Javier García Paniagua

Javier García Paniagua (February 13, 1935 – November 25, 1998) was a Mexican politician who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1981^[1] and held positions in the cabinet of President José López Portillo as Secretary of Agrarian Reform and Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare.^[2]

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

Javier García Paniagua
Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare
In office October 14, 1981 – December 28, 1981
President	José López Portillo
Preceded by	Pedro Ojeda Paullada [es]
Succeeded by	Sergio García Ramírez
President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
In office March 18, 1981 – October 14, 1981
Preceded by	Gustavo Carvajal Moreno
Succeeded by	Pedro Ojeda Paullada [es]
Secretary of Agrarian Reform of Mexico
In office April 25, 1980 – March 18, 1981
President	José López Portillo
Preceded by	Antonio Toledo Corro
Succeeded by	Gustavo Carvajal Moreno
Personal details
Born	(1935-02-13)February 13, 1935 Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco
Died	November 25, 1998(1998-11-25) (aged 63)
Political party	PRI
Spouse	María Sorté (1978–1998; his death)
Children	2; Omar & Adrian García Harfuch
Parent	Marcelino García Barragán (father)

His name was frequently mentioned among the possible candidates to serve as President of Mexico for the 1982–88 term, but ultimately López Portillo chose Miguel de la Madrid to contend for the PRI in the 1982 general election.^[3][4][5]

He died in his native Jalisco on November 25, 1998.^[2]

Family

His father was Marcelino García Barragán [es]. He married María Sorté, born María Harfuch Hidalgo. He was the father of Omar García Harfuch, the Secretary of Security and Civilian Protection in the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum.