Jesús Zambrano Grijalva
Jesús Zambrano Grijalva (born 1 October 1953) is a Mexican politician who serves as President of the Party of the Democratic Revolution from 2011 to 2014 and since 2020. He also served as Deputy of the LVI and LXI Legislatures of the Mexican Congress, both times representing Sonora, and in the LXIII Legislature representing the Federal District. Life Zambrano Grijalva was born on 1 October 1953 in Empalme, Sonora. He studied for a degree in physics and mathematics from the Universidad de Sonora, which was not completed, and later obtained a degree in law from the Open University. Meanwhile, he surged through the ranks of various left-wing groups. He also was a member of the and the Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre. His activism with the communist league resulted in a prison stay in 1974 and 1975. He also earned the nickname El Tragabalas (The Bullet-Swallower) during this time. Later, he would move on to organized political parties, including the , where he directed its newspaper, Tribuna Proletaria. In 1987, he was a founding member of the short-lived Mexican Socialist Party, and two years later, he helped to found the PRD. From 1990 to 1993, he represented the PRD at