Gerardo Sosa Castelán

Gerardo Sosa Castelán
Born (1955-07-26) 26 July 1955
Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico
OccupationPolitician
Political party
PRI

Gerardo Sosa Castelán[a] (born 26 July 1955) is a Mexican lawyer and politician formerly affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He has served as a federal deputy on two occasions: during the 58th Congress (2000–2003) for Hidalgo's fourth district, and during the 60th Congress (2006–2009) as a plurinominal deputy for the fifth electoral region.[1] He previously served in the Congress of Hidalgo from 1981 to 1984[1] and, from 1991 to 1998, he was the rector of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH).[2]

He resigned his membership in the PRI in 2018.[3] On 31 August 2020 he was arrested in Mexico City on a warrant for embezzlement and money laundering.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Mexican name, the surname is Sosa and the second or maternal family name is Castelán.

References

  1. 1 2 "Perfil: Dip. Gerardo Sosa Castelán, LX Legislatura". Legislative Information System (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Semblanzas Rectores: Lic. Gerardo Sosa Castelán". UAEH. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Rincón, Emanuel (20 February 2018). "Gerardo Sosa renuncia al PRI". Excélsior. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Fierro, Juan Omar (31 August 2020). "La FGR detiene a Gerardo Sosa Castelán por lavado y peculado". Proceso. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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