Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alberto P. León

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The result was Keep. Michig (talk) 06:27, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Alberto P. León[edit]

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PROD was removed by creator. The page reads like a puff piece and has zero sources. Meatsgains (talk) 02:08, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep A Google Books search and a standard Google search produces many high quality hits that verify that this Mexican physician held high governmental and professional society positions during his long and distinguished career. Using the word "puffery" to describe an article about such a person who was born in 1909 is not appropriate. Far better to spend a few minutes adding a couple of references to the article than to try to delete it. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 03:22, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I have began to add sources. Sadly this significant doctor is not as well remembered today as he ought to be, especially in the English-speaking world. It is not a puff piece when the truth is stated. Leon was the leading expert in Mexican public health circles in the mid-20th century.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:46, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment One thing that is not clear from the article is if Leon was secretary of health of Mexico, or held a lower position within the Secretariate of Health. Our article on that says it dates back to 1938, but only provides a list of secretaries since about 1982.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:51, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
More info After a better search of sources, it appears to me that Alberto P. Leon's appointment as Secretary of Health in 1939 was an appointment to a Mexican cabinet position, so this alone would make him pass notability for a politician.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:57, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep. I agree that his appointment to a ministerial position would tend to make me agree that he's notable. I notice that there is no banner on the article asking for further references. My inclination would be to keep with a "please help with references" banner, and if anyone cares, also check the Spanish language version to see if there are better references than the ones in English. VanEman (talk) 17:01, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:54, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:54, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Mexico-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:54, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Referencing improvement is definitely needed here, but having served in the cabinet is an WP:NPOL pass. Keep and tag for refimprove. Bearcat (talk) 15:30, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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