Miguel Alemán Velasco

Miguel Alemán Velasco
57th Governor of Veracruz
In office
1 December 1998 – 30 November 2004
Preceded byPatricio Chirinos Calero
Succeeded byFidel Herrera
President of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana
In office
1997–2000
Preceded byGuillermo Cañedo
Succeeded byEmilio Azcárraga
Personal details
Born (1932-03-18) 18 March 1932
Veracruz, Veracruz
PartyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
SpouseChristiane Magnani
Children4, including Miguel
ProfessionLawyer, businessman, politician, philanthropist

Miguel Alemán Velasco (born 18 March 1932) is a Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is a former senator and governor of Veracruz. Alemán Velasco is the son of former president Miguel Alemán Valdés (1946–52), the first candidate to run for the presidency from the Institutional Revolutionary Party and the first civilian president in the modern era, and Beatriz Velasco Mendoza. Alemán Velasco has been active in both the public and private sectors.[1]

Early years

Alemán Velasco was born in the port of Veracruz in 1932. He holds a law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).[2]

Career

His father's holdings in the large Mexican television network Televisa led to Alemán Velasco's importance in that media company.[3]

In November 2013 Alemán received the "Jerusalem Prize", which since 2002 has been awarded by the World Zionist Organization in conjunction with the Zionist Council of Mexico. President Miguel Alemán Valdés sent weapons to Israel via Panama when he was Interior Secretary (1940–1945) and the younger Alemán has had a long relationship with Israel and many Jewish friends.[4]

In April 2020, the Tax Administration Service (SAT) seized the property of the Miguel Alemán Valdés Foundation in Polanco, Mexico City. Alemán Velasco is the CEO of Grupo Alemán (Galem), which includes Interjet, an airline which declared "technical bankruptcy" in August 2019 due to poor investments, including those in the Mexico City Texcoco Airport (NAIM). Interjet suspended its flights on 24 March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[5][6] Interjet and SAT reached an agreement on payment of the MXN $549.3 million debt on 23 April 2020.[7]

Family life

He is married to former Miss Universe and actress Christiane Magnani and has four children: Claudia, Mónica, Karla and Miguel Alemán Magnani. When Alemán Velasco sold his stakes at Televisa, his son acquired them and was the owner of Interjet, the now defunct, low-fares airline.

References

  1. ↑ "Biografía – Licenciado Miguel Alemán Velasco". www.miguelaleman.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Camp, Roderic Ai (2011). Mexican Political Biographies, 1935–2009 (4th ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 33. ISBN 9780292726345.
  3. ↑ Camp, Roderic Ai, "Miguel Alemán Valdés" in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996, vol. 1, p. 54.
  4. ↑ "México envió armas a Israel para ayudarlo a independizarse, revela Miguel Alemán Velasco" [Mexico sent weapons to Israel to help it become independent, Miguel Alemán Velasco reveals]. Enlace Judío (in Spanish). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Grupo Alemán reconoció embargo precautorio del SAT por deuda de Interjet" [German group recognized SAT precautionary embargo for Interjet debt]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "SAT embargó propiedad de Miguel Alemán Velasco por insolvencia de Interjet" [SAT seized property of Miguel Alemán Velasco for insolvency of Interjet]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Villanueva, Dora (23 April 2020). "Interjet confirma acuerdo con SAT para pago de impuestos - Economía - La Jornada" [Interjet confirms agreement with SAT for tax payment]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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