Samuel García (politician)
Samuel García Sepúlveda | |
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Samuel García in 2022 | |
| Governor of Nuevo León | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Enrique Orozco (interim) |
| In office 4 October 2021 – 1 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Rodríguez Calderón |
| Succeeded by | Luis Enrique Orozco (interim) |
| Senator of the Republic from Nuevo León First formula | |
| In office 1 September 2018 – 18 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Marcela Guerra Castillo |
| Succeeded by | Luis David Ortiz Salinas |
| Member of the Congress of Nuevo León Proportional representation | |
| In office 1 September 2015 – 31 August 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda 28 December 1987 Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| Political party | Citizens' Movement (2015–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (LLB, LLM, PhD) Autonomous University of Nuevo León (SJD) ITAC University (SJD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda (born 28 December 1987) is a Mexican lawyer and politician serving as the governor of Nuevo León. A member of the Citizens' Movement party, he served as a local deputy in the Congress of Nuevo León from 2015 to 2018 and represented Nuevo León in the Senate from 2018 to 2020.
Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, García has an extensive academic background, holding three doctoral degrees: one in public policy and public administration from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), in tax law from ITAC University, and in constitutional law and governance from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL). He has authored three books and taught tax law at UANL.
García was elected governor of Nuevo León in 2021, defeating the Institutional Revolutionary Party nominee, Adrián de la Garza, by 10.21%. As governor, he has focused on boosting foreign investment through nearshoring and expanding the state's infrastructure, particularly the Metrorrey network and highways. His tenure also saw him manage the Nuevo León water crisis.
In 2023, García secured the Citizens' Movement presidential nomination for the 2024 election, but withdrew amidst a political crisis over the appointment of an interim governor in Nuevo León.