Mexican General (1940–2022)
Gerardo Clemente R. Vega García (28 March 1940 – 22 June 2022) was a Mexican general who served from 2000 to 2006 as Minister of Defense.
Biography.
Vega studied at the Heróico Colegio Militar., he received a bachelor's degree in administration from the "Escuela Superior de Guerra" and a master's degree in security and national defense from the "Colegio de la Defensa Nacional". He was a professor of the "Heróico Colegio Militar" and of the "Escuela Superior de Guerra" and served as Director of the "Colegio de la Defensa Nacional" and Rector of the "Universidad del Ejército y la Fuerza Aérea."
Career and education.
Vega held different positions in the Mexican army. As Captain he served in the "13/o Batallón de Infantería" in Veracruz and in the "15/o Regimiento de Caballería" in Guanajuato. As Major he served in Mérida, Villahermosa, Chihuahua and Quintana Roo.
He also served as the Mexican military attaché in the former Soviet Union, Poland, and West Germany.
In 2000 President Vicente Fox designated him Minister of Defense.
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