Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez

Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez
Born	(1968-05-03) 3 May 1968 (age 57) San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Alma mater	Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí

Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez de Sollano (born 3 May 1968) was the Chair of the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) ^[1] from 2005 to 2015. ^[2] He also chaired the Ibero-american Association of Energy Regulators (ARIAE) ^[3] from 2011 to 2105. He is currently the Chair of Mexico's National Committee of the World Energy Council. ^[4]

Prior to being the Chair of the CRE, he served in the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the National Action Party (PAN) for San Luis Potosí's 6th district during the 57th and 59th sessions of Congress (1997–2000 and 2003–2006), ^{[5] [6]} where he chaired the Energy Committee.

He is considered as one of the architects of Mexico's energy reform.

He is the son of Francisco Xavier Salazar Saenz, a former Senator and former Secretary of Labor.

References

1. "Comisión Reguladora de Energía". www.cre.gob.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
2. "Designan a Francisco Xavier Salazar presidente de la CRE". El Universal . 30 November 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
3. "ARIAE". www.ariae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
4. "World Energy Council". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
5. "Legislatura 57" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados . Retrieved 11 May 2025.
6. "Perfil: Dip. Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez de Sollano, LIX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB . Retrieved 21 May 2014.