Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is a Mexican politician. He was 55th President of Mexico from December 1, 2000 to November 30, 2006. Fox is currently co-president of the Centrist Democrat International. It is an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.
Vicente Fox | |
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 Vicente Fox in 2005. | |
| 55th President of Mexico | |
| In office December 1, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Zedillo |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Calderón |
| Governor of Guanajuato | |
| In office September 25, 1995 – September 25, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Medina Plascencia |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Martín Huerta |
| Co-President of Centrist Democrat International along side Pier Ferdinando Casini | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vicente Fox Quesada July 2, 1942 San Francisco del Rincon, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Political party | National Action Party (PAN) |
| Spouse(s) | Lilian de la Concha (divorced) Marta Sahagún |
| Alma mater | Universidad Iberoamericana Harvard University |
| Occupation | Businessman; Politician |
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President of Mexico (2000-2006)
Fox was elected President of Mexico in the 2000 presidential election, a historically important election that made him the first president elected from an opposition party since Francisco I. Madero in 1910. He was the first opposition party member in 71 years to defeat the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He won with 42 percent of the vote.
Personal life
After being President of Mexico for six years, President Fox returned to his home state of Guanajuato. He lives there with his wife and family. Since leaving the presidency, Vicente Fox has been involved in public speaking and the construction of the Vicente Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum.
Criticisms of Donald Trump
Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Fox emerged as an outspoken critic of Republican President of the United States Donald Trump.[1][2][3]
United States presidential election, 2020
In September 2017, Fox said that he will run for President of the United States in the 2020 United States presidential election as an Independent.[4] Fox however cannot be president because he was not born in the United States and said that his candidacy is only satirical.[4]
Vicente Fox Media
Fox during a visit to Pemex, January 2003
Items from Fox's presidential campaign on display at the Museo del Objeto del Objeto
German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder with Fox in Los Pinos, May 2004
Picture of Vicente Fox, president of Mexico.
Approval ratings of the Fox administration. Data from GEA-ISA Structura* Approve* Disapprove* Doesn't know/no answer
Fox (left) with López Obrador (center) and former México State governor Arturo Montiel (right) in June 2003
Fox and his wife Marta with US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in Crawford, Texas, March 2004
Fox with US President George W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin
Fox with Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
Fox speaking in Washington, D.C., February 2015
References
- ↑ "Vicente Fox apologizes to Trump for wall outburst". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Vicente Fox on Trump: 'Please wake up, America'". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ Nelson, Rebecca (19 September 2016). "Vicente Fox, Former President of Mexico, Has a Few Thoughts on Donald Trump".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Vicente Fox is Running for President of the United States". Super Deluxe. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
