Francisco Rojas Gutiérrez, former director of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), died on the night of Friday, October 31, at the age of 81.
The national leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Alejandro ‘Alito’ Moreno, was the one who reported the death of whom he described as “a statesman and a PRI member with a long career in public service.”
Through social networks, the Campeche native lamented the death of someone who was an official close to former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
Likewise, the PRI in San Lázaro extended its condolences for the death of Rojas Gutiérrez, “an exemplary PRI member and public servant with a long career, always committed to Mexico.”
Condolences for the death of Francisco Rojas
Rubén Moreira, currently a federal deputy, regretted that “Mexico lost a great politician and good man,” since he maintained that Francisco Rojas “loved his country deeply and was always loyal to its principles and convictions.”
In this vein, he indicated that the 81-year-old man left his example of generosity and honesty.
For his part, the former presidential candidate, José Antonio Meade, stressed that he was a patriot, honorable, simple and brave. We worked a lot when I was Secretary of the Treasury and he coordinated the PRI in Deputies.
“I attest to his love for Mexico and offer prayers to his friends and family.”
