Mexican politician and businessman
Francisco Javier Sanchez Campuzano
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Born
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1941-08-08
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8 August 1941
(age 82)
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Nationality
| Mexican
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Education
| UNAM
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Occupation(s)
| Politician, broadcaster, writer
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Political party
| PRI
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Francisco Javier Sanchez Campuzano
(born August 8, 1941) is a Mexican businessman and radio station owner. He started with selling commercial space at a radio station. After his father died he invested his inheritance in a concession to sell playboy in Mexico.
He founded
Grupo Siete
, which owns 11 radio stations, primarily in the
State of Mexico
, the internet provider
Twister Telecom
and a national cable television concession.
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[2]
From 2000 to 2003, Sanchez Campuzano served as a
federal deputy
from the fourth
proportional representation region
, representing the
Federal District
, to the
LVIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress
.
[3]
Life
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Sanchez was born on August 8, 1941, in Mexico City. He briefly studied in England and France
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and then obtained his undergraduate degree in Diplomatic Sciences from the
UNAM
, where he also obtained his master's and graduate degrees and spent 20 years as an associate professor of political propaganda, communications and public relations in the UNAM School of Political and Social Sciences. In the early 1970s, Sanchez taught communications classes at the
Universidad Anahuac
. In the early 1970s, Sanchez worked at
Nucleo Radio Mil
and
Radio Formula
.
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Sanchez joined the
PRI
in 1975. 1977 was an important year for Sanchez Campuzano; he became an advisor to the
Secretary of Programming and Budget
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, began teaching about political advertising in the PRI's internal Institute of Political Training,
[3]
and founded Grupo Siete, starting with the purchase of one
daytimer
AM radio station in the state of Coahuila.
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[4]
After a brief stint as an advisor to the
Secretariat of Agrarian Reform
, Sanchez became an advisor to Grupo Financiero
Bancrecer
in 1982. From 1980 to 1994, Sanchez headed
Hoy
magazine.
[4]
From 1991 to 1993, Sanchez presided over the ARVM (Valley of Mexico Broadcasters' Association).
[4]
In 1998, Sanchez served as the President of the
National Chamber of the Radio and Television Industry
, the national association of broadcasters.
In 2000, the PRI sent Sanchez Campuzano to
San Lazaro
. He served for one term in the
Chamber of Deputies
[3]
and sat on the Foreign Relations, Communications, and Radio, Television and Film Commissions.
Books
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After his legislative career, Sanchez Campuzano began writing;
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he has published several works about religion, history, philosophy and politics. Titles include
Institucion Papal
(Papal Institution),
Historia Cronolineal de Mexico
(Chronological History of Mexico) and
Karma Dharma
.
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