Felipe Calderón Politician

Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa GCB (Spanish pronunciation: [feˈlipe kaldeˈɾon] (13px ); born August 18, 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from December 1, 2006 to November 30, 2012. He is a member of the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), one of the three major Mexican political parties.Prior to the presidency, Calderón received two master's degrees and went on to work within the PAN while it was still an important opposition party. Calderón served as National President of the party, Federal Deputy, and Secretary of Energy in Vicente Fox's cabinet.He served in the cabinet of the previous administration up until he resigned to run for the Presidency and secured his party's nomination. The Federal Electoral Institute's official electoral results gave Felipe Calderón the largest vote total and the presidency but the decision was contested by Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Calderón's victory was confirmed on September 5, 2006 by the Federal Electoral Tribunal.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Calderón Hinojosa Felipe de Jesús (Spanish)
Birth date	August 18, 1962
Birth place	Michoacán , Morelia , Mexico
Religion	Catholic Church
Residence	Cambridge Massachusetts
Education	Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México Escuela Libre de Derecho John F. Kennedy School of Government
Spouse	Margarita Zavala

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Office holder

office	President of Mexico Secretary of Energy Leader of the National Action Party
party	National Action Party (Mexico)
president	Vicente Fox
successor	Fernando Elizondo Barragán Luis Felipe Bravo Mena Enrique Peña Nieto