Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez
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Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez | |
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| Born | 3 May 1968 San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí |
Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez de Sollano (born 3 May 1968) was the Chair of the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)[1] from 2005 to 2015.[2] He also chaired the Ibero-american Association of Energy Regulators (ARIAE)[3] from 2011 to 2105. He is currently the Chair of Mexico's National Committee of the World Energy Council.[4]
Prior to being the Chair of the CRE, he served in the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the National Action Party (PAN) for San Luis Potosí's 6th district during the 57th and 59th sessions of Congress (1997–2000 and 2003–2006),[5][6] where he chaired the Energy Committee.
He is considered as one of the architects of Mexico's energy reform.
He is the son of Francisco Xavier Salazar Saenz, a former Senator and former Secretary of Labor.