ator ▁of ▁planning ▁and ▁organization ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁president ial ▁campaign . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁after ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Ern esto ▁Z ed illo ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁as ▁a ▁president ial ▁advis er , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁technical ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter secret arial ▁Commission ▁for ▁the ▁F ost ering ▁of ▁Federal ism . ▁His ▁time ▁in ▁SE G OB ▁was ▁not ew orth y ▁as ▁it ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁meet ings ▁between ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Z apat ista ▁Army ▁of ▁National ▁Liber ation ▁( E Z L N ) ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁government ; ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁mess enger ▁to ▁the ▁E Z L N ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁meeting . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁P RI ' s ▁national ▁secretary ▁of ▁planning ▁and ▁propag anda . ▁After ▁brief ▁st ints ▁in ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁Social ▁Development ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ar id ▁Z ones ▁Commission , ▁M ald on ado ▁returned ▁to ▁P RI ▁service ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁president ial ▁elections . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁adj unct ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁party ▁and ▁an ▁adj unct ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁president ial ▁campaign . ▁Also ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁M ald on ado ▁served ▁two ▁three - year ▁terms ▁as ▁president