Marisela Morales (lawyer)

Marisela Morales Ibáñez is a Mexican lawyer who served as Attorney General of Mexico in 2011.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Ibañez.
Marisela Morales
Morales in 2011
Attorney General of Mexico
In office
1 April 2011 – 30 November 2011
PresidentFelipe Calderón
Preceded byArturo Chávez
Succeeded byJesús Murillo Karam
Personal details
Born (1970-03-01) March 1, 1970
Mexico City[1]
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
AwardsInternational Women of Courage Award (2011)

Life

She was born in Mexico City and graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with a degree in law before completing a master's degree in criminal science from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences.[2] On March 31, 2011, she was appointed by President Felipe Calderón to replace Arturo Chávez as the Attorney General of Mexico.[3] Upon being confirmed by the Senate,[1] she became the 42nd Attorney General, and the first woman to hold the position.[3] Prior to her appointment to the office of Attorney General, she served as the Assistant Attorney General for Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime. She has been praised for her work by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama, and received the 2011 International Women of Courage Award.[4][5]

References
  1. Simonnet, Carole (April 7, 2011). "Alistan ratificación de Morales en PGR" (in Spanish). Agencia Reforma. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  2. Attorney General of Mexico (7 April 2011). "Marisela Morales, Titular de la Procuraduría General de la República" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. Malkin, Elizabeth (March 31, 2011). "Mexico: Woman Picked to Fight Cartels". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  4. Llana, Sara Miller (April 1, 2011). "Mexico, long lagging in gender equality, nominates first female attorney general". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  5. "Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards". 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2017-03-09.


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