Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez

Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez (January 7, 1923 in Victoria de Durango, Durango) is a chemical bacteriologist and Mexican politician, and also a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Durango[1] between 1974 and 1979, and Director of the National Polytechnic Institute.

In 1974, he was nominated by PRI as a candidate for Governor of Durango. Hector was elected and held the position until 1979 when, less than a year before finishing his term, he was appointed as Director of the National Polytechnic Institute. In 1983 he was also named Chief of a main directorate of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) and in 1988, he was elected as a Senator representing Durango. He has received numerous awards including Commission for Protected areas of Mexico (CONANP) Award for Nature Conservation for his pioneering efforts in the establishment of the first biosphere reserves in Mexico[2] www.conanp.gob.mx.

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References

  1. ↑ "Augura Mayagoitia granes avances en el gobierno de Herrera Caldera". Noticias de El Sol de la Laguna (in Spanish). 23 October 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.conanp.gob.mx www.conanp.gob.mx
Preceded by
Alejandro Páez Urquidi		 Governor of Durango
1974-1979 		Succeeded by
Salvador Gámiz Fernández


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