Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe | |
|---|---|
| Senator of the Congress of the Union for the Federal District | |
| In office 1 September 1976 – 31 August 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Sánchez Madariaga |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Martínez Rivero |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Federal District′s 13th district | |
| In office 1 September 1967 – 31 August 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Hilda Anderson Nevárez |
| Succeeded by | Leopoldo Cerón Sánchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1922 Mexico City, D.F., Mexico |
| Died | 7 January 2016 (aged 93) Mexico City, D.F., Mexico |
| Political party | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} PRI |
| Occupation | Trade union leader and politician |
Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe (May 30, 1922 – January 7, 2016) was a Mexican trade union leader and politician.[1]
Biography
He had a degree in law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Gamboa Pascoe was the secretary general of the Federal District Federation of Workers (in Spanish: Federación de Trabajadores del Distrito Federal, FTDF) and since August 9, 2005 he was the current secretary general of the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), the largest confederation of labor unions in the country.
Gamboa Pascoe was elected to the Senate in the mid-1970s, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He ran for reelection in 1988 but lost his bid against Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, a left-wing politician. He has also served in the Chamber of Deputies.
Gamboa Pascoe died on January 7, 2016, aged 93.
References
- ↑ "Fallece Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe, líder de la CTM". El Universal (in Spanish). 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
External links
- (in Spanish) Líder obrero que goza de lujos ("A worker's leader who enjoys luxury"), article from El Universal.