Omar García Harfuch
Omar García Harfuch | |
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.jpg) García Harfuch in 2023 | |
| Secretary of Citizen Security of Mexico City | |
| In office 4 October 2019 – 9 September 2023 | |
| Mayor | Claudia Sheinbaum Martí Batres |
| Preceded by | Jesús Orta Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Vázquez Camacho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1982 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| Political party | National Regeneration Movement (Morena) |
| Alma mater | Universidad del Valle de México |
Omar Hamid García Harfuch (born 25 February 1982) is a Mexican politician, public official, and former police officer. A member of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), he served as Secretary of Citizen Security of Mexico City under Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum from 2019 to 2023.
García Harfuch was a candidate for Mayor of Mexico City in the 2024 election. Despite winning his party's nomination for the position, he was replaced by Clara Brugada as Morena's candidate owing to gender-parity rules.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
García Harfuch was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, to Javier García Paniagua, who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and Labour Secretary in 1981, and María Harfuch Hidalgo, an actress and singer. He completed a BA in law and public security at the Universidad del Valle de México.[2]
Policing career[edit]
His career in public service began in 2008 when he joined the Federal Police. In 2012 he was promoted to state coordinator of the Federal Police in Guerrero and, in 2015, to the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Attorney-General's office (FGR).[2]
On 4 October 2019, he was appointed Chief of Police in the Mexico City government's Secretariat of Citizen Security by Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum.[3] In that capacity he was wounded in an attack on his vehicle on 26 June 2020 while travelling down the Paseo de la Reforma; two members of his security detail and a passer-by were killed.[4][5]
Political career[edit]
2024 election for Head of Government of Mexico City[edit]
In September 2023, he announced his plans to seek his party's nomination for the position of Head of Government of Mexico City.[2] His primary opponent for the nomination was Clara Brugada, mayor of the borough of Iztapalapa.
Polling conducted in October 2023 found him to be the most popular candidate among voters, taking 33% to Brugada's 21%.[6] Despite winning the internal selection process, his candidacy was put aside in favor of Clara Brugada because of gender-parity rules.[1]
2024 Senate election[edit]
García Harfuch sought election to be one of Mexico City's two senators in the 2024 Senate election, occupying the first place on the Sigamos Haciendo Historia coalition's two-name formula alongside Ernestina Godoy.[7] Preliminary results show that García Harfuch leads in the election with 54.38% of the vote.[8] Sheinbaum has indicated that he is likely to be appointed to a position in her cabinet.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Brugada pierde encuesta con García Harfuch pero es candidata a CDMX". El Financiero. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Vargas, Octavio (20 September 2023). "¿Quién es Omar García Harfuch y cuál es la trayectoria en la vida pública rumbo a las elecciones del 2024?". Infobae. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Orta renuncia a la Secretaría de Seguridad de la CDMX; llega García Harfuch". Expansión. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Buchanan, Susy (26 June 2020). "Mexico City police chief wounded in armed attack; 3 people killed". Mexico News Daily. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Contreras, Joan (26 June 2020). "Armamento de fuerzas especiales fue utilizado en atentado contra García Harfuch". Diario de México. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Zissis, Carin (2023-11-07). "Mexico City's Mayor Race Will Echo Beyond the Capital". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ "Elecciones 2024: Candidatas y candidatos". Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Tapia Sandoval, Anayeli (2024-06-04). "Resultados electorales: ¿Qué pasó con las candidaturas de Omar García Harfuch y Sandra Cuevas?". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Mancilla, Sergio (2024-06-03). "¿Qué políticos formarán parte del gabinete de Claudia Sheinbaum?". Diario AS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-05.