Indira Vizcaíno Silva (born 14 January 1987) is a Mexican politician from the Morena party. From 2009 to 2012 she served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Colima.[1] In 2021, she became the second female Governor of Colima after Griselda Álvarez, as well as the first non-PRI governor of the state in over 90 years.[2]
Indira Vizcaíno Silva | |
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Governor of Colima | |
Assumed office 1 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | José Ignacio Peralta Sánchez |
Municipal president of Cuauhtémoc, Colima | |
In office 15 October 2012 – 14 October 2015 | |
Preceded by | José de Jesús Plascencia Herrera |
Succeeded by | Rafael Mendoza Godínez |
Federal deputy at the Congress of the Union | |
In office 1 September 2009 – 31 August 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tijuana, Mexico | 14 January 1987
Political party | MORENA (since 2014) PRD (2002-2012) |
Alma mater | University of Colima |
Occupation | Politician |
The daughter of former politician Arnoldo Vizcaíno,[3] she was born in Tijuana while her father worked in the city but grew up in Colima.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ "Perfil del legislador" (in Spanish). Legislative Information System. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b Badillo, Diego (19 June 2021). "Indira Vizcaíno cumplirá el sueño de su padre y mentor político: gobernar el estado de Colima". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ ALBERTO MAGALLÓN ESTRADA. "Intento de soborno". diariodecolima.com (in Spanish). EDITORA DIARIO DE COLIMA. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Sánchez, Glenn (13 November 2021). "Presenta Arnoldo Vizcaíno libro de anécdotas en el Cecut". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2021.