Andrés Granier Melo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granier and the second or maternal family name is Melo.
Andrés Rafael Granier Melo
Governor of Tabasco
In office
January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012
Preceded byManuel Andrade Diaz
Succeeded byArturo Núñez Jiménez
Personal details
Born (1948-03-05) 5 March 1948 (age 76)
Villahermosa, Tabasco
Political partyPRI
OccupationPolitician

Andrés Rafael Granier Melo (born March 5, 1948) is a former Mexican politician. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he served as Governor of Tabasco from 2007 to 2015.

Early life and political career

Granier Melo was born on March 5, 1948, in Villahermosa, Tabasco. From 2000 to 2003, Andrés Granier served as municipal president of Centro, which has its municipal seat in Villahermosa, the capital city of the state.

Governor of Tabasco

In 2006, he ran for the governorship of Tabasco, defeating Coalition for the Good of All candidate César Raúl Ojeda, a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Ojeda questioned the results of the election before the Federal Electoral Tribunal. The Electoral Tribunal annulled the results of seven polling stations on December 27, 2006, but ratified the triumph of Granier, and declared that the Coalition for Good of All failed to show that there were any irregularities.[1]

Granier took office in 2007 and completed his term as governor in December 2012.[citation needed]

Arrest and imprisonment

On June 14, 2013, Granier was arrested on charges of corruption and embezzlement of public funds. He has denied wrongdoing.[2] On June 26, 2013, he was taken to jail in Mexico City for tax fraud and money laundering for more than 1.9 million Mexican pesos.[3]

On May 8, 2019, the former governor received a sentence of absolute freedom by a judge, after five years in prison and several months of house arrest.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Teresa Calles Santillan and they have twin daughters Mariana and Paulina Granier Calles, and a son, Fabian Granier Calles.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ They validate election in Tabasco despite admitting irregularities El Universal, 27 December 2006.
  2. ^ Official Corruption in Mexico, Once Rarely Exposed, Is Starting to Come to Light, by Karla Zabludovsky, New York Times, 23 June 2013
  3. ^ Official Corruption in Mexico, Once Rarely Exposed, Is Starting to Come to Light, by Karla Zabludovsky, New York Times, 23 June 2013
  4. ^ "Otorgan libertad absoluta a exgobernador de Tabasco, Andrés Granier". 8 May 2019.
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2007-2012 		Succeeded by


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