Ana Teresa Aranda Orozco (born January 26, 1954, in León,

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) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party who served as Director of the DIF (the "National System for Integral Family Development") from 2000 to 2006. In January 2006

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designated her

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Political career

Aranda has been an active member of the National Action Party in the state of

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. From 1995 to 1998 she served as state president of the PAN. In 1998 she unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Puebla and in the 2000 elections she unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the

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. In the 2021 mid-terms she was elected to the

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to represent

's 9th district during the

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. She sought election as one of Puebla's senators in the 2024 Senate election, occupying the second place on the ''

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'' coalition's two-name formula. She was not elected, although Néstor Camarillo Medina of the

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(PRI), running as the first name on the same formula, was.

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1954 births Living people Politicians from León, Guanajuato National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Secretaries of social development of Mexico Aranda Orozco Women secretaries of state of Mexico 21st-century Mexican politicians 21st-century Mexican women politicians {{Mexico-politician-NationalAction-stub