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Mexican Secretary of the Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Admiral Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz (born May 17, 1953) is a Mexican Navy officer who served as the Secretary of the Navy.
Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz | |
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| Born | May 17, 1953 Mexico City |
| Allegiance |  Mexico |
| Service |  Mexican Navy |
| Years of service | 1970–2018 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Secretariat of the Navy |
| Battles / wars | Mexican Dirty War Chiapas conflict Mexican drug war |
| Spouse(s) |
Georgina Ventura Menchaca
(m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
Admiral Soberón Sanz finished his primary and secondary studies in Mexico City and then in 1970 studied at the Heroica Escuela Naval Militar and graduated in 1975. Later Soberón Sanz made a vocational training specializing in Underwater Weapons, Diploma in Human Rights, Military MBA, Master in National Security, Staff Course, Naval War College USA.
Soberón Sanz was appointed vice-admiral in 2009. Three years later, he became an admiral—the youngest ever in the Navy. Until 30 November 2012, he was private secretary to the head of the Navy, Mariano Francisco Saynez, during the administration of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.[1]
He married Georgina Ventura Menchaca in 1982. They have two children: Vidal Francisco and Santiago.
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