Adalberto Madero

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Adalberto Arturo Madero Quiroga (b. September 25, 1969) is a Mexican lawyer and right-wing politician from Nuevo León who has served in the upper house of the Mexican Congress. He is the current elected municipal president (mayor) of Monterrey.

Personal life and education

Madero is the son of Armando Arturo Madero Almada and Niveves Quiroga de Madero. He studied law in Mexico and pursued studies in Dublin, Ireland and in Seattle, Washington, USA. He has often been criticized because of his vocal and pronunciation problems.

Political career

Madero is a member of the National Action Party (PAN). He has been legal advisor to various PAN public servants in his native Nuevo León and has occupied different positions inside his party including Undersecretary of Finance.

He served as local deputy in the Congress of Nuevo León from 1997 to 2000. In 2000 he garnered a seat in the Senate of Mexico through proportional representation. In 2006 he won the elections for municipal president (mayor) of Monterrey defeating the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate Abel Guerra.

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