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(Morena). Currently serving as governor of Veracruz, she was the

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in the government of President

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from 2018 to 2023; previously, she was a federal deputy for the 11th district of Veracruz, based in

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, and coordinator of her party's parliamentary group in the

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. After winning the 2024 election, she was sworn in as the first woman governor of Veracruz on 1 December the same year.

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Living people 1964 births 21st-century Mexican women politicians Morena (political party) politicians Cabinet of Andrés Manuel López Obrador Secretaries of energy of Mexico Politicians from Zacatecas Deputies of the LXIII Legislature of Mexico Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Autonomous University of Zacatecas alumni Senators of the LXIV and LXV Legislatures of Mexico Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Veracruz Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Veracruz Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Governors of Veracruz {{Mexico-politician-NationalRegeneration-stub