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Francisco Rojas Gutiérrez, Former Pemex and CFE Chief, Dies at 81

A veteran PRI figure, he led Pemex from 1987 to 1994, then ran the CFE until 2014.

Overview

  • Pemex confirmed his death and expressed condolences, while PRI leaders Alejandro “Alito” Moreno and Rubén Moreira paid public tribute.
  • He died on Friday night, October 31, 2025, according to multiple reports that were widely circulated on November 1.
  • Rojas directed Pemex from 1987 to 1994, a span that bridged the final year of Miguel de la Madrid’s term and the Carlos Salinas de Gortari administration.
  • He later headed the Federal Electricity Commission under Enrique Peña Nieto, leaving that post on February 4, 2014.
  • A UNAM-trained public accountant born in Mexico City on September 15, 1944, he also served as federal comptroller (1983–1987), twice as a federal deputy, and as PRI caucus coordinator in the LXI Legislature; no cause of death was disclosed.