Laura Itzel Castillo

Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez (born 16 November 1957) is a Mexican architect and politician from the Labor Party. She served as Deputy of the LVII and LXI Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District.[1]

Laura Itzel Castillo
Portrait of Laura Itzel Castillo
Born (1957-11-16) 16 November 1957
Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality Mexico
Occupation(s)Architect and politician
Political party PT

In 2000, she was appointed Secretary of Urban Development and Housing of the Federal District by the head of government, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and remained in that position until 2005, when she resigned to join López Obrador's campaign for the presidency. When López Obrador formed the so-called legitimate government, he appointed her to the position of Secretary of Human Settlements and Housing as of 2006, in 2009 she left that position when she was elected again as a federal deputy to the LXI Legislature by proportional representation, nominated by the Labor Party.

Laura Itzel Castillo is the daughter of the renowned leftist leader and Mexican engineer Heberto Castillo; her brother, Heberto Castillo Juárez, was the head of the Coyoacán delegation from 2006 to 2009.

References
  1. "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 13 December 2014.


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