Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez

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

Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez
Governor of Durango
In office 1974–1979
Personal details
Born	(1923-01-07)7 January 1923 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Died	4 October 2023(2023-10-04) (aged 100)
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary Party

Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez (7 January 1923 – 4 October 2023) was a Mexican chemical bacteriologist and politician, who was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Durango^[1] between 1974 and 1979, and Director of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) from 1979 to 1982.

Biography

Mayagoitia was born in Victoria de Durango, Durango, on 7 January 1923. In 1974, he was nominated by PRI as a candidate for Governor of Durango. Mayagoitia was elected and held the position until 1979 when, less than a year before finishing his term, he was appointed Director of the National Polytechnic Institute. In 1983, he was also named Chief of a main directorate of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) and in 1988, he was elected as a Senator representing Durango. He has received numerous awards including Commission for Protected areas of Mexico (CONANP) Award for Nature Conservation for his pioneering efforts in the establishment of the first biosphere reserves in Mexico.

Mayagoitia celebrated his 100th birthday in January 2023,^[2] and died on 4 October.^[3]

References

1. "Augura Mayagoitia grandes avances en el gobierno de Herrera Caldera". Noticias de El Sol de la Laguna (in Spanish). 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
2. "De sociales". El Siglo de Torreon. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
3. Luto en la Academia: muere Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez, exgobernador de Durango y exdirector del IPN (in Spanish)

Preceded by Alejandro Páez Urquidi

Governor of Durango 1974–1979

Succeeded by Salvador Gámiz Fernández