César Horacio Duarte Jáquez (born April 14, 1963) is a Mexican politician, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, who has twice been a federal deputy.

[2] César Duarte is currently under investigation for corruption and an arrest warrant against him and other close members of his government was issued on March 27, 2017.

[6] He became head of the Confederación Nacional Campesina [es] (National Farmers' Confederation) of Chihuahua and secretary of the organization's executive board.

[citation needed] Duarte Jáquez is accused of owning 50 different properties possibly acquired with public monies, with a value of US$200 million, in the United States.

Authorities and politicians (primarily members of the National Action Party in Chihuahua) would like to see him tried locally, particularly in light of accusations by Duarte's former Treasury Secretary, Jaime Herrera, revealed that he was personally responsible for handing out bribes to PRI loyalists.