Eugenio Elorduy Walther

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elorduy and the second or maternal family name is Walther.

Eugenio Elorduy Walther (November 21, 1940 – September 23, 2023) was a Mexican politician. He was governor of his adoptive state of Baja California from November 1, 2001 to October 31, 2007. His wife Maria Elena Blackaller served as first lady and had 4 children with Eugenio. Mariela, Erika, Eugenio, and Ernesto continue to carry out his remembrance today.

Eugenio Elorduy
13th Governor of Baja California
In office November 1, 2001 – October 31, 2007
Preceded by	Alejandro González Alcocer
Succeeded by	José Guadalupe Osuna
Personal details
Born	(1940-11-21)November 21, 1940 Calexico, California, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2023(2023-09-23) (aged 82)
Political party	National Action Party (PAN)
Spouse	María Elena Blackaller
Profession	Businessperson

Biography

Elorduy graduated with honours from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Business Administration in 1965. He became a member of the Partido Acción Nacional three years later and was elected as a council member in 1968 and state congressman in 1974. He was the Secretary of Finance under Ernesto Ruffo's administration (1989–1995). He was elected as president of the municipality of Mexicali for the 1995-1998 term for the National Action Party (PAN). He was elected on July 8, 2001 as governor of his state representing the PAN (in alliance with the Green Party of Mexico). Walther died on September 23, 2023, at the age of 82.^[1]

Governorship of Baja California

In 2007 Elorduy was accused by some members of his party of supporting the primary candidacy of José Guadalupe Osuna; to this he declared that the PAN party would keep the governorship in the next six years.^[2]

Organized crime

In a video released by the Zeta weekly, a former commander of the state police accused Antonio Martínez Luna, Baja California's Attorney General, and other members of public security of being involved in activities regarding drug trafficking, homicide, kidnapping, disappearing and hiding of dead bodies, and accepting bribes.^[3]

In 2001, Antonio Carmona, Elorduy's chief of police during his mayorship of Mexicali, was sentenced to 36 years of jail for contributing to drug-dealing and organized crime.^[4]

See also

• List of Mexican state governors
• Governor of Baja California
• Baja California
• List of presidents of Mexicali Municipality