Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | |
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.jpg) Sheinbaum in 2024 | |
| 66th President of Mexico | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Head of Government of Mexico City | |
| In office 5 December 2018 – 16 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | José Ramón Amieva |
| Succeeded by | Martí Batres |
| Mayor of Tlalpan | |
| In office 1 October 2015 – 6 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Héctor Hugo Hernández Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Hernández Palacios |
| Secretary of the Environment of Mexico City | |
| In office 5 December 2000 – 15 May 2006 | |
| Head of Government | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Vega López |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo 24 June 1962 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Morena (since 2014) |
| Other political affiliations | Party of the Democratic Revolution (1989–2014) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Carlos Sheinbaum Yoselevitz (father) Annie Pardo Cemo (mother) |
| Residence | National Palace |
| Education | National Autonomous University of Mexico (BS, MS, PhD) |
| Signature |  |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Energy conservation, energy policy, sustainable development |
| Institutions | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo[a] (born 24 June 1962) is a Mexican politician, scientist, and academic who has served as the 66th president of Mexico since 2024, becoming the first woman to hold the office.[2][3][4] She previously served as Head of Government of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023.
A scientist by profession, Sheinbaum received her Doctor of Philosophy in energy engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She has authored over 100 articles and two books on energy, the environment, and sustainable development. She contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and, in 2018, was named one of BBC's 100 Women.[5]
In 1989, Sheinbaum joined the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). From 2000 to 2006, Sheinbaum served as secretary of the environment in Mexico City under Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who was then head of government. In 2014, she left the PRD and joined López Obrador's splinter movement, Morena. She was mayor of the Tlalpan borough from 2015 to 2017. She was elected head of government of Mexico City in the 2018 election, where she ran a campaign that emphasized curbing crime and enforcing zoning laws.[6]
In June 2023, Sheinbaum resigned from her position as head of the city government to seek Morena's presidential nomination in the 2024 election. In September 2023, she secured the party's nomination over her closest opponent, former foreign secretary Marcelo Ebrard.[7] In June 2024, Sheinbaum won the general election in a landslide against the National Action Party (PAN) candidate Xóchitl Gálvez. She assumed office on 1 October 2024.[8]
- ^ "Claudia: El Documental". Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Madry, Kylie; Valentine, Hilaire (2 June 2024). "Mexico's Sheinbaum poised to become first woman president". Reuters.
- ^ "Mexico's likely next president would be its first leader with a Jewish background". AP News. 22 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Ruling leftist party candidate Sheinbaum elected Mexico's first female president". 3 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Mexico City's 1st Elected Female Mayor Takes Office". VOA. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party's presidential candidate". ABC News. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Bernal, Rafael (1 October 2024). "Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as North America's first female head of state". The Hill. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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