Fausto Zapata

Fausto Zapata
Zapata in 1991
Governor of San Luis Potosí
In office
26 September 1991  9 October 1991
Preceded byLeopoldino Ortiz Santos
Succeeded byGonzalo Martínez Corbalá
Personal details
Born(1940-12-18)18 December 1940
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Died15 December 2014(2014-12-15) (aged 73)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyPRI
Children1, Dushka Zapata
ProfessionLawyer, 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.