Carlos Flores graduated from the Centro Regional de Educación Normal in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco and went on to earn a Master of Education degree from the University of Colima.
[2] He has worked as a teacher at primary, intermediate and high school level in Jalisco and Colima states.
[2] He has held a number of political posts, both in the state government and within the PRI, including acting as supervisor of secondary schools in Colima[3] and his present position as Secretary of Education, which began during the governorship of Fernando Moreno Peña in 1997.
Carlos Flores was then named interim governor by 15 votes to 10,[4] and during his brief two-month tenure from 1 November 2003,[2] new elections were held.
[4] Gustavo Vázquez prevailed a second time, and upon leaving the governorship on 31 December 2003,[5] Carlos Flores returned to his old post as the state's Secretary of Education, which he continues to hold to this day.