Beatriz Paredes Rangel

Beatriz Elena Paredes Rangel (born 18 August 1953) is a Mexican politician who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[2] She was the first woman to serve as Governor of Tlaxcala and the second woman to serve as a state governor in Mexican history.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Rangel.
Beatriz Paredes
President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
In office
4 March 2007 – 4 March 2011
Preceded byMariano Palacios Alcocer
Succeeded byHumberto Moreira Valdés
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 September 2001 – 15 December 2002
Preceded byRicardo García Cervantes
Succeeded byEric Eber Villanueva Mukul
In office
1 October 1985 – 31 October 1985
Preceded byEliseo Mendoza Berrueto
Succeeded byBlas Chumacero
In office
1 September 1979 – 30 September 1979
Preceded byAntonio Riva Palacio
Succeeded byFidel Herrera Beltrán
Ambassador of Mexico to Cuba
In office
6 February 1993 – 26 February 1993
PresidentCarlos Salinas de Gortari
Preceded byMario Moya Palencia
Succeeded byCarlos Tello Macías
Governor of Tlaxcala
In office
15 January 1987 – 11 April 1992[1]
Preceded byTulio Hernández Gómez
Succeeded bySamuel Quiroz de la Vega
Personal details
Born (1953-08-18) 18 August 1953
San Esteban Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary

Paredes Rangel studied Sociology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) graduated in sociology with honoring mention in 2016[4] She began her political career at the age of 21 as a Tlaxcala state deputy (1974–77) and then served as advisor for the Governor of Tlaxcala (1978–80). In 1982 she was appointed Undersecretary for Agrarian Reform and from 1987 to 1992 she served as Governor of Tlaxcala.[5] She has also served in the Chamber of Deputies, in the Senate and President Carlos Salinas appointed her Ambassador to Cuba in 1993. She was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 2001–2002.[6]

In the 2006 Federal District election she ran for Head of Government (mayor) of Mexico City, representing an alliance of the PRI and the PVEM; she lost the election against Marcelo Ebrard.

Paredes has occupied different positions in the PRI, mostly representing the rural and indigenous wings of the party. She served as general secretary of the PRI and ran for the presidency of her party but lost to Roberto Madrazo. In 2007, she ran again for the party's presidency and won by a large margin. Paredes has also expressed her support for the recognition of same-sex unions in Mexico in 2010 after Mexico City legalized same sex marriage.[7]

On 5 October 2009 she publicly acknowledged her interest in running for President of Mexico in 2012 and her pro-choice stand on abortion issues.[2] She was previously the ambassador of Mexico in Brazil.[8] She is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank the Inter-American Dialogue.

References
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  1. "Galería de Gobernadores de Tlaxcala" (in Spanish). Gobierno de Tlaxcala. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  2. "Paredes admite que podría ser candidata en 2012". El Universal (in Spanish). Madrid. EFE. 9 October 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  3. "Beatriz Paredes" (PDF) (in Spanish). Asociación de Bancos de México. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  4. Osorno, Juana (16 June 2010). "Beatriz Paredes quiere titularse" [Beatriz Paredes wants to graduate]. El Universal (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. "Panelist, The Changing Role of Political Parties: Beatriz Paredes Rangel". The University of Chicago International House. 2004. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  6. Enciclopedia Política de México 9 Tomo V. (PDF). Senade de la República - Instituto Belisario Domínguez. 2010.
  7. Video on YouTube
  8. "Brasil". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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