Carlos Hank González (1927–2001), nicknamed El Profesor ("the teacher"), was a Mexican politician, who was mayor of Mexico City from 1975 to 1982; governor of his native State of México from 1969 to 1975; and, during the administration of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, was Minister of Tourism from 1988 to 1990 and Minister of Agriculture from 1990 to 1994. 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Head of Government ( Spanish: Jefe de Gobierno) wields executive power in the Mexican Federal District (the federal district, or D.F., is the seat of national executive, legislative, and judicial power, and is largely contiguous with the core of the sprawling Mexico City conurbation). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... The United Mexican States, or Mexico, is a federal republic, comprising 31 states. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born April 3, 1948) was President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

He was considered one of the leaders of the dinosaur (old guard, establishment) wing of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). As (unelected) mayor of Mexico City, he built the Eje Central and other projects designed to make the city more car-friendly, which had a negative effect on the liveability and physical fabric of Mexico City. He was known, like many Mexican politicians, for amassing a fortune while in office through political corruption. He became a billionaire through what are universally considered to be shady business dealings. Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 100-million years. ... The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) held power in Mexico for more than 70 years. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of, and largest city in, Mexico. ... In broad terms, political corruption is the misuse of public office for private gain. ... A millionaire is a person who has a net worth or wealth of more than one million United States dollars, euros, UK pounds or units of a comparably valued currency. ...

Constitutionally barred from running for the Mexican presidency by a provision then in force which excluded those with a foreign born parent from holding the office (his father was German). he played a major behind the scenes role in the PRI and in the workings of Mexico, and was regarded by many as a symbol of Mexico's political corruption.

In 1999, Hank and his son, businessman Jorge Hank Rhon, were linked to drug trafficking in a report by the United States National Drug Intelligence Center. The French Geopolitical Drugs Observatory and the government of Costa Rica had previously made these accusations. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Jorge Hank Rhon is Mexican owner of Mexicos largest and most important sports betting company, Caliente. ... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events... The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), established in 1993, is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member of the Intelligence Community. ...

He was the leading luminary of the Grupo Atlacomulco, which he insisted did not exist.

Quotation

• "A poor politician is a politician who is poor."