Sabino Hernández Téllez

Sabino Hernández Téllez (born October 29, 1940) is a Mexican politician.^[1]

Born in León, Guanajuato, Hernández Téllez became active in the student movement in Mexico. Between 1952 and 1954 he was a member of the state committee of the Nayarit Students Federation. In 1959 he became the general secretary of the Normal Students Society.^[1]

Hernández Téllez obtained a degree in history in 1964. He worked as a history teacher between 1959 and 1982, becoming a professor in history and philosophy in 1965.^[1]

He joined the Popular Socialist Party (PPS) in 1963. In 1968 he became a member of the Central Committee of the party. In 1972 he became the general secretary of the party in Nayarit.^[1]

In 1975 he was elected to the state legislature of Nayarit, but he soon renounced his seat in protest against electoral fraud. He left PPS, and in 1976 he became a founding Central Committee member of the Mexican People's Party (PPM).^[1]

He was elected to parliament in 1979 as a PPM candidate. In parliament he sat in committees on fishing, editorial affairs, federal transportation and consumer goods distribution.^[1]

In 1980 he became the coordinator of the secretariat of the Central Committee of PPM.^[1]