Sergio Estrada Cajigal
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{{short description|Mexican politician}}
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| name = Sergio Alberto Estrada Cajigal Ramírez
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| office = Governor of Morelos
| term_start = October 1, 2000
| term_end = October 1, 2006
| predecessor = Jorge Arturo García Rubí
| successor = Marco Antonio Adame
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|8|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Cuernavaca, Morelos
| spouse = María del Carmen Borbolla
| profession = Communication science
| party = National Action Party
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Sergio Alberto Estrada Cajigal Ramírez (August 23, 1961 in Cuernavaca, Morelos) is a Mexican politician, who was Governor of the state of Morelos for the National Action Party from 2000 - 2006, and who served two periods as mayor of Cuernavaca. His grandfather Vicente Estrada Cajigal was the governor of Morelos from 1930-1935. In 2009 he left the NAP{{cite web| author = Justino Miranda | title = Estrada Cajigal renuncia al PAN | url = http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/587261.html | publisher = El Universal | date = March 28, 2009 | accessdate = 2009-03-28}} and in 2012 he supported the candidate for Governorship of PRI.{{cite web | url=http://www.redpolitica.mx/estados-2012/estrada-cajigal-se-suma-campana-de-orihuela-trejo | title=RedPolitica.mx | date=22 October 2023 }} Since leaving the governorship he has been embroiled in some highly publicized legal and political controversies, but has not been indicted for any wrong-doings.{{citation|website=Proceso|url=http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=361364|title=Denuncia exmodelo al exgobernador Estrada Cajigal por golpeador|language=es|trans-title=Former governor Estrada Cajigal sued for beating former model|date=Dec 30, 2013|accessdate=Nov 3, 2019}}{{citation|website=La Union de Morelos|location=Cuernavaca|url=http://www.launion.com.mx/morelos/justicia/noticias/47776-vinculan-a-proceso-al-cunado-del-ex-gobernador-sergio-estrada-cajigal.html|title= Vinculan a proceso al cuñado del ex gobernador, Sergio Estrada Cajigal|language=es|date=Dec 31, 2013|accessdate=Nov 3, 2019|trans-title=Trial linked to the brother-in-law of the former governor, Sergio Estrada Cajigal}}[http://yucatanhoy.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=15538:exoneran-a-sergio-estrada-cajigal-ramirez-ex-gobernador-de-morelos-del-delito-de-lesiones&Itemid=126 Exoneran a Sergio Estrada Cajigal Ramirez, es-gobernador de Morelos, del delito de lesions] Yucatan Hoy[http://www.milenio.com/estados/Piden-gobernador-Morelos-compita-PAN_0_315568830.html Piden que ex gobernador de Morelos no compita por el PAN] Milenio, June 11, 2014, retrieved Nov 3, 2019{{citation|website=Proceso |url=http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=243697|title="Espaldarazo" del PAN-Morelos a Estrada Cajigal|language=es|trans-title="Absolute backing" of PAN-Morelos for Estrada Cajigal|date=July 29, 2002|accessdate=Nov 3, 2019}}
Governor of Morelos
Estrada Cajigal was the first opposition governor of the state of Morelos (2000-2006).
A licensed helicopter pilot, Estrada Cajigal became embroiled in controversy when he rented a helicopter for use by the state, supposedly to improve police and emergency functions. The governor was often seen flying the helicopter, accompanied by female friends; the press soon dubbed it the Helicóptero del Amor ("Helicopter of Love").{{cite web|website=Noticieros Televisa|title=La historia del 'Helicóptero del Amor' de Morelos|author=Ana Lucía Hernández|date=2013-05-07|accessdate=2019-11-03|language=es|trans-title=The story of the 'Helicopter of Love' |url=http://noticierostelevisa.esmas.com/especiales/592915/historia-del-helicoptero-del-amor-morelos/}}
As governor, Estrada Cajigal was accused of having links to drug cartels and a car-theft ring, as well as misuse of funds, although he denied such links and no charges were ever filed.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
Due to changing markets, Estrada Cajigal supported the shift of the state's agricultural base away from sugarcane production to that of ornamental flowers for exportation. The governor was accused of supporting expropriation of communal farmlands in favor of large businesses{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} and as ex-governor, for personal gain in the Ejido of Acapantzingo. He says the land "was gifted" (fue regalado) by Eduardo Moreno Ramos, son of a local landowner.{{citation |website=Proceso |title=Ejidatarios acusan a Estrada Cajigal de invadir predio|date=Oct 24, 2015|language=es|trans-title=Communal landowners accuse Estrada Cajigal of invading property|url=https://www.proceso.com.mx/419043/ejidatarios-acusan-a-estrada-cajigal-de-invadir-predio}}
The administration of Estrada Cagijal was also known for its inexperience and political repression, particularly in the municipality of Tlalnepantla and when ecologists opposed the conversion of the former hotel Casino de la Selva into a retail property. Juliana Quintanilla, of the Comisión Independiente de Derechos Humanos de Morelos ("Independent Human Rights Commission of Morelos) accused his administration of more than 10 violent evictions and more than 1,500 complaints of human rights abuses. On the other hand, Jorge Messeguer claims that Estrada has looked the other way at organized crime in Huitzilac, where illegal logging, car theft, drug trafficking, and kidnapping are common.{{citation|website=La Jornada Morelos|date=February 8, 2004|accessdate=Nov 3, 2019|title=Un gobierno frívolo y represivo|author=Jesus Ramirez Cuevas|language=es|trans-title=A frivolous and repressive government |url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/2004/02/08/mas-ramirez.html}}
Dispute with father
In an article in La Jornada published December 26, 2019, Sergio Estrada Cajigal Barrera claims that his two sons, Vicente and Sergio Estrada Cajigal Ramirez, have falsified documents, leaving him penniless.{{cite web|website=La Jornada|title=Padre de ex gobernador pide prestado y no tiene para comer|date=Dec 26, 2019|language=es|trans-title=Father of ex-governor borrows and does not have money for food |url=https://www.lajornadamorelos.com.mx/pol%C3%ADtica/2019/12/26/16895|author=David Alanis}}
See also
References
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Category:National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
Category:People from Cuernavaca
Category:Politicians from Morelos
Category:20th-century Mexican politicians