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Ernesto Ruffo Appel

PEP · Politician

Ernesto Ruffo Appel is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ernesto Ruffo Appel				[sources]
Alias	Ernesto Ruffo · Ernesto Ruffo Apple				[sources]
Birth date	1952-06-25				[sources]
Place of birth	San Diego				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Mexico				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Ernesto				[sources]
Last name	Appel				[sources]
Political association	National Action Party				[sources]
Website	www.ruffo.mx				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3295300				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Governor of Baja California (1989-1995) · Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico · member of the Senate of Mexico				[sources]
Education	Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education				[sources]
Religion	drug trafficker				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Mexican politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,548

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,763

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