José de las Fuentes Rodríguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De las Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

José de las Fuentes Rodríguez (April 20, 1920 – October 8, 2011) was a Mexican politician and lawyer. He served as the Governor of Coahuila from December 1, 1981, to November 1, 1987.^[2][3]

José de las Fuentes Rodríguez
Governor of Coahuila
In office 1 December 1981 – 30 November 1987
Preceded by	Francisco José Madero
Succeeded by	Eliseo Mendoza Berrueto
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 September 1968 – 30 September 1968
Preceded by	Alfonso Martín de Alba
Succeeded by	Humberto Acevedo Astudillo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Coahuila's 1st district
In office 1 September 1976 – 31 August 1979
Preceded by	Jesús Roberto Dávila Narro
Succeeded by	Jorge Masso Masso
In office 1 September 1967 – 31 August 1970
Preceded by	Tomás Algaba Gómez
Succeeded by	Gustavo Guerra Castaños
Personal details
Born	20 April 1920[1] General Cepeda, Coahuila
Died	8 October 2011(2011-10-08) (aged 91) Mexico City
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
Spouse	Elsa Hernández Salazar
Children	Fernando de las Fuentes
Profession	Lawyer

De Las Fuentes received his law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1944.^[2] He later earned a doctorate in criminal law.^[2]

De las Fuentes began his career in public service at the National Company for Basic Commodities (Conasupo).^[2] He served as the Attorney General of Coahuila from 1957 to 1963.^[2] He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for two terms, representing Coahuila's first district.^[2] He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1968.^[4] He also taught as a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.^[2]

José de las Fuentes Rodríguez served as the governor of Coahuila from 1981 to 1987. He made access to new housing programs a priority of his administration.^[2] Several new facilities were also constructed in Coahuila during his tenure, including a new state government center and the major Coahuila convention center.^[2]

José de las Fuentes Rodríguez died in Mexico City, where he lived during his later years, on October 8, 2011, at the age of 91.^[2] He was survived by his children - Guadalupe, José, Arturo, and Fernando de las Fuentes Hernández. His wife, Elsa Hernández Salazar, died in 1984.^[2] The couple had met in Mexico City and Veracruz.^[2] His funeral was held in Saltillo, the capital of Coahuila.^[2]

References

1. Camp, Roderic Ai (1982). Biografías de políticos mexicanos, 1935–1985 (in Spanish). Fondo de Cultura Económica. p. 193. ISBN 9789681637194. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
2. Gonzalez, Edgar (2011-10-08). "Fallece exgobernador de Coahuila, José de las Fuentes Rodríguez". Vanguardia (Mexico). Retrieved 2011-10-25.
3. Fernández, Hilda (2011-10-08). "Muere José de las Fuentes, ex gobernador de Coahuila". El Universal (Mexico). Retrieved 2012-06-05.
4. Enciclopedia Política de México 9 Tomo V. (PDF). Senade de la República - Instituto Belisario Domínguez. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-03-30.