Leonel Godoy Rangel


Leonel Godoy Rangel is a Mexican lawyer, politician, and former Governor of Michoacán. He is a former president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution.

Political career

Leonel Godoy began his political career in his native Michoacán serving in various positions during the governorship of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. He served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 1997. In 1997 he joined the cabinet of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas's government in the Federal District. Godoy has also served in the cabinets of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Lázaro Cárdenas Batel. Godoy hails from the coastal region of Michoacán.
Godoy was elected to the Senate as a joint PRD-PT-CD candidate, representing the state of Michoacán, in the federal election held on July 2, 2006. In June 2007 he was elected by the Party of the Democratic Revolution as candidate for governor of Michoacán for the November 11 state election. According to the Preliminary Results Program he won the election with nearly 38% of the votes and assumed office in February 2008.
Godoy is the second governor elected for Mexican's PRD Party in Michoacan State Government. He propose a new scheme in secretaries based in youth, women, migration Native People and other unprotected condition social sectors.