1. Carlos Maria Abascal Carranza, known as Carlos Abascal, was a Mexican lawyer, business leader, and politician.
17 Facts About Carlos Abascal
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Carlos Abascal was the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Vicente Fox.
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Carlos Abascal is the son of the writer Salvador Abascal, famous for his synarchist ideas.
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Carlos Abascal later pursued business management studies at the IPADE.
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Carlos Abascal began his career as a messenger for Afianzadora Insurgentes and became a trainee in the legal area.
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Carlos Abascal worked for Afianzadora Insurgentes for thirty years before retiring in August 2000.
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Carlos Abascal has occupied different positions in private and social organizations.
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Carlos Abascal has been president of the Fundacion para el Desarrollo Sostenible en Mexico, president of Vertebra, president of the Movimiento Social y de Administracion de Valores, vice president of the Instituto Mexicano de Doctrina Social Cristiana, and national president of the Confederacion Patronal de la Republica Mexicana.
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Carlos Abascal served in the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District from 1994 to 1997.
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Carlos Abascal participated in the transition team of President Vicente Fox.
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Carlos Abascal became one of the key cabinet members in Fox's administration.
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Carlos Abascal served as the head of the Ministry of Labor and later the Ministry of the Interior.
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In 2005, following Santiago Creel's resignation, Carlos Abascal was appointed Secretary of the Interior.
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Carlos Abascal was opposed to some birth control methods such as abortion and the contraceptive pill.
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Carlos Abascal spoke out against "liberal" literature, including the novel Aura by Carlos Fuentes, which Abascal alleged was inappropriate for his 13-year-old daughter and requested that her private school reconsider including in its curriculum.
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Carlos Abascal died of esophageal cancer on the morning of December 2,2008.
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In 2009, various Catholic organizations asked the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico to begin the process for the canonization of Carlos Abascal given his virtues and his ability to participate in politics without renouncing his Catholic values.