Graco Ramírez

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image	GracoRamirezGobernadorMorelos.jpg
name	Graco Ramírez
caption	Ramírez in Mexico, 2014
office	Governor of Morelos
term_start	1 October 2012
term_end	1 October 2018
predecessor	Marco Antonio Adame
successor	Cuauhtémoc Blanco
office1	President of the National Conference of Governors
term_start1	19 November 2016
term_end1	3 May 2017
predecessor1	Gabino Cué Monteagudo
successor1	Miguel Angel Mancera
birth_date
birth_place	Villahermosa, Tabasco
spouse	Elena Cepeda
profession	Lawyer
party	PRD (since 1989)
[[File:Emblema pms Mexico2.svg	15px]] PMS (1987–1989)
[[File:Emblema PST Mexico.svg	15px]] PST (1975–1987)
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| birth_place = Villahermosa, Tabasco | spouse = Elena Cepeda | profession = Lawyer | party = PRD (since 1989) [[File:Emblema pms Mexico2.svg|15px]] PMS (1987–1989) [[File:Emblema PST Mexico.svg|15px]] PST (1975–1987) | religion = Graco Luis Ramírez Garrido Abreu (born 26 June 1949) is a Mexican left-wing politician affiliated with the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) who was Governor of Morelos for the 2012–2018 term. He served in the upper house of Congress as senator representing the State of Morelos (2006–2012).

Personal life and education

Ramírez holds a bachelor's degree in law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is the son of a member of the Mexican armed forces.

Political career

On several occasions, Ramirez stated that he was a leader of the student movement that culminated in the Tlatelolco massacre of October 2, 1968; at least one leader has challenged this assertion.

Ramírez began his political career as an Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) member; he served as president of the PRI in Tabasco. He then joined the Workers' Socialist Party (PST). In July 1987, it was announced that a faction of the PST led by Ramírez would join the newly-founded Mexican Socialist Party (PMS). The PMS dissolved in 1989 and he joined the Party of the Democratic Revolution.

As the leader of the Morelos state legislature in 1995, Graco Ramirez led the first of several marches against then-governor Jorge Carrillo Olea because of alleged ties to drug trafficking and kidnapping. Carrillo was forced to resign in 1998.

Graco Ramírez has served more than one term in the lower house of Congress. In 2006 he was elected senator, hence he served in the upper house of Congress during the LX and LXI Legislatures (2006–2012). As senator, he promoted laws to allow independent candidates and citizen initiatives and consultations.

Graco Ramirez was elected Governor of Morelos in 2012. As governor, Ramirez was known as a progressive who supported women's rights and scholarships for needy students. In an effort to combat high crime rates in the state, Graco initiated a police reform program called Mando Unico wherein all the state and local police forces were united under a single command. Despite a promising start, both poverty and crime increased in the state; the "Mando Unico" in particular was accused of numerous human rights violations, In 2016 an audit of the state university, UAEM revealed a shortfall of millions of pesos. Governor Ramirez and Alejandro Vera, the rector of the university, mutually accused one another of deviating funds for other purposes. Faced with the loss of their pensions, faculty and staff went on strike; a student march was supported by the Catholic bishop, Ramon Castro Castro. Then, following the earthquake of September 19, 2017, Graco and his wife were accused of seizing much-needed humanitarian aid destined for earthquake victims. By February, 2018, the man once considered a leading candidate for President of Mexico was the least popular governor in the country.

In a controversial move, Graco chose his stepson, Rodrigo Gayosso as PRD candidate for governor in 2018. Swept up in Andrés Manuel López Obrador's wave, Cuernavaca mayor Cuauhtémoc Blanco of the Juntos Haremos Historia (Together we will make history) coalition won the election.

Criminal accusations

On February 13, 2019, Cuauhtemoc Blanco formally accused Graco Ramirez; his wife, Elena Cepeda; his stepson, Rodrigo Gayosso; and a notary public, Javier Barona; for the crimes of organized crime, operations with resources of illicit origin, and tax fraud. On September 27, 2019, the government of the state of Morelos formally solicited a political trial against Ramirez due to his refusal to provide the Attorney General and the Electoral Commission sufficient funds with which to operate. Although the Electoral Commission requested MXN $35 million for the 2018 election, Ramirez provided on MXN $18 million. El Universal reports that Ramirez is being investigated for deviating funds of MXN $100 million related to concerts by Sting, Emmanuel, and Mijares. There are receipts that show Sting was paid USD $2,000,000 for a concert, but he had been paid on USD $900,000 for a similar concert in Viña del Mar, Chile.

Blanco alleged in September 2020 that he had proof that Graco and Alberto Capella Ibarra had an agreement with organized crime while Ramírez Garrido Abreu was governor.

References

References

1. (Nov 8, 2014). "Biografía del C. Gobernador Graco Ramírez".
2. (September 9, 2016). "Activismo de Graco en el 68, 'pensamiento mágico': Comité". Sin Linea Multimedia.
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4. (January–April 2004). "El proceso de aglutinamiento de la izquierda en México". Estudios Políticos.
5. (May 14, 2011). "Graco revira a Carrillo Olea: él incubó al narco". Proceso.
6. "225 Graco Ramírez Garrido Abreu, Gobernador del estado de Morelos". Líderes Mexicanos.
7. "Resultados del Programa de Apoyo a Proyectos Productivos para Jefas de Familia Empresas de la Mujer Morelense 2014". Morelos: Secretaria de Desarrollo Social.
8. "Beca Salario". Morelos: Secretaria de Educacion Publica.
9. (September 13, 2017). "Se mantendrá el Mando Único policial sobre modelo municipal: Graco". Radio formula.
10. (Dec 28, 2016). "El Mando Único, la historia de cómo se implementó en Morelos". nacion 321.
11. (December 16, 2017). "Mando Único Policial: el modelo fracasado". Proceso.
12. (November 11, 2017). "¿Qué está pasando en Morelos entre Graco Ramírez y el exrector de la UAEM, Alejandro Vera?". Plumas Atomicas.
13. (September 26, 2017). "El sismo exhibe a Graco y a Elena, su esposa: los acusan de "lucrar" con el dolor, de "sinvergüenzas"". Sin Embargo.
14. (September 1, 2015). "Graco Ramírez quiere ser candidato a la presidencia de México en el 2018". 20 Minutos.
15. (Feb 22, 2018). "Graco Ramírez es considerado el gobernador más repudiado del país". Huffington Post Mexico.
16. (March 21, 2019). "Graco Ramírez impone a su hijastro como candidato a gobernador de Morelos". Los Angeles Press.
17. (February 13, 2019). "Cuauhtémoc Blanco denuncia a Graco Ramírez por delincuencia organizada". La Jornada.
18. ADÍN CASTILLO. (Sep 28, 2019). "Para evitar sanción, 'El Bronco' recurre a la SCJN; LAS CLAVES: Political Trial".
19. Susana Paredes. (Oct 16, 2019). "Asfixió Graco Ramírez a los órganos electorales".
20. (Oct 2, 2019). "Investigan desvíos en gobierno de Graco Ramírez en Morelos".
21. "Hay pruebas de que Graco y Alberto Capella pactaron con la delincuencia: Cuauhtémoc". Milenio.

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