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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Creel and the second or maternal family name is Miranda.
On 1 June 2005, Creel presented Fox with his resignation in order to seek his party's candidacy for the 2006 presidential election. Creel's main contender for the PAN's candidacy was Felipe Calderón who won the primary elections and went on to become President of Mexico.
In 2006, Creel received a proportional representation seat in the Senate to serve during the 60th and 61st Legislatures (2006–2012) and led the PAN Senate delegation until June 2008.
2012 PAN presidential primary
Santiago Creel decided to run for the PAN's Presidential Nomination for the 2012 election and initially led polls ahead of the other candidates on the basis of his high profile, but subsequently lost the nomination to Josefina Vazquez Mota.
Constituent Assembly of Mexico City
Creel was one of seven PAN representatives elected by the voters of Mexico City to sit on the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City, which convened on 15 September 2016.[5]
Notes
^Following Creel's leave of absence from the Chamber of Deputies, Noemí Luna Ayala [es] served as acting president beginning on 14 August 2023. She remained in the role until the next legislative session, when Marcela Guerra Castillo was elected president.