Santiago Creel

Mexican politician

Santiago Creel Miranda (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo kɾil miˈɾanda] (audio speaker iconlisten); born 11 December 1954) is a Mexican lawyer and politician. He is a member of the National Action Party. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2022 to 2023. He was Secretary of the Interior during the presidency of Vicente Fox Quesada, from 2000 to 2005.

Santiago Creel
Creel in 2022
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
In office
1 September 2022 – 31 August 2023
Preceded bySergio Gutiérrez Luna
Succeeded byMarcela Guerra Castillo
President of the Senate of Mexico
In office
1 September 2007 – 31 August 2008
Preceded byManlio Fabio Beltrones
Succeeded byGustavo Madero Muñoz
Secretary of the Interior of Mexico
In office
1 December 2000 – 1 June 2005
PresidentVicente Fox
Preceded byDiódoro Carrasco
Succeeded byCarlos Abascal
Personal details
Born
Santiago Creel Miranda

(1954-12-11) 11 December 1954 (age 69)
Mexico City
Political partyNational Action Party
Spouse(s)
Paulina Velasco (m. 2010)
ChildrenConstanza
RelativesCreel-Terrazas Family
EducationGeorgetown University
National Autonomous University of Mexico
University of Michigan
ProfessionLawyer
Politician

In 2006, he was elected Senator to the Congress of the Union and served as President of the Senate of the Republic from 2007 to 2008.

Creel was a candidate for President of Mexico in the 2012 and 2024 election.[1]

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