Carlos Medina Plascencia | |
|---|---|
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 September 1999 – 30 September 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Victorio Montalvo Rojas |
| Succeeded by | Francisco José Paoli Bolio |
| Governor of Guanajuato | |
| In office 3 November 1991 – 25 June 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Rafael Corrales Ayala |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1955 León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Spouse |
Martha Padilla Vega (m. 1977) |
| Occupation | Politician and academic |
Carlos Medina Plascencia (born 14 August 1955 in León, Guanajuato) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the conservative National Action Party (PAN). He is a former mayor of León, senator and interim governor of Guanajuato (1991 – 1995). He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1999.[1] In 2005 he ran for president of the PAN but lost against Manuel Espino.
He is the son of Carlos Medina Torres and María del Carmen Plascencia Fonseca. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and a master's degree in business administration from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (ITESM), where he worked as a professor from 1980 to 1981. In 1985, he joined the National Action Party and a year later was elected city councilor of León. Three years later he won the mayorship of the municipality.