Javier García Paniagua

Javier García Paniagua
Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare
In office
14 October 1981 – 28 December 1981
PresidentJosé López Portillo
Preceded byPedro Ojeda Paullada
Succeeded bySergio García Ramírez
President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
In office
18 March 1981 – 14 October 1981
Preceded byGustavo Carvajal Moreno
Succeeded byPedro Ojeda Paullada
Secretary of Agrarian Reform of Mexico
In office
25 April 1980 – 18 March 1981
PresidentJosé López Portillo
Preceded byAntonio Toledo Corro
Succeeded byGustavo Carvajal Moreno
Personal details
Born(1935-02-13)13 February 1935
Died25 November 1998(1998-11-25) (aged 63)
PartyPRI
SpouseMaría Sorté (1978–1998; his death)
Children2; Omar & Adrian García Harfuch
Parent
  • Marcelino García Barragán (father)

Javier García Paniagua (13 February 1935 – 25 November 1998) was a Mexican politician who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1981 and held positions in the cabinet of President José López Portillo as Secretary of Agrarian Reform and Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare.

His name was frequently mentioned among the possible candidates to serve as President of Mexico for the 1982–88 term, but ultimately López Portillo chose Miguel de la Madrid to contend for the PRI in the 1982 general election.

He died in his native Jalisco on 25 November 1998.