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Carlos María Abascal Carranza
	Carlos María Abascal Carranza
	;
	Secretary of the Interior
	In office; June 1, 2005 – November 30, 2006
President	Vicente Fox
Preceded by	Santiago Creel
Succeeded by	Francisco Ramírez Acuña
	Secretary of Labor
	In office; December 1, 2000 – June 1, 2005
Preceded by	Mariano Palacios Alcocer
Succeeded by	Francisco Javier Salazar
Born	May 14, 1949; Mexico City, Mexico
Died	December 2, 2008 (aged 59) (stomach cancer); Mexico City, Mexico
Political party	National Action Party (PAN)
Alma mater	Escuela Libre de Derecho.
Profession	Lawyer; Politician

Carlos María Abascal Carranza (b. Mexico City, June 14, 1949 - Mexico City, December 2, 2008) was a Mexican lawyer and the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Vicente Fox. He is the son of the writer Salvador Abascal, famous for his synarchist ideas.

[edit] Biography

Carlos Abascal studied law at Mexico City's Escuela Libre de Derecho, graduating in 1973 with a thesis entitled "Relations between Spiritual Power and Temporal Power", in which he stated, inter alia, that "democracy is a farce that has been used by Freemasons in Mexico... to make a confused and disoriented majority believe that its will is being done".^[1] He later pursued business management studies at the IPADE. For about thirty years he worked for Afianzadora Insurgentes where he began as messenger and trainee in the legal area and ended as Director and CEO. He retired from Afianzadora Insurgentes in August 2000.

Abascal has occupied different positions in private and social organizations. He has been president of the Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible en México (FUNDES), president of Vertebra, president of the Movimiento Social y de Administración de Valores (AVAL), vice-president of the Instituto Mexicano de Doctrina Social Cristiana (IMDOSOC), and president of the Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX).

Abascal was one of President Vicente Fox's key cabinet members. In 2000 Fox appointed Abascal as Secretary of Labor^[2]. In 2005, following Santiago Creel's resignation, Abascal was appointed Secretary of the Interior.^[3]

He was opposed to some birth control methods such as abortion and the contraceptive pill^[4]. He spoke out against "liberal" literature, including the novel Aura by Carlos Fuentes^[5], which Abascal judged as inappropriate for his thirteen year old daughter and requested that her private school reconsider including in its curriculum.^[6]

[edit] References

^ Jornada
^ Labor After the PRI Multinational Monitor magazine, March 2001
^ President Vicente Fox names Carlos Abascal Carranza to Replace Santiago Creel at interior secretariat, findarticles entry here
^ Mexico's Catholic Church raises voice in 2006 race Link is t to WorldWide Religious News, but report is by Reuters
^ He died on December 2, 2008 of stomach cancer at the age of 59 The Latin master The Guardian, May 5 2001
^ Mexican Labor News and Analysis Vol 6, No. 5

[edit] External links

Profile at Mexico's Presidency of the Republic site

Political offices
Preceded by Santiago Creel	Secretary of the Interior 2005—2006	Succeeded by Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña
Preceded by Mariano Palacios	Secretary of Labor 2000—2005	Succeeded by Francisco Javier Salazar

[0] Jornada

[1] Labor After the PRI Multinational Monitor magazine, March 2001

[2] President Vicente Fox names Carlos Abascal Carranza to Replace Santiago Creel at interior secretariat, findarticles entry here

[3] Mexico's Catholic Church raises voice in 2006 race Link is t to WorldWide Religious News, but report is by Reuters

[4] He died on December 2, 2008 of stomach cancer at the age of 59 The Latin master The Guardian, May 5 2001

[5] Mexican Labor News and Analysis Vol 6, No. 5

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