Ruth Zavaleta
Ruth Zavaleta Salgado | |
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President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
Assumed office 30 August 2007 | |
Preceded by | María Elena Álvarez Bernal |
4th Jefe Delegacional of Venustiano Carranza | |
In office 2003–2005 | |
Preceded by | María Guadalupe Morales Rubio |
Succeeded by | Rocío Barrera Badillo |
Personal details | |
Born |
27 August 1966 Mexico City |
Nationality | Mexican |
Political party | Ecologist Green Party of Mexico |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Profession | Sociology |
Ruth Zavaleta Salgado (born August 27, 1966) is a Mexican politician. She was affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) until November 2009 [1] but changed and is currently part of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico.[2] She is a founding member of the PRD and the first female PRD politician to serve as President of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies.
Personal life and education
Zavaleta holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
Political career
In 1989 Zavaleta was one of the founders of the PRD. In 1997 Cuauhtemoc Cárdenas designated her as Secretary of Social Development in the government of the Mexican Federal District; she then served (1998–2000) as Secretary of Finance in the Mexican Federal District.
From 2000 to 2003 she served in the Legislative Assembly of the Mexican Federal District. In 2003 she was elected borough mayor (Jefe Delegacional) of Venustiano Carranza.
In 2006 Zavaleta won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico; hence she was serving during the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress. She helped Mr Felipe Calderon to get power by betraying her political party. In 2007 she was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies Directive Board for the second year of the LX Legislature (September 2007–August 2008).
References
- ↑ http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=471524 Cronica 25 November 2009 Mexican Journal.
- ↑ Ecological Green Party of Mexico Official Website
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by María Elena Álvarez Bernal |
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by César Duarte Jáquez |
Preceded by María Guadalupe Morales Rubio |
Jefe Delegacional of Venustiano Carranza 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Rocío Barrera Badillo |