Mario Villanueva
Mario Villanueva | |
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4th Governor of Quintana Roo | |
| In office 5 April 1993 – 4 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Borge Martín |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Hendricks Díaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1948 Chetumal, Quintana Roo |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Isabel Tenorio |
| Profession | Agronomist Politician |
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Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid, sometimes known as "El Chueco", (born 2 July 1948) is a Mexican politician who built an important political career within the ranks of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). From 1993 to 1999 he served as the fourth governor of the state of Quintana Roo. Accused of drug trafficking at the end of his gubernatorial period, he did not arrive at the ceremony at which he was to hand the office over to his elected successor, Joaquín Hendricks Díaz, and remained a fugitive from justice for two years. He served a six-year prison sentence, and was extradited to the United States on 8 May 2010.