Santiago Creel

Santiago Creel
Creel in 2022
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
In office 1 September 2022 – 31 August 2023
Preceded by	Sergio Gutiérrez Luna
Succeeded by	Marcela Guerra Castillo
President of the Senate of Mexico
In office 1 September 2007 – 31 August 2008
Preceded by	Manlio Fabio Beltrones
Succeeded by	Gustavo Madero Muñoz
Secretary of the Interior of Mexico
In office 1 December 2000 – 1 June 2005
President	Vicente Fox
Preceded by	Diódoro Carrasco
Succeeded by	Carlos Abascal
Personal details
Born	Santiago Creel Miranda (1954-12-11) 11 December 1954 (age 70) Mexico City
Political party	National Action Party
Spouse(s)	Paulina Velasco ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	Constanza
Relatives	Creel-Terrazas Family
Education	Georgetown University National Autonomous University of Mexico University of Michigan
Profession	Lawyer Politician

Santiago Creel Miranda (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo kɾil miˈɾanda] (listen); born 11 December 1954) is a Mexican lawyer and politician. He is a member of the National Action Party. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2022 to 2023. He was Secretary of the Interior during the presidency of Vicente Fox Quesada, from 2000 to 2005.

In 2006, he was elected Senator to the Congress of the Union and served as President of the Senate of the Republic from 2007 to 2008.

Creel was a candidate for President of Mexico in the 2012 and 2024 election.^[1]

References

1. Creel's confidence in the election is not a blank check | CNN | October 28, 2011