u ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁active ▁P AN ▁member ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁municipal ▁president ▁of ▁M ér ida . ▁A bre u ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Governor ▁Pat ric io ▁Pat r ón ▁L avi ada ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Social ▁Development . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁A bre u ▁cont ested ▁for ▁the ▁P AN ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Y uc at án ; ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁P AN ▁prim aries ▁defe ating ▁Ana ▁Rosa ▁Pay án ▁and ▁Luis ▁Cor rea ▁M ena . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁New ▁Alliance ▁party ▁showed ▁support ▁for ▁A bre u ▁by ▁nomin ating ▁him ▁as ▁their ▁" common ▁candidate " ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁government . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁X avier ▁A bre u ▁was ▁the ▁candidate ▁for ▁both ▁P AN ▁and ▁Nueva ▁Ali anza . ▁A bre u ▁lost ▁the ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Institution al ▁Revolution ary ▁Party ▁candidate ▁I v onne ▁Or te ga . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Camp aign ▁site ▁of ▁X avier ▁A bre u ▁State ▁P AN ▁site ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : National ▁Action ▁Party ▁( M ex ico ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : May ors ▁of