Gabriel Covarrubias Ibarra

Gabriel Covarrubias Ibarra (3 July 1930 – 2 August 2018) was a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

Gabriel Covarrubias Ibarra
Senator
In office
1 November 1997 – 31 August 2000
Municipal president of Guadalajara
In office
1 January 1989 – 30 March 1992
Preceded byEugenio Ruiz Orozco
Succeeded byEnrique Dau Flores
Personal details
Born(1930-07-03)July 3, 1930
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
DiedAugust 2, 2018(2018-08-02) (aged 88)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Political party PRI

Covarrubias was a public accountant by profession and worked for the state treasury before entering politics. He served as municipal president of Guadalajara from 1989 to 1992. As municipal president, he make his own count of inhabitants after disagreeing with the figures from the INEGI. Covarrubias led the filing of a legal appeal against the electricity tariffs of the CFE. He also received recognition for refusing to grant authorization for a gay pride parade. He also served as president of the board of reconstruction after the explosions of 22 April 1992.[1]

He was a Senator from 1997 to 2000, serving on a number of commissions including Industrial Development, Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, and Treasury and Credit.[2]

Covarrubias died on 2 August 2018 in Guadalajara.[3]

References
  1. Marino, Celso (2 August 2018). "Fallece el ex alcalde tapatío Gabriel Covarrubias". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. "Profile of the legislator". Senate of the Republic. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "Muere Gabriel Covarrubias Ibarra, ex presidente municipal de GDL de 1989 a 1992". El Occidental (in Spanish). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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