Javier Lozano Alarcón

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

Javier Lozano Alarcón
Senator for Puebla
In office 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2018
Preceded by	Melquiades Morales Flores
Succeeded by	Nadia Navarro Acevedo
Secretary of Labor
In office 1 December 2006 – 14 December 2011
President	Felipe Calderón
Preceded by	Francisco Javier Salazar
Succeeded by	Rosalinda Vélez Juárez
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-21) 21 November 1962 (age 62) Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary (1980–2005, 2018–present)
Other political affiliations	National Action Party (2007–2018)
Education	Free School of Law
Nickname	Saco de Pus

Javier Lozano Alarcón (born November 21, 1962) is a Mexican politician who served Secretary of Labor in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón.^[1][2] He was elected as a senator to the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing Puebla. He then resigned from the PAN and worked in the campaign of presidential candidate José Antonio Meade Kuribreña.

He was telecoms consultant.^[3] Lozano has served as president of the Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL).^[4]

In 2007, Chinese-Mexican businessman Zhenli Ye Gon, who was under investigation for the largest drug-related cash seizure in history, accused Lozano Alarcón of forcing him to stash at least $150 million in illicit campaign funds within his Mexico City mansion. Lozano Alarcón denied the allegations.^[5]

He is widely known for the alias "Saco de Pus" (English: Pus Sack)^[6]

References

1. "México - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia.gob.mx. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
2. "Oficializa Javier Lozano afiliación al PAN - El Universal - México". El Universal. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
3. "Q&A: Javier Lozano Alarcon, Javier Lozano & Asociados, Mexico, Telecommunications, news". Bnamericas.com. 2002-05-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
4. "Javier Lozano Alarcуn, secretario del Trabajo :: Biografнas". esmas. Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
5. Associated Press. "Mexico accuses drug suspect of blackmail" USA Today. July 2, 2007. Retrieved on August 29, 2014.
6. ""Saco de pus": duro cruce entre Álvaro Delgado y Javier Lozano por los vínculos panistas con el caso Lozoya". infobae (in European Spanish). 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

Preceded by Francisco Javier Salazar Sáenz

Secretary of Labor 2006–2011

Succeeded by Rosalinda Vélez Juárez