Ifigenia Martha Martínez y Hernández (born 16 June 1930) is a Mexican economist, diplomat, and politician serving as the president of the Chamber of Deputies since 2024. Throughout her career, she has been affiliated with various political parties, including the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), and the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
Ifigenia Martínez y Hernández | |
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| President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Marcela Guerra Castillo |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies Proportional representation | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2024 | |
| In office 1 September 2009 – 31 August 2012 | |
| In office 1 November 1994 – 31 August 1997 | |
| Senator of the Republic Proportional representation | |
| In office 1 September 2018 – 31 August 2024 | |
| Deputy of the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City Proportional representation | |
| In office 15 September 2016 – 31 January 2017 | |
| Senator of the Republic from the Federal District Second formula | |
| In office 1 September 1988 – 31 October 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Martínez Rivero |
| Succeeded by | Luz Lajous Vargas |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies from the Federal District's 22nd district | |
| In office 1 September 1976 – 31 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo González Cosío Díaz |
| Succeeded by | Enrique González Flores |
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| Born | 16 June 1930 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Morena (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Party of the Democratic Revolution (1989–2018) Institutional Revolutionary Party (1966–1988) |
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Martínez completed her undergraduate studies in economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and later earned a master's degree in economics from Harvard University. From 1966 to 1970, she led the Faculty of Economics at UNAM.
Alongside Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas and Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, she founded the Party of the Democratic Revolution. She has been elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1976,[1] 1994,[2] 2009,[3] and 2024,[4] and to the Senate in 1988 for the Federal District and in 2018 through proportional representation.[5]
References
edit- ^ For the PRI, in the Federal District's 22nd. "Legislatura 50" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ For the PRD, as a plurinominal deputy. "Legislatura 56" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ For the PT, as a plurinominal deputy. "Perfil: Dip. Ifigenia Martha Martínez y Hernández, Legislatura LXI". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ For Morena, as a plurinominal deputy. "Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Nacional Electoral por el que se asignan a los partidos las diputaciones que les corresponden para el periodo 2024–2027" (PDF). INE. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Perfil: Sen. Ifigenia Martha Martínez y Hernández, LXIV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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