Antonio Riva Palacio

Antonio Riva Palacio
Ambassador of Mexico in Ecuador
In office
1994–1998
Governor of Morelos
In office
18 May 1988 – 17 May 1994
Preceded byLauro Ortega Martínez
Succeeded byJorge Carrillo Olea
Senator for Morelos
In office
1982–1987
Federal deputy for Morelos's 1st
In office
1 September 1976 – 31 August 1979
Preceded byJosé Castillo Pombo
Succeeded byDavid Jiménez González
Personal details
Born26 April 1926
Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico
Died15 July 2014(2014-07-15) (aged 88)
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
PartyPRI
Alma materUNAM
ProfessionLawyer

Antonio Riva Palacio López (26 April 1926 – 15 July 2014) was a Mexican lawyer, politician, and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). After representing his party in both chambers of Congress, he served as the governor of Morelos for a full six-year term – the last PRI governor to do so – from 1988 to 1994.