Sergio García Ramírez
- January 10, 2024
- 85 years
About Sergio García Ramírez
Sergio García Ramírez, 85, Mexican jurist and politician, attorney general (1982–1988) and secretary of labor and social welfare (1981–1982), president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2004–2007).
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Sergio García Ramírez was a prominent Mexican jurist and politician who dedicated his life to the law.
Sergio García Ramírez
1982 – 2024
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A look at the life and career of Mexican jurist and politician Sergio García Ramírez, who served in high-level government and international judicial roles.
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Sergio García Ramírez was a prominent Mexican jurist and politician who dedicated his life to the law. Born in Guadalajara in 1938, he pursued his education at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He made history in 1971 by receiving the first magna cum laude Ph.D. in law from that university. Throughout his career, he served in high-level government positions, including Secretary of Labor and Attorney General of Mexico. He later channeled his expertise into international justice, serving as a judge and president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He remained a dedicated investigator and educator throughout his life. Sergio García Ramírez passed away in Mexico City on January 10, 2024, at the age of 85, leaving behind a profound legal legacy.
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|Sergio García Ramírez (1 February 1938 – 10 January 2024) was a Mexican jurist and politician who served as a judge at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights from 1997 to 2009.
Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, García Ramírez undertook his university studies at the school of law of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City. He obtained his bachelor's degree in 1963 with an honorable mention, and he obtained his Ph.D. in 1971, receiving the first magna cum laude awarded for a UNAM Ph.D. in law. He was an official investigator in the Institute of Juridical Investigations and an official professor in the School of Law of the same university. He was a National Investigator, level III, in the National System of Investigators. From 1993 he was a member of the Governing Board of the UNAM.
García Ramírez was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) from 1961. Although he was never elected to public office, he occupied different positions under the PRI regime and served in the cabinet of President José López Portillo as Secretary of Labor (1981–1982) and then in the cabinet of President Miguel de la Madrid as Attorney General (1982–1988). In 1988 he lost the PRI internal bid for the party presidential candidacy against Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
García Ramírez died in Mexico City on 10 January 2024, at the age of 85.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 8 questions
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1.Where did Sergio García Ramírez die?
- A.Marseille
- B.Kraków
- C.Mexico City oncorrect
- D.Turin
Sergio García Ramírez died in Mexico City on.
Source: Biography: place of death: "glish) Inter-American Court website Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1938. Archive record: age at death 85. Archive record: place
2.In which field was Sergio García Ramírez known?
- A.jurist and politiciancorrect
- B.novelist
- C.architect
- D.chemist
The biography describes Sergio García Ramírez as a jurist and politician.
Source: Profile: occupation: "ive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1938. Archive record: age at death 85. Archive record: place of death Mexico City on. Archive record: occu
3.What nationality was Sergio García Ramírez?
- A.Argentine
- B.Mexicancorrect
- C.Austrian
- D.Australian
Sergio García Ramírez is recorded as Mexican.
Source: Profile: nationality: "ear of birth 1938. Archive record: age at death 85. Archive record: place of death Mexico City on. Archive record: occupation jurist and politician. Archive record: na
4.In which year did Sergio García Ramírez die?
- A.2017
- B.2011
- C.2024correct
- D.2015
Sergio García Ramírez died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: "85. Archive record: place of death Mexico City on. Archive record: occupation jurist and politician. Archive record: nationality Mexican. Archive record: date of dea
5.How old was Sergio García Ramírez when they died?
- A.77
- B.80
- C.85correct
- D.74
Sergio García Ramírez was 85 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "== == External links == (in English) Inter-American Court website Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1938. Archive record: age at death
6.In which year was Sergio García Ramírez born?
- A.1938correct
- B.1929
- C.1926
- D.1932
Sergio García Ramírez was born in 1938.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "at the age of 85. == References == == External links == (in English) Inter-American Court website Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1
7.In which month did Sergio García Ramírez die?
- A.March
- B.April
- C.Januarycorrect
- D.February
Sergio García Ramírez died in January.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "t death 85. Archive record: place of death Mexico City on. Archive record: occupation jurist and politician. Archive record: nationality Mexican. Archive reco
8.On which day of the month did Sergio García Ramírez die?
- A.12
- B.10correct
- C.9
- D.11
Sergio García Ramírez died on day 10 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "e at death 85. Archive record: place of death Mexico City on. Archive record: occupation jurist and politician. Archive record: nationality Mexican. Archive r
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