Education
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.
Before being elected governor, he served as Senator representing his state in the Mexican Senate. Later he was elected Governor of his state in July, 2003. His term ended in 2009 without the possibility of reelection.
Bours has occupied various positions in the private sector.
From 1980 to 1992 he was director of the poultry company Bachoco. Due to his experience at Bachoco, he was chosen to represent the private sector in negotiations regarding agriculture for the North American Free Trade Agreement (North American Free Trade Agreement).
In March 2000, Bours was nominated by the Institutional Revolutionary Party as a candidate for the Senate of the Republic (Mexico), to which he was elected in July of that year. As senator, Bours chaired the Commission for Economic Growth, served as secretary of the Commission of Exterior Relations for Europe and Africa.
He pushed for government support for cooperative businesses and development in rural areas, and promoted citizen participation in the legislative process.
In 2003, Bours successfully ran for governor of Sonora, and became the 70th governor of the state.
He is a member of the Robinson Bours family which immigrated from the United States in the 19th century.