Career
Pérez Góngora received a bachelor"s degree in accounting from the Universidad Regiomontana (United Republic) and a master"s degree in taxes from the Instituto de Especialización para Ejecutivos, Air Corps (Institution of Electrical Engineers). He also has pursued doctorate studies at the Universidad Regiomontana. He served as president of the Chamber of Commerce of Monterrey (Cámara de Comercio de Monterrey or CANACO) from 1997 to 1999.
Pérez Góngora was the Institutional Revolutionary Party candidate for the 2009 San Pedro Garza García municipal presidency election.