Ruth Zavaleta Salgado (born August 27, 1966) is a Mexican politician. She was affiliated with the

Party of the Democratic Revolution The Party of the Democratic Revolution (, , PRD) is a state-level social democracy, social democratic political party in Mexico (previously national, until 2024). The PRD originated from the Democratic Current, a political faction formed in 198 ...

(PRD) until November 2009 but changed and is currently part of the

Ecologist Green Party of Mexico The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (, , PVEM or PVE) is a green political party in Mexico. Founded in 1986, the party is associated with Jorge González Torres and his son Jorge Emilio González Martínez. It has seldom gotten more than 10% of ...

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/ref> She is a founding member of the PRD and the first female PRD politician to serve as

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2007-2008.

Personal life and education

Zavaleta holds a

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from the

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(UNAM).

Political career

In 1989 Zavaleta was one of the founders of the PRD. In 1997 Cuauhtemoc Cárdenas designated her as Secretary of Social Development in the government of the

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; she then served (1998–2000) as Secretary of Finance in the Mexican Federal District. From 2000 to 2003 she served in the

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. In 2003 she was elected borough mayor (''Jefe Delegacional'') of

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. In 2006 Zavaleta won a seat in the

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; hence she was serving during the

LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LX Legislature (60th session) of the Congress of Mexico met from September 1, 2006, to September 1, 2009. All members of both the lower and upper houses of Congress were elected in the elections of July 2006. Members of the LX Legislatur ...

. In 2007 she was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies Directive Board for the second year of the LX Legislature (September 2007–August 2008).

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