| Javier Villacaña Jiménez | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | PRI |
José Javier Villacaña Jiménez is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). In 2013 he was elected mayor of Oaxaca de Juárez. In 2003–2006 he served in the Chamber of Deputies representing the eighth district of Oaxaca as the substitute of Jesús Ángel Díaz Ortega.
During his 2013 mayoral campaign, he was involved in a nationwide controversy by producing a fake professional certificate at the main candidate debate. He publicly claimed to be a lawyer, however no evidence was found of his academic records at any university. In 2015, almost two years after he assumed office as mayor of Oaxaca de Juárez, the Secretary of Education released on its website that Villacaña had earned a law degree that very same year at a local college named Centro Educativo de Puebla, him being at least 50 years old by that time.
References
- "Javier Villacaña Jiménez, presidente municipal electo de Oaxaca de Juárez". NSS Oaxaca. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- "Perfil: Dip. José Javier Villacaña Jiménez, LIX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- "Edil de Oaxaca presume ser abogado, pero lo descubren: No tiene título en ninguna universidad del estado (VIDEO)". 7 August 2014.
- "Alcalde oaxaqueño presume su título, pero no hay rastro de su cédula profesional". 2014-08-07.
- "Consulta de Cédulas Profesionales".
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