Rodolfo Torres Medina
Mexican politician (1949–2025)
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Rodolfo Torres Medina (1949 – April 18, 2024) was a Mexican politician, lawyer and academic administrator. He served as the rector of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua from 1985 until 1988. Torres, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), then served as Municipal President, or mayor, of Chihuahua from 1989 to 1992.[1][2]
Rodolfo Torres Medina | |
|---|---|
| Municipal President of Chihuahua | |
| In office October 10, 1989 – October 9, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Mario de la Torre Hernández |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Martínez García |
| Rector of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua | |
| In office October 1985 – September 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Rodolfo Acosta Muñoz |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Ochoa Ortega |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Died | (aged 76) |
| Party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Claudia Pérez |
Life and career
Torres was born in 1949 and raised in Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua.[2] He received his law degree from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua (UACH),[1] later serving as the rector of UACH from 1985 to 1989.[2]
Torres was elected Municipal President of Chihuahua from 1989 to 1992. He oversaw the reconstruction of Chihuahua after the municipality was struck by a tornado and waterspout on September 22, 1990.[2] He also focused on new public works campaigns, including street paving, renovations of public parks and other recreational areas, and enhanced security improvements.[1]
He retired from elected politics following his tenure as Chihuahua's municipal president.[2] He chaired the departments of law and accounting at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua.[1] Torres also served as the director of the Colegios de Bachilleres and the secretary of administrative services for the Congress of Chihuahua, the state's legislature.[2]
Torres Medina died after a long struggle with cancer on April 18, 2025, at the age of 76.[2]