Lauro Ortega Martínez

Lauro Ortega Martínez (June 8, 1910 – July 22, 1999) was a Mexican politician and veterinarian.^[1]

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

Lauro Ortega Martínez
Governor of Morelos
In office 18 May 1982 – 18 May 1988
Preceded by	Armando León Bejarano
Succeeded by	Antonio Riva Palacio
20th President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
In office 22 November 1965 – 27 February 1968
Preceded by	Carlos A. Madrazo
Succeeded by	Alfonso Martínez Domínguez
Personal details
Born	(1910-06-08)June 8, 1910 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	July 22, 1999(1999-07-22) (aged 89) Xochitepec, Morelos
Political party	PRI
Profession	Politician Veterinarian

Ortega served as the national president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Mexico's longtime ruling party, during the 1960s.^[1]

In the 1979 mid-term election he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the fourth district of Morelos.^[2] He then served as the Governor of Morelos from 1982 to 1988, succeeding Armando León Bejarano.^[1]

Ortega Martínez died from a heart attack on July 22, 1999, aged 89.^[3]

See also

• List of people from Morelos