Jorge Ocejo Moreno

Jorge Ocejo Moreno
Born
Jorge Andrés Ocejo Moreno

(1943-03-30) 30 March 1943
Mexico City, Mexico
Alma materUNAM
OccupationPolitician
Political partyNational Action Party

Jorge Andrés Ocejo Moreno (born 30 March 1943) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He served as a federal deputy in the LVI Legislature of the Mexican Congress (1994–1997) and as a senator representing the Federal District in the LX (2006–2009) and LXI (2009–2012) Legislatures.[1] He was president of the Christian Democrat Organization of America (ODCA) from 2010 to 2016.[2]

Education and early career

Ocejo Moreno was born in Mexico City on 30 March 1943 and studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).[1] His academic interests include social economics and the third sector.[3]

Chamber of Deputies

Ocejo Moreno served as a federal deputy for the PAN in the LVI Legislature from 1994 to 1997.[1] During this period, he chaired the Commerce Commission (Comisión de Comercio) of the Chamber of Deputies, where he oversaw the review and disposition of pending legislative initiatives, including proposed reforms to the income tax law.[4] He also participated in the emerging economies commission of the Latin American Parliament, working alongside legislators from multiple parties on regional economic issues following the 1994 Mexican economic crisis.[4]

Senate

Ocejo Moreno was elected to the Senate of the Republic representing the Federal District and served in the LX (2006–2009) and LXI (2009–2012) Legislatures.[1] As a senator, he chaired the Economic Development Commission (Comisión de Fomento Económico), where he led efforts to modernize cooperative legislation in Mexico.[5] Beginning in 2010, Ocejo organized a series of regional forums and workshops in consultation with cooperatives, academic specialists, and legislators from both chambers of Congress, culminating in the Senate's approval of a new General Law of Cooperative Societies (Ley General de Sociedades Cooperativas).[5][6]

He also served as Mexico's vice president to the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino), representing Mexico on its executive board and participating in sessions on regional integration, indigenous rights, and inter-parliamentary cooperation.[7][8] In that capacity, he spoke on topics including Mexico's relationship with Mercosur and Latin American economic integration.[9]

ODCA presidency

On 30 July 2010, Ocejo Moreno was elected by unanimous vote as president of the Christian Democrat Organization of America (ODCA) at its 19th Congress in San Salvador, succeeding fellow PAN member Manuel Espino Barrientos.[10][11] He was reelected unanimously for a second three-year term (2013–2016) at the 20th Congress held in Mexico City, where he was the sole candidate.[2][12]

As ODCA president, Ocejo promoted Christian democratic principles across the Americas, organized international forums on democracy and human rights in the region, and led observer missions to elections in countries such as Venezuela.[13] He also organized forums on political participation by Christians in democracy, in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Democristianos reeligen a mexicano Ocejo Moreno como presidente". San Diego Union-Tribune. EFE. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Jorge Ocejo Moreno". Academia.edu. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Diario de los Debates, LVI Legislatura, Sesión No. 10, Segundo Periodo de Sesiones Ordinarias del Tercer Año de Ejercicio". Cámara de Diputados. 10 April 1997. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Boletín-0819: Aprueba Senado expedir nueva Ley de Sociedades Cooperativas". Comunicación Social del Senado de la República. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Boletín-0123: Impulsan senadores y diputados nueva Ley de Sociedad Mercantiles". Comunicación Social del Senado de la República. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Del Sen. Jorge A. Ocejo Moreno, Vicepresidente por México ante el Parlamento Latinoamericano" (PDF). Cámara de Senadores. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Comisión de Pueblos Indígenas se reunió en Mérida, Yucatán". Parlamento Latinoamericano y Caribeño. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  9. ^ "México debe intensificar su presencia en AL y formar parte del Mercosur: Ocejo Moreno". Cámara de Diputados, Agencia de Noticias. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Gana el senador panista Jorge Ocejo la presidencia de la ODCA". El Informador. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Conserva AN liderazgo en la ODCA; Jorge Ocejo es el nuevo presidente". La Jornada. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Reeligen a Jorge Ocejo Moreno como presidente de la ODCA". Excélsior. Notimex. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América". Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  14. ^ "ODCA and Evangelical Christians hold a Forum on Political Participation". IDC-CDI. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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