Career
Former Mexican congressman in two occasions, he started his political career in 1994 at the campaign of the presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta, along with the actual Mexican Senator, Armando Ríos Peter. After the assassination of Colosio, he worked in the environmental non-governmental organization that he founded and called CAMBIOS (Changes) and continued his studies in Political Sciences and Public Administration. Later on, he was the personal assistance of the famous politician Manuel Camacho Solis, in the Center Democratic Party from 1997 to 2000.
Then in November 2000 he affiliate to the Green Party of Mexico.
He reformed the Environmental Law to make the Army and the Navy of Mexico participate in the protection of the environment, also he left a profound study of the necessities of a Political Reform for Mexico. Then, from 2006 to 2009, he was Deputy of the House of Representatives of Mexico City.
He reformed the Law to create the Environmental Police, to prohibit the use of plastic bags in supermarkets and stores, and to create the Forest Firefighters. From 2004 to 2012 he was the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Green Party of Mexico.
He was elected in Santiago, Chile, President of the Federation of Green Parties in the Americas for the term 2009-2011.
At the moment he works in the Federal Government, at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, with the position of General Director in matters of Indigenous, Legislative and non-governmental organization´s Affairs.