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José Rafael Ojeda Durán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ojeda and the second or maternal family name is Durán.
José Rafael Ojeda Durán
Born (1954-02-03) February 3, 1954 (age 70)
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
AllegianceMexico
Service / branchMexican Navy
Years of service1974–present
RankSecretariat of the Navy
Commands(Former commands over)
Llava
Colon
Guillermo Prieto
Morelos
Sixth Mexican F Flotilla
Pacific Naval Force
Eighth Naval Region
Battles / warsMexican Drug War
AwardsSixth-First Class Perserverance Awards
Third-Second Exceptional Perserverance Awards
Alma materHeroica Escuela Naval Militar
Spouse(s)Sandra Luz Laguna Rivera
Children3

José Rafael Ojeda Durán (born 3 February 1954) is the former Mexican Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He has worked in the Mexican Navy in various positions for nearly 50 years.[1]

He is a member of the Mexican Legion of Honor.[2]

Biography

José Rafael Ojeda Durán was born on 3 February 1954. Joining the Heroica Escuela Naval Militar (where he later served as a professor) in 1969, he later graduated as a Guardiamarina (Midshipman) in 1974.

In the time after his graduation, he served in the Navy for 50 years on a variety of vessels, commands, and assorted offices. Among these: he led the Eighth Naval Region, Fourteenth Naval Region, Sixth Flotilla, Pacific Naval Force, Chief of Naval Operations, and was a Senior Naval Admiral.[3]

Durán was appointed to Secretariat of the Navy under the presidential cabinet of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, having prior served as an Inspector and General Comptroller of the Navy.[2] He was appointed on 30 November 2018.[4]

Controversy

Durán was criticized for not investigating the Iguala mass kidnapping when it was theorized that the 43 victims were incinerated by sailors operating in the Eighth Naval Region, which he had control over at the time.[5][6]

Tropical Storm Hernan

In 2020, he announced a so-called 'Naval Plan' to help aid those affected by Tropical Storm Hernan. This program consisted of rescue operations, cleanup, and evacuations, conducted by 450 units of the Mexican Navy.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Almirante José Rafael Ojeda Durán". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Aplican Plan Marina por tormentas tropicales "Hernán" e "Iselle"". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  3. ^ "Secretaría de Marina | Gobierno | gob.mx". www.gob.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ "José Rafael Ojeda Durán assumes command of Semar". lopezdoriga (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Nos han mentido durante siete años: padres de los 43". El Universal (in Spanish). 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Ayotzinapa: José Rafael Ojeda, secretario de Marina con la 4T, era mando naval cuando ocurrió la desaparición de los 43 — Amapola". Amapola (in Spanish). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.


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