Santiago Creel Miranda (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo kɾil miˈɾanda] (
listen); born 11 December 1954) is a Mexican lawyer and politician. He is a member of the National Action Party. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2022 to 2023. He was Secretary of the Interior during the presidency of Vicente Fox Quesada, from 2000 to 2005.
Santiago Creel | |
|---|---|
 Creel in 2022 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
| In office 1 September 2022 – 31 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sergio Gutiérrez Luna |
| Succeeded by | Marcela Guerra Castillo |
| President of the Senate of Mexico | |
| In office 1 September 2007 – 31 August 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Manlio Fabio Beltrones |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Madero Muñoz |
| Secretary of the Interior of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 2000 – 1 June 2005 | |
| President | Vicente Fox |
| Preceded by | Diódoro Carrasco |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Abascal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Santiago Creel Miranda 11 December 1954 Mexico City |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Paulina Velasco (m. 2010) |
| Children | Constanza |
| Relatives | Creel-Terrazas Family |
| Education | Georgetown University National Autonomous University of Mexico University of Michigan |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
In 2006, he was elected Senator to the Congress of the Union and served as President of the Senate of the Republic from 2007 to 2008.
Creel was a candidate for President of Mexico in the 2012 and 2024 election.[1]
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