▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Society ▁of ▁Geography ▁and ▁Statistics , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁again ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Con ver gence ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁M ald on ado ▁Ven eg as ▁left ▁the ▁P RI ▁after ▁ 2 6 ▁years ▁and ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Con ver gence ▁party . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁had ▁joined ▁Con ver gence ▁and ▁represented ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁proportional ▁representation ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁L IX ▁Legisl ature ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Congress . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁vice ▁coordin ator ▁of ▁the ▁Con ver gence ▁parliament ary ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁Social ▁Communic ation ▁Commission . ▁He ▁addition ally ▁sat ▁on ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁comm issions : ▁Bud get ▁and ▁Public ▁Account s , ▁Constitution al ▁Point s , ▁Special ▁for ▁State ▁Reform , ▁Special ▁on ▁Perm its ▁for ▁Games ▁and ▁Lot ter ies , ▁Special ▁on ▁Cor ruption ▁of ▁Public ▁Official s ▁in ▁Mor el os , ▁Public ▁Security , ▁and ▁Special ▁for ▁Pl anning ▁for ▁the ▁Future ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁national ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁strategy ▁and ▁political ▁development , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁M ald on ado ▁Ven eg as ▁became ▁the ▁national ▁president ▁of ▁Con ver gence ▁for