Later on he headed the local branch of the Revolutionary Institutional Party , joined the cabinet of Manuel Cavazos Lerma as state secretary of finance .
Later on he served as governor of Tamaulipas ( 1999 -- 2004 ) .
Later on he headed the local branch of the Revolutionary Institutional Party , joined the cabinet of Manuel Cavazos Lerma as state secretary of finance and served as governor of Tamaulipas ( 1999 -- 2004 ) .