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Claudia Sheinbaum | |
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 Sheinbaum in 2022 | |
| 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 | Carlos Ímaz Gispert
(m. 1987; div. 2016)Jesús María Tarriba (m. 2023) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Physics, energy engineering |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico (BS, MS, PhD) |
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| Website | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Energy conservation, energy policy, sustainable development |
| Institutions | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (born 24 June 1962) is a Mexican politician, scientist, and academic. Sheinbaum served as Head of Government of Mexico City, a position equivalent to that of a state governor, from 2018 to 2023. Elected as the candidate of the leftist Juntos Haremos Historia coalition, she was both the first woman and first Jewish person to be elected to the position. She is a candidate for President of Mexico in the 2024 Mexican general election.
From 2000 to 2006, Sheinbaum served as Secretary of the Environment under future president Andrés Manuel López Obrador during his tenure as Head of Government. Sheinbaum served as Delegational Chief of the Tlalpan borough from 2015 to 2017 and was elected to lead the Federal District in the 2018 election. Sheinbaum was elected Head of Government in the 2018 election, where she ran a campaign that emphasized curbing crime and enforcing zoning laws.[1]
A scientist by profession, Sheinbaum received her Ph.D. in energy engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). As an academic, she has authored over 100 articles and two books on energy, the environment, and sustainable development. Sheinbaum contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and in 2018 she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.[2]
On 12 June 2023, Sheinbaum resigned from her position as head of government of Mexico City to seek Morena's presidential nomination in the 2024 election. If elected, Sheinbaum would be the first woman to serve as President of Mexico.[3][4] On 6 September, Sheinbaum secured the party's nomination over her nearest rival, former foreign secretary Marcelo Ebrard.[5] Polling conducted in 2023 has found Sheinbaum to be favored in the 2024 election.[6]
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- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Mexico City mayor resigns in bid to become country's first female president". The Guardian. 12 June 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Mexico edges closer to electing first woman president". BBC News. 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. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Meet the two women vying to be Mexico's next president". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 7 September 2023.