Lic. Ulises Ernesto Ruiz Ortiz, Constitutional Governor of the State of Oaxaca, was born on April 9, 1958 in Chalcatongo, Oaxaca. Member of Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), he has a Law Degree from Universidad Autónoma de México. Outstanding among the various public offices he has worked at are Federal Deputy for the VI District of Tlaxiaco during the LVIII Legislature (1997-2000); General Secretary of CDE for PRI in the State of Oaxaca (1996) and Senator (2000-2006). He became Governor of the State of Oaxaca on December 1st for the 2004-2010 term; in search of turning the State into a prosperous enclave for the wellbeing of its citizens. GOVERNOR Phone: (951) 501 5000 Ext. 13752 PUBLIC RELATIONS Phone: (951) 50 15000 EXT. 13501 COORDINATION OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATION Phone: (951) 501 5000 Ext. 11523 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Phone: (951) 515 6115 / e-mail: ieepo.innovacion@e-oaxaca.gob.mx HEALTH DEPARTMENT Phone: (951) 5157455 / e-mail: dacsso@hotmail.com ATTORNEY GENERAL Phone: (951) 501 6197 DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM PROMOTION Phone: (951) 502 1209 / e-mail: manzur013@hotmail.com Source: Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca