Guillermo Pacheco Pulido

Guillermo Pacheco Pulido (born 8 February 1933) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). On 21 January 2019, the Congress of Puebla elected him as acting governor of Puebla, a position in which he served until 31 July of the same year.^[1] He had served as a deputy of the Congress of the Union in the 52nd Congress from 1982 to 1985 and in the 55th Congress from 1991 to 1994. He had also been a local deputy during the 43rd session of the Congress of Puebla from 1966 to 1969, municipal president of Puebla de Zaragoza from 1987 to 1990 and president of the Superior Court of Justice of Puebla from 1999 to 2008.^[2][3]

Guillermo Pacheco Pulido
Governor of Puebla Acting
In office 21 January 2019 – 31 July 2019
Preceded by	Jesús Rodríguez Almeida
Succeeded by	Miguel Barbosa Huerta
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 December 1992 – 14 April 1993
Preceded by	María de los Ángeles Moreno
Succeeded by	Laura Garza Galindo
Member of Congress
In office 1991–1994
Constituency	Puebla's 12th
Municipal president of Puebla
In office 1987–1990
Member of Congress
In office 1982–1985
Constituency	Puebla's 2nd
Personal details
Born	(1933-02-08) 8 February 1933 (age 92) Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
Occupation	Lawyer

Early life and education

Guillermo Pacheco Pulido was born in the city of Puebla on 8 February 1933. He studied at the Autonomous University of Puebla, where he obtained a degree in law. He was state leader of the National Confederation of Popular Organizations (CNOP).^[3]

Political career

Pacheco Pulido was a local deputy of the Congress of Puebla from 1966 to 1969 during its 43rd session, representing district 3, based in the city of Puebla. From 1982 to 1985 he was a federal deputy in the 52nd Congress representing Puebla's 2nd district.^[4] He was municipal president of Puebla de Zaragoza from 1987 to 1990 and was again a federal deputy from 1991 to 1994 in the 55th Congress representing Puebla's 12th district.^[2][3]

Acting governor of Puebla

Puebla governor Martha Erika Alonso died in a helicopter crash on 24 December 2018; Jesús Rodríguez Almeida headed the office temporarily after her death. Pacheco Pulido, by then 86 years old, was appointed acting governor 27 days after Alonso's death.^[5]

During his six-month incumbency it was reported that he spent 80% of the Puebla government funds for all of 2019, and awarded contracts worth millions to politicians and companies later under investigation for fraud.^[6]