Fernando Baeza Meléndez

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

Fernando Baeza Meléndez
Governor of Chihuahua
In office October 4, 1986 – October 3, 1992
Preceded by	Saúl González Herrera
Succeeded by	Francisco Barrio
Personal details
Born	(1942-01-21) January 21, 1942 (age 82) Delicias, Chihuahua
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse	Delia Jaimes
Profession	Lawyer, politician

Fernando Baeza Meléndez (born January 21, 1942, in Delicias, Chihuahua) is a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Baeza served as the Governor of Chihuahua from 1986 to 1992.

In the 1985 mid-terms he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent the sixth district of Chihuahua,^[1] but he resigned his seat to seek the governorship. In 1986, he was elected governor of Chihuahua, defeating Francisco Barrio of the National Action Party (PAN) in a controversial gubernatorial election allegedly marred by voting irregularities. (Barrio succeeded Baeza as governor in 1992.)

Governor Baeza signed separate bilateral treaties with Texas Governor Ann Richards and New Mexico Governor Bruce King in June 1991.^[2] Under the treaties, Chihuahua agreed to improve free trade, tourism, and economic links between the border states.^[2]

References

1. "Legislatura 53" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
2. "Richards Begins Mexico Tour". Victoria Advocate. 1991-06-22. Retrieved 2012-02-11.