José Guadalupe Osuna Millán

Infobox_Politician
name = José Guadalupe Osuna

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birth_date = birth date and age|1955|12|10 [http://www.porquehank.com/indexMain.php Official Campaign site] ]
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residence = Tijuana, Baja California
order = 14th
office = Governor of Baja California
term_start = November 1, 2007
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predecessor = Eugenio Elorduy
successor = Incumbent
order2 = 16th
office2 = Municipal president of Tijuana
term_start2 = 1995
term_end2 = 1998
predecessor2 = Héctor Osuna Jaime
successor2 = Francisco Vega de Lamadrid
party = PAN
religion =Roman Catholic
spouse = Carmina Capuchino de Osuna
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website = http://www.osunamillan.org|www.osunamillan.org

José Guadalupe Osuna Millán (born December 10, 1955) is a Mexican economist and politician member of the National Action Party (PAN) who is the current Governor of Baja California.

Personal life and education

Osuna graduated in Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California and has a Master's Degree in Economics from the Instituto Politécnico Nacional.

Political career

Osuna worked in the private sector before becoming an active PAN member. He has served as municipal president of Tijuana (1995—1998) and as the Director of the State Commission of Water.

In 2003, he was elected as Federal Representative in the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress for the V Electoral District of Baja California.

In 2007 he ran as the PAN candidate for Governor of Baja California in the 2007 Baja California state election. Osuna won the election defeating the PRI candidate Jorge Hank. After taking office violence increased in the state with daily executions in January 2008, by February 2008 the state became the first in the country in crimes [ [http://www.masnoticias.net/cgi-bin/public/id.pl?id=153908&rel=Seguridad&est=Chihuahua&relax Masnoticias , La Red del Norte| Noticias de Chihuahua ] ]

Government career

* 1979-1981. Secretariat of Programs and Budget. Researcher.
* 1982-1984. Baja California Autonomous University. School of Economics. Deputy Director of Academics.
* 1984. Baja California Autonomous University. Economic and Social Studies Institute. Director.
* 1983-1985. Secretariat of Human Settlement and Public Works of the State of Baja California (SAHOPE). Director of Public Investment.
* 1985-1986. Secretariat of Human Settlements and Public Works of the State of Baja California (SAHOPE). Director of the Ensenada-Guadalupe Valley Aqueduct.
* 1989. Secretariat of Human Settlements and Public Works of the State of Baja California (SAHOPE). Under Secretary of Public Investment.
* 1990-1995. Tijuana's State Commission of Public Services (CESPT). Director.
* 1995-1998. Mayor of Tijuana, Municipality of Tijuana.
* 1998-2000. Baja California State Water Commissión. Director.
* 2003-2006. Federal Representative at the Chamber of Deputies.
* 2007-2013. Governor of state of Baja California.

ee also

* Baja California state election, 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.corporativovirtual.com/osunamillan/contenido.cfm?cont=MAIN Campaign site]
* [http://sitl.diputados.gob.mx/album_comisiones/index.asp?57 José Guadalupe Osuna Millán resume as Federal Representative]