What is Jesús Kumate Rodríguez?
[[File:DR. JESÚS KUMATE RODRÍGUEZ (17321931392) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kumate Rodríguez in 1989]] '''Jesús Kumate Rodríguez''' (13 November 1924 &ndash; 7 May 2018) was a Mexican physician and politician. He was born in [[Mazatlán]], [[Sinaloa]], [[Mexico]]. He served as the [[Secretariat of Health|Secretary of Health]] during the Presidency of [[Carlos Salinas de Gortari]] from 1988 to 1994. He was awarded [[Legion of Honour]], ''Chevalier'' and ''Officier''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raúl Contreras Bustamante-Jesús Kumate: mexicano excepcional|url=http://www.excelsior.com.mx/opinion/raul-contreras-bustamante/2014/11/15/992528|publisher=[[Excélsior]]|access-date=17 October 2015}}</ref> His family were immigrants from [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jesús Kumate Rodríguez|url=http://www.ejournal.unam.mx/rfm/no53-6/RFM053000608.pdf|publisher=UNAM|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220335/http://www.ejournal.unam.mx/rfm/no53-6/RFM053000608.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kumate Rodríguez died of [[respiratory failure]] in [[Mexico City]] on 7 May 2018 at the age of 93.<ref>[https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/politica/muere-jesus-kumate-medico-pediatra-investigador-y-exsecretario-de-salud-1667349.html Muere Jesús Kumate, médico pediatra, investigador y exsecretario de Salud] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507222215/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/politica/muere-jesus-kumate-medico-pediatra-investigador-y-exsecretario-de-salud-1667349.html |date=2018-05-07 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101122154218/http://www.colegionacional.org.mx/SACSCMS/XStatic/colegionacional/docs/espanol/kumatel08.pdf ''Curriculum Vitae'' – Jesús Kumate Rodríguez] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumate Rodriguez, Jesus}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Mexico]] [[Category:Mexic