Ifigenia Martínez y Hernández

Ifigenia Martha Martínez y Hernández (born 16 June 1930) is a Mexican economist, diplomat and politician from the Party of the Democratic Revolution (formerly from the Institutional Revolutionary Party). She has served as Deputy of the L, LVI and LXI Legislatures of the Mexican Congress and as Senator of the LIV Legislature representing the Federal District.[1]

Ifigenia Martínez y Hernández
Senator of the Congress of the Union Proportional representation
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2018
Deputy of the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City
In office 15 September 2016 – 31 January 2017
Deputy of the Congress of the Union Proportional representation
In office 1 September 2009 – 31 August 2012
In office 1 November 1994 – 31 August 1997
Senator of the Congress of the Union from the Federal District
In office 1 September 1988 – 31 August 1991
Preceded by	Abraham Martínez Rivero
Succeeded by	Luz Lajous Vargas
Personal details
Born	(1930-06-16) 16 June 1930 Mexico City, Mexico
Political party	PRI (1950s–1987) PRD / PT (1989–present)
Occupation	Economist, diplomat and politician

Martínez attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico as an undergraduate, studying economics. She earned a master's degree in economics from Harvard. She headed the Faculty of Economics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico from 1966 to 1970.