{{A recently appointed tourism minister in Mexico’s western Jalisco state has been assassinated, authorities have said.}}<\/p>\n
Jose de Jesus Gallegos Alvarez was shot on Saturday during a chase as he drove his car in Zapopan, outside the country’s second-largest city Guadalajara, state officials said.<\/p>\n
State Government General Secretary Arturo Zamora said a preliminary investigations indicated the attack was not related to Gallegos’ work promoting tourism in Jalisco.<\/p>\n
The attack may have had to do with his private business dealings, Zamora said.<\/p>\n
“We are working to resolve this case to the ultimate consequences,” he said. “The state will not allow such acts.”<\/p>\n
According to profile material, Gallegos, an engineer, was founder and president of Jegal Project and Construction Management, a key developer of the Mayan Resorts and several condominium towers in Guadalajara and resort cities.<\/p>\n
Jalisco attracts many tourists as the birthplace of popular Mexican traditions, including mariachi music and tequila production.<\/p>\n
Local political and police officials are often targets of assassinations in Mexico, but rarely tourism officials.<\/p>\n
President Enrique Pena Nieto has condemned the attack in his Twitter account and says he has ordered a thorough investigation.<\/p>\n
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