márquez (b. November 12, 1960 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party (PAN). He is the current Governor of Jalisco.

Personal life and education

Political career

González was an active member of the Mexican Democratic Party (PDM) in his native Jalisco; he served as municipal president (mayor) of Lagos de Moreno representing the PDM (1980–1982). He resigned to the PDM in 1988.

In 1992 González joined the National Action Party (PAN) and secured a seat in the Chamber of Deputies via the proportional representation. From 1995 to 1997 he served as "Regidor" of the municipality of Guadalajara. In 1997 he was elected to serve in the LVII Legislature of the Mexican Congress. González presided over the PAN in the State of Jalisco from 1999 to 2002. In 2004 he was elected municipal president of Guadalajara; he left the position in 2005 seeking his party nomination for the governorship of Jalisco; he won his party's internal bid with 55.17% of the votes.

Controversies

He has recently been the target of criticism due to his known stance against condoms. His quote "El SIDA se da por la promiscuidad; no se da por no usar condones" ("AIDS is the result of promiscuity; not the result of not using condoms") has been harshly criticized by the media and other politicians. [ [http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/08/09/index.php?section=estados&article=031n1est Promoverá el gobierno de Jalisco abstinencia y fidelidad sexuales] ] Also, when some PAN State legislators were caught by a journalist outside a table dance club and the legislators immediately denied they were inside the club policemen helped them to go to their cars, the governor said, "Well, some people go to strip clubs and some of us read the Bible".

In 2008 he gave almost $120 millions of pesos to Televisa and TV Azteca for them to produce TV shows and soap operas; offered to MTV USD$2 million to produce a program in the State.

Macrolimosna

On April 24, 2008, during a dinner party at the Expo-Guadalajara, he gave another MXN$15 million to the Catholic church, represented by cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez, Archbishop of Guadalajara, despite criticism from the people, included catholics, and media [ [http://vivirmexico.com/2008/04/28/3412-millones-en-donaciones-de-emilio-gonzalez/ 341.2 millones de pesos en donaciones de Emilio González] ] . During his speech announcing the "donation", he stated: "Don Juan Sandoval, qué desmadre traemos. ¿Sí o no?, nos estamos haciendo famosos don Juan. Digan lo que quieran me vale madres , perdón señor cardenal: ¡chinguen a su madre!" ("Don Juan Sandoval, whatta mess we have. We are becoming famous, aren't we, Don Juan?. People can say whatever they want i don't give a Fuck, excuse me Mr. Cardinal, they can all go to fuck themselves!"). [ [http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2008/04/24/201cchinguen-a-su-madre201d-gonzalez-marquez-a-criticos-de-donativo-para-santuario "Chinguen a su madre": González Márquez a críticos de donativo a banco diocesano] ]

people of jalisco marched in downtown Guadalajara holding signs like" y tu mama tambien and your mother too"

and puting stikers in their cars with the copy " etilio (a word mix betwen emilio and ethilic alcohol) Chinga la tuya " fuck Yours"

he insisted on giving the reminder of 60 millions, but finaly in June and because the criticism from the people the cardinal decided to return the 30 million pesos

ee also

*Jalisco state election, 2006

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