Benjamín Galván Gómez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benjamín Galván Gómez

Mexican politician

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1972

Place of Birth: Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Date of Death: 28-Feb-2014

Profession: politician

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Benjamín Galván Gómez (10 June 1972 – 28 February 2014) was a Mexican businessman and politician of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
He was the mayor of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, from 1 January 2011 to 30 September 2013.
His political projects focused on promoting education, improving the standards of living, and in bringing back a sense of public security to the citizens of the city.
He also owned the newspapers Primera Hora and Última Hora.
During his mayoral administration in Nuevo Laredo, Galván received numerous threats from organized crime.
Five months after his term, he was kidnapped and killed by alleged members of the Los Zetas crime syndicate.