Pedro Joaquín Coldwell

Pedro Joaquín Coldwell (born August 5, 1950 in Cozumel, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).^[2]

Pedro Joaquin Coldwell
Secretary of Energy
In office 1 December 2012 – 30 November 2018
President	Enrique Peña Nieto
Preceded by	Jordy Herrera Flores
Succeeded by	Rocío Nahle García
President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
In office 8 December 2011 – 30 November 2012[1]
Preceded by	Cristina Díaz
Succeeded by	Cristina Díaz
Senator for Quintana Roo
In office 1 September 2006 – 31 August 2012
Preceded by	Addy Joaquín Coldwell
Succeeded by	Jorge Emilio González
6th Secretary of Tourism
In office 5 January 1990 – 14 December 1993
President	Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Preceded by	Carlos Hank González
Succeeded by	Jesús Silva Herzog Flores
2nd Governor of Quintana Roo
In office 5 April 1981 – 4 April 1987
Preceded by	Jesús Martínez Ross
Succeeded by	Miguel Borge Martín
Personal details
Born	(1950-08-05) 5 August 1950 (age 74) Cozumel, Quintana Roo
Nationality	Mexican
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary
Alma mater	Universidad Iberoamericana
Occupation	Lawyer Politician

Personal life and education

Joaquín Coldwell studied law at the Universidad Iberoamericana. He is the son of Nassin Joaquín Ibarra, a businessman from Cozumel. He is of Lebanese^[3][4] and English descent. His older sister is Addy Joaquín Coldwell, who is also active in political circles.

Political career

Joaquín Coldwell has occupied different positions within the PRI and in the public service. He has been director general of the Fondo Nacional para el Desarrollo Turístico (FONATUR) and general secretary of his party. From 1979 to 1980, he held a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, representing Quintana Roo's First District. He served as Governor of Quintana Roo from 1981 to 1987. President Carlos Salinas de Gortari appointed him Secretary of Tourism in 1990. Joaquín Coldwell succeeded Marco A. Bernal as Peace and Reconciliation Commissioner in Chiapas. In 1998 President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León appointed him Ambassador to Cuba.

In the general election of July 2, 2006, he was elected to the Senate for the PRI, representing the state of Quintana Roo.

Political offices
Preceded by Jordy Herrera Flores	Secretary of Energy 2012–2018	Succeeded by Rocío Nahle García
Preceded by Carlos Hank González	Secretary of Tourism 1990–1994	Succeeded by Jesús Silva Herzog
Preceded by Jesús Martínez Ross	Governor of Quintana Roo 1981–1987	Succeeded by Miguel Borge Martín
Assembly seats
Preceded by Addy Joaquin Coldwell	Senator for Quintana Roo 2006–2012	Succeeded by TBD
Party political offices
Preceded by Cristina Díaz	President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party 2011	Succeeded by Cristina Díaz

References

1. "Coldwell deja la presidencia del PRI para integrarse al gabinete de Peña Nieto" (in Spanish). CNN México. November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
2. Grayson, George W. (2007). Mexican messiah: Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Penn State Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-271-03262-7. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
3. Presencia de México en el mundo libanés Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
4. http://www.elperiodicodesaltillo.com/2013/2013%20abril/augusto2.html