Rebecca Vigil-Giron | |
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20th and 22nd New Mexico Secretary of State | |
In office January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2006 | |
Governor | Bill Richardson |
Preceded by | Stephanie Gonzales |
Succeeded by | Mary Herrera |
In office January 1, 1987 – December 31, 1990 | |
Governor | Garrey Carruthers |
Preceded by | Clara Padilla Jones |
Succeeded by | Stephanie Gonzales |
Personal details | |
Born | Taos, New Mexico, U.S. | September 4, 1954
Political party | Democratic |
Education | New Mexico Highlands University (BA) |
Rebecca Vigil-Giron (born September 4, 1954) is an American politician who served as the secretary of state of New Mexico from 1987 to 1990 and again from 1999 to 2006. She is the longest-serving Secretary of State in New Mexico history. In 2009, Vigil-Giron was indicted by a grand jury on several counts of embezzlement, but the charges were dropped in 2012.