Angélica Araujo Lara
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Angélica del Rosario Araujo Lara (aŋˈxelika ðel roˈsaɾjo aˈɾauxo ˈlaɾa) – (Tixkokob
, Yucatán
, June 21, 1964) – is the current municipal president
of Mérida
, Yucatán
. She is the first architect
and the second woman to hold the office.
She is also, the first woman member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
to rule the city. With her election, she ended up with 19 years of government of National Action Party
in Mérida.
) and María del Rosario Lara Báez.
She studied architecture at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
. She began her professional activities in the Comisión Ordenadora del Uso del Suelo del Estado de Yucatán (Commission of order of the use of land of the State of Yucatán) and then she practiced her profession as self-employed.
, Ivonne Ortega
appointed her as managing director of the Instituto de Vivienda del Estado de Yucatán (Housing Institute of the State of Yucatán), position she held until 2009, when she resigned to be nominated candidate to federal deputy
by Third Federal Electoral District of Yucatán
, in which she was elected to the period 2009 - 2012 in the LXI Legislature of the Congress of the Union
.
On December 16, 2010, Yucatán's PRI announced her nomination as candidate of unity to the mayorship of Mérida; thus, on January 6, 2010 she asked and obtained a leave as member of the Chamber of Deputies.
On May 21, 2010 she received the document that appointed her as winner in the elections of May 16. On July 1 she took office as municipal president (mayor) of Mérida.
In September 2010, she and the governor Ivonne Ortega, led "Tócate", a campaign against breast cancer.
Tixkokob
Tixkokob is a town in the Mexican state of Yucatán, located in the north central part of the state. It is the seat of the municipality of Tixkokob and is located about 24 miles east of the city of Mérida...
, Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
, June 21, 1964) – is the current municipal president
Municipal president
A presidente municipal is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. The position is comparable to the county executive of a county in the United States or to the mayor of a city in the United States, although the jurisdiction of a presidente municipal includes not only a city but the...
of Mérida
Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
, Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
. She is the first architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and the second woman to hold the office.
She is also, the first woman member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
to rule the city. With her election, she ended up with 19 years of government of National Action Party
National Action Party
National Action Party may mean:*National Action Party *National Action Party *National Action Party *National Action Party...
in Mérida.
Early life and career
Angélica Araujo was born on July 21, 1964 in Tixkokob, Yucatán. Her parents are Humberto Araujo Hernández (r.i.pRest in peace
"Rest in peace" is a short epitaph or idiomatic expression wishing eternal rest and peace to someone who has died. The expression typically appears on headstones, often abbreviated as "RIP"...
) and María del Rosario Lara Báez.
She studied architecture at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
The Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán , or UADY, is an autonomous public university in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, with its central campuses located in the state capital of Mérida...
. She began her professional activities in the Comisión Ordenadora del Uso del Suelo del Estado de Yucatán (Commission of order of the use of land of the State of Yucatán) and then she practiced her profession as self-employed.
Political career
In 2007, the governor of YucatánGovernor of Yucatán
According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, the exercise of the Executive Power of this Mexican state is placed in a single individual, that Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán who is chosen for a period of 6 years and is not...
, Ivonne Ortega
Ivonne Ortega Pacheco
Ivonne Aracelly Ortega Pacheco is a Mexican politician from Yucatán affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party and the current Governor of Yucatán. She is Yucatan's first elected female governor, although the second to serve, after Dulce María Sauri who served as interim governor from...
appointed her as managing director of the Instituto de Vivienda del Estado de Yucatán (Housing Institute of the State of Yucatán), position she held until 2009, when she resigned to be nominated candidate to federal deputy
Deputy (legislator)
A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.-List of countries:This is an list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates....
by Third Federal Electoral District of Yucatán
Third Federal Electoral District of Yucatán
The Third Federal Electoral District of Yucatán is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of five such districts in the state of Yucatán.It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each...
, in which she was elected to the period 2009 - 2012 in the LXI Legislature of the Congress of the Union
LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress
The LXI Legislature of the Congress of Mexico meets from September 1, 2009, to August 31, 2012. Members of the upper house of the Congress were selected in the elections of July 2006 while members of the lower house of the Congress were selected in the elections of July 2009....
.
On December 16, 2010, Yucatán's PRI announced her nomination as candidate of unity to the mayorship of Mérida; thus, on January 6, 2010 she asked and obtained a leave as member of the Chamber of Deputies.
On May 21, 2010 she received the document that appointed her as winner in the elections of May 16. On July 1 she took office as municipal president (mayor) of Mérida.
In September 2010, she and the governor Ivonne Ortega, led "Tócate", a campaign against breast cancer.