[8] He began as an advisor of the National Institute of Ecology during the presidency of Ernesto Zedillo (1994-2000), working under Julia Carabias, who was head of the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources.

[9] He then became the general director of the Centro de Estudios Económicos; Quadri was also the chief of the External Financing sector in the Bank of Mexico.

[10] On 16 February 2012, the New Alliance Party (PANAL) registered Gabriel Quadri as its presidential candidate for the 2012 general election.

[17] La Jornada said that Quadri believes mediocracy is a result of Mexico's particracy and called the country's citizens to remember that they "are not condemned to vote for the same politicians and political parties" and that "alternatives exist".

[24] "The municipal police forces," Quadri said, "have over 2,500 corrupt officers around Mexico, who are poorly paid, unprepared, and penetrated by the organized crime groups.

[27] Quadri believes that this reform will allow Pemex to "compete with multinational companies" and eventually construct "petroleum bases in other countries" and "give dividends.

[30] On 20 April 2012, Quadri claimed that he was not in favor of abortion but was opposed to criminalizing women for making decisions regarding their bodies.