Margarita González Saravia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González Saravia and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.
Margarita González Saravia
Governor of Morelos
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2024
Preceded bySamuel Sotelo Salgado
Personal details
Born
Margarita González Saravia Calderón

(1956-06-13) 13 June 1956 (age 68)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyMorena
SpouseMaye Villa
Alma materNational Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy

Margarita González Saravia Calderón (born June 13, 1956) is a Mexican politician and businesswoman, and a member of the Morena party. From October 2020 to July 2023 she was general director of the National Lottery for Public Assistance.[1] She is the governor of Morelos after winning the 2024 election, making her the first woman to govern the state.

Early years

Margarita González Saravia was born in Mexico City on June 13, 1956, and grew up in the state of Morelos.[1] She studied a degree in tourism planning through the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval).[2] As a businesswoman, she has been dedicated to the tourism industry in the state of Morelos. She was president of the State Association of Spas and Water Parks of Morelos.[3]

Political career

She was a founding member of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) and the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party.[4] In 1974 she founded the Union of Popular Colonies of the Valley of Mexico, as well as the Union of Rural Workers and the National Coordinating Committee Plan de Ayala.[5] From May 2010 to September 2012 she was undersecretary of tourism for the state of Morelos in the cabinet of PAN governor Marco Adame Castillo.[6]

From 2015 to 2018 she was part of the cabinet of the municipal president of Cuernavaca, Cuauhtémoc Blanco. In that administration, she held the position of secretary of economic development and undersecretary of tourism.[7] Subsequently, when Cuauhtémoc Blanco assumed the position of governor of Morelos, González Saravia joined his cabinet as secretary of tourism and culture, from October 1, 2018, to October 1, 2020.[8]

In October 2020, González Saravia was appointed as general director of the National Lottery for Public Assistance by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.[1] In July 2023 she left the position to seek her party's candidacy for the governorship of Morelos.[9] On November 10, 2023, Morena selected González Saravia as its candidate for the 2024 state elections,[10] which she won with over 48% of the vote.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Flores, Guadalupe. "¿Quién es Margarita González Saravia?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "Margarita González Saravia Calderón" (PDF). Secretaría de Cultura del Estado de Morelos. 2019-05-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ "Margarita González Saravia". www.margaritagonzalezsaravia.mx. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ^ "Margarita González Saravia liderará la Cuarta Transformación en Morelos". www.poresto.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. ^ "¿Quién es Margarita González, candidata a gobernadora por Morena en Morelos?". El Financiero (in Spanish). 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  6. ^ "Nombran a Margarita González Saravia como subsecretaria operativa de Turismo estatal". La Unión de Morelos (in European Spanish). 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  7. ^ "Quién es Margarita González Saravia, la nueva directora de Lotenal". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  8. ^ "Quién es Margarita González, directora general de la Lotería Nacional". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  9. ^ "¿Quién es Margarita González Saravia, pre candidata de Morena al gobierno de Morelos?". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  10. ^ Arellano, Jessica. "Margarita González es la candidata de Morena a la gubernatura". El Sol de Cuernavaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  11. ^ Miranda, Justino (9 June 2024). "Margarita González Saravia recibe constancia de mayoría en Morelos". El Universal. Retrieved 14 December 2024.