Carlos Medina Plascencia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Plascencia.

Carlos Medina Plascencia (born 14 August 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). He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1999.^[1] In 2005 he ran for president of the PAN but lost against Manuel Espino.

Carlos Medina Plascencia
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 September 1999 – 30 September 1999
Preceded by	Victorio Montalvo Rojas
Succeeded by	Francisco José Paoli Bolio
Governor of Guanajuato
In office 3 November 1991 – 25 June 1995
Preceded by	Rafael Corrales Ayala
Succeeded by	Vicente Fox
Personal details
Born	(1955-08-14) 14 August 1955 (age 69) León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Political party	National Action Party
Spouse	Martha Padilla Vega ​ (m. 1977)​
Occupation	Politician and academic

He 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.

See also

• List of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education faculty
• List of mayors of León, Mexico