Fausto Zapata
Fausto Zapata | |
|---|---|
Zapata in 1991 | |
| Governor of San Luis Potosí | |
| In office 26 September 1991 – 9 October 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Leopoldino Ortiz Santos |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Martínez Corbalá |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1940 San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Died | 15 December 2014 (aged 73) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | PRI |
| Children | 1, Dushka Zapata |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician, diplomat, journalist and television presenter |
Fausto Zapata Loredo (18 December 1940 – 15 December 2014) was a Mexican lawyer, politician, diplomat, journalist and television presenter. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he briefly served as governor of San Luis Potosí in 1991 before being forced to resign amid post-election fraud accusations. He had previously served in both chambers of Congress and also held a variety of diplomatic positions.