Francisco Blake Mora

Francisco Blake Mora
Two men in formal suits shaking hands inside an office.
Blake (right) meets with Earl Anthony Wayne
Secretary of the Interior of Mexico
In office
14 July 2010 – 11 November 2011
PresidentFelipe Calderón
Preceded byFernando Gómez Mont
Succeeded byAlejandro Poiré Romero
Personal details
Born
José Francisco Blake Mora

(1966-05-22)22 May 1966
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Died11 November 2011(2011-11-11) (aged 45)
in Chalco, State of Mexico, Mexico
Political partyNational Action Party
SpouseGloria Cossío
ChildrenJosé Francisco Blake Cossío, Gloria Elissa Blake Cossío
Alma materAutonomous University of Baja California
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer
CabinetFelipe Calderón

José Francisco Blake Mora[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse fɾanˈsisko ˈβlejk ˈmoɾa]; 22 May 1966 – 11 November 2011) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón from 2010 to 2011.[2] He was Mexico's top cabinet secretary and key figure in the battle against the drug cartels and corruption in the country.[3] Blake Mora was also an important official in the dialogues of Felipe Calderón's drug policy, where he constantly traveled to meet with governors and victims of the drug war.[4]

  1. ^ "Bar Human Rights Committee" (PDF). Secretaría de Gobernación. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ "¿Quién fue Francisco Blake Mora?". Univision Noticias. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Top Mexican official killed in helicopter crash". MSN News. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Blake Mora, una pieza clave en el diálogo con las víctimas de la violencia". CNN Mexico. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

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