Juan Ignacio Torres Landa
Juan Ignacio Torres Landa | |
|---|---|
| Federal deputy for Guanajuato's 9th district | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Local deputy in the Congress of Guanajuato | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Municipal president of San José Iturbide | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Ignacio Torres Landa García 5 July 1959 León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Died | 7 June 2013 (aged 53) San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Cause of death | Aviation accident |
| Political party | PRI |
| Spouse | Maricela Aranda Torres |
| Children | Five |
| Parent(s) | Juan José Torres Landa, María Teresa García Sardaneta |
Juan Ignacio Torres Landa García[a] (5 July 1959 – 7 June 2013) was a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He represented his party in Congress and ran twice for governor of Guanajuato. He was killed in an aviation accident in the state of San Luis Potosí.
Early life
Juan Ignacio Torres Landa was born in León, Guanajuato, on 5 July 1959, to Juan José Torres Landa, who served as governor of Guanajuato for the PRI in 1961–1967, and María Teresa García Sardaneta.[1][2]
Political career
Torres Landa joined the youth branch of the PRI in 1975.[2] He served as the municipal president of San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, from 1983 to 1985 and in the Congress of Guanajuato from 1988 to 1991.[3][2] In the 1991 mid-terms, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent Guanajuato's 9th district (San Miguel Allende) during the 55th Congress.[4] During his term, he served as president of the Chamber of Deputies (1992).[5]
He was the PRI's candidate for governor of Guanajuato on two occasions: in the 2 July 2000 election he lost to Juan Carlos Romero Hicks of the National Action Party (PAN), and in the 1 July 2012 election he lost to the PAN's Miguel Márquez Márquez.[6]
Death
Torres Landa died on 7 June 2013 when the Jet Ranger helicopter he was travelling on plummeted into a golf course in the city of San Luis Potosí shortly after take-off.[3] He was 53 years old. A brother of former governor of Querétaro Mariano Palacios Alcocer was also killed in the crash.[5]
Personal life
Torres Landa was married to Maricela Aranda Torres, with whom he had five children.[1][2]
References
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres Landa and the second or maternal family name is García.
- ^ a b "¿Quién era Juan Ignacio Torres Landa?". Vértigo Político. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d Bravo López, Javier (7 June 2013). "Juan Ignacio Torres Landa, "el político intermitente"". Zona Franca. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Muere Juan Ignacio Torres Landa en accidente aéreo". El Economista. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Legislatura 55" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual. Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ a b Martinez, Fabiola. "Envía condolencias Osorio Chong a Mariano Palacios Alcocer por muerte de su hermano". La Jornada. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ Martínez, Enrique (22 March 2024). "De Vázquez Torres a Sheffield: los grandes perdedores de elecciones en Guanajuato". La Silla Rota. Retrieved 19 August 2025.