Alejandro Gertz Manero
Alejandro Gertz Manero (born 31 October 1939) is a Mexican lawyer and current Attorney General of Mexico. He served as Secretary of Public Security during part of Vicente Fox's government. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico.[1]
Alejandro Gertz Manero | |
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| Attorney General (Mexico) | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| 1st Secretary of Public Security | |
| In office 1 December 2000 – 3 June 2004 | |
| President | Vicente Fox |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Martín Huerta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1939 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | Escuela Libre de Derecho (LLB) National Autonomous University of Mexico (PhD) |
| Profession | Lawyer and politician |
Gertz Manero meets with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at FGR Headquarters in Mexico City in June 2021.
Controversies
In 2022 he was accused of abusing his position as Federal Prosecutor for a personal vendetta, illegally persecuting and jailing Alejandra Cuevas and Laura Moran for the death of his brother Federico Gertz in 2015.[2]
References
- "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- Ureste, Manu (2022-03-28). "Cronología del caso Gertz-Cuevas: un conflicto de 7 años que podría llegar a su fin". Animal Político (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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