Arturo Bours Griffith (born 7 April 1955) is a Mexican politician and businessman, affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement party. He is a majority partner of the Bachoco company and director of the Megacable Comunicaciones company. Since November 2018, he has been a senator of the republic representing the state of Sonora.
Arturo Bours Griffith | |
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| Senator of the Congress of the Union for Sonora | |
| Assumed office 8 November 2018 Serving with Lilly Téllez and Sylvana Beltrones Sánchez | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Durazo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1955 Cajeme, Sonora, Mexico |
| Political party | Morena |
| Education | University of Arizona |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
Trajectory
editArturo Bours Griffith was born on 7 April 1955 in Cajeme, Sonora.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Arizona.[2] Since 1994 he has been the majority partner of the Bachoco food company and since 2006 he has been the director of the cable television company Megacable Comunicaciones. He also has shares in the companies Taxis Aéreos del Noroeste and Centro de Servicios Empresariales del Norte.[1][3]
In the 2018 federal elections, he was nominated as a substitute for Morena Senatorial candidate Alfonso Durazo, representing the state of Sonora. They were elected by the second formula. Since 8 November 2018, he has been a senator of the republic, replacing Durazo in the LXIV and LXV Legislature of the Congress of the Union. Within the congress, he is secretary of the commission for urban development, territorial planning and housing.[4]
Controversies
editBours Griffith has been denounced by Roberto Rendón López, a former director of Bachoco, on the accusation of having committed criminal association, falsification of documents, fraud, false judicial statements, and provocation of a crime in his administration of the Bachoco and Megacable companies. Rendón López's complaint states that his identity was impersonated by Bours Griffith to carry out fraudulent procedures within the company, which he could not have carried out because at that time he was imprisoned for the crime of tax fraud.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "SIL - Sistema de Información Legislativa-PopUp Legislador". sil.gobernacion.gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Biografía de Arturo Bours Griffith - The Official Board". www.theofficialboard.es. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "El sustituto de Durazo en el Senado es socio y directivo de empresas millonarias". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Senador Arturo Bours Griffith". Senate of the Republic. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Revelan denuncia contra el senador Arturo Bours por presunto fraude en Bachoco y Megacable". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-31.