Adán Augusto López
Adán Augusto López | |
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Adán Augusto López in 2023 | |
| Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office 26 August 2021 – 16 June 2023 | |
| President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Preceded by | Olga Sánchez Cordero |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (Acting) |
| Governor of Tabasco | |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 26 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo Núñez Jiménez |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Merino Campos |
| Senator for Tabasco | |
| In office 1 September 2012 – 11 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo Núñez Jiménez |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Merino Campos |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Tabasco's 4th district | |
| In office 1 September 2009 – 31 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Mayans Canabal |
| Succeeded by | Gerardo Gaudiano Rovirosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1963 |
| Party | Morena (since 2014) |
| Other political affiliations | Party of the Democratic Revolution (2001–2014) Institutional Revolutionary Party (1976–2001) |
| Relations | Rosalinda López Hernández (Sister) |
| Education | Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco (LLB) Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University (LLM) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Adán Augusto López Hernández (born September 24, 1963) is a Mexican politician, lawyer and notary public who currently serves as a Senator of the Republic and President of the Political Coordination Board (JUCOPO) in the Mexican Senate, a role he assumed on September 1, 2024. He previously served as governor of Tabasco from January 2019 until August 2021, date on which he was appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. López Hernández joined the political party MORENA in 2015, has formerly held office as senator and congressman in the Tabasco State Congress (2007-2009), the LXI Legislature of the Federal Chamber of Deputies (2009-2012), the Senate in its LXIV Legislature (2012-2018) and has been linked to La Barredora criminal organization.