Mario Plutarco Marín Torres
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Mario Plutarco Marín Torres (b. June 28, 1954 in Nativitas Cuautempan, near Ixcaquixtla, Puebla) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who currently serves as governor of the state of Puebla.
Personal life and education
Marín was born to Crecencio Marín and Blandina Torres. He has ten siblings. He holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. He is married to Margarita García, with whom he has four children: Mario, Fernando, Luis and Carlos.Political career
Marín is an active member of the PRI since 1972; he has occupied various positions in the public service in Puebla. He has been professor of law in different Universities in Puebla and has served as judge and notary public in his native state. Marín has also served as municipal president (mayor) of Puebla.In 2004 he ran for the governorship of Puebla as the PRI candidate; he won the elections held on November 2004 and took office on February 1, 2005. Prior to the controversy that exploded around him in February 2006, he was widely believed to be entertaining presidential ambitions with a view to the 2012 elections.
Controversy
On February 14, 2006 several telephone conversations between Kamel Nacif Borge and Mario Marín were revealed by the Mexico City daily La Jornada, causing a media frenzy. In these profanity-laden and misogynistic conversations, Nacif and Marín — whom the textile magnate referred to as mi gober precioso, approximately "my gorgeous governor" or "my precious governor", and described as "my hero" — were exposed discussing putting Lydia Cacho in jail for the accusations of paedophilia leveled at Nacif in her book and having her sexually abused in prison in exchange for two bottles of cognac. In this fact people named him "el precioso marin" and also "mi gober precioso".
The governor of Puebla, went out to national television, saying that the conversations where not held by him, and later in declarations to newspapers he said that even he knew Kamel Nacif, he consider him a "non grata" person.
On March 13, 2006 Lydia Cacho sued Mario Marin on a federal court for bribe, influnce traffic, violation attempt and authority abuse.
External links
Mario Marín " El Gober Precioso" quien se involucrara en el caso de la periodista Lidia Cacho, se convirtio al cristianismo al aceptar a Cristo como su único y suficiente salvador luego de que varios pastores oraran en su oficina el dia 8 de Mayo del 2006
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