Gil Cueva Tabardillo

Before getting involved in politics, Cueva Tabardillo worked in agriculture.^[2]

Cueva Tabardillo assumed his seat in March 2011 as a local deputy in the Congress of Baja California Sur representing the 9th district of his native Comondú Municipality.^[3] He served as secretary on the standing committees for Agricultural-Livestock, Forestry and Mining Affairs (Asuntos Agropecuarios, Forestales y Mineros), Ecology (Ecología), and Water (Agua).^[1] He also served as the inaugural president of the Political Coordination Board (Junta de Gobierno y Coordinación Política).^[4]

In August 2014 he asked federal authorities to stop the overfishing by a dozen sardine boats in the Magdalena Bay on behalf of local fishermen from the town of Puerto San Carlos who rely on the bay's supply to make a living.^[5] In December he requested and was granted a temporary release from his duties to pursue personal projects in lieu of the upcoming 2015 elections – one of 13 members of the legislature to do so.^[6] A few months later he was involved in the effort to organize the inaugural SCORE International Baja Sur 500 off-road race from Cabo San Lucas to Loreto, the first-ever SCORE race to both start and finish in the state.^[7]

In January 2015, Cueva Tabardillo suffered a serious stroke and had to be taken to the state capital of La Paz for medical attention.^[1][8]

His sister, Silvia, served in the XI Legislature of the Congress of Baja California Sur.

He is married to Blanca González Pelayo, daughter of furniture businessman Encarnación "Chon" González.^[9]