Marisela Morales (Attorney General of Mexico)

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

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
Marisela Morales Ibáñez

(1970-03-01) 1 March 1970 (age 54)
Mexico City[1]
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
AwardsInternational Women of Courage Award (2011)

Life

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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 31 March 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.[citation needed] 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

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  1. ^ a b Simonnet, Carole (7 April 2011). "Alistan ratificación de Morales en PGR" (in Spanish). Agencia Reforma. Retrieved 13 April 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. ^ a b Malkin, Elizabeth (31 March 2011). "Mexico: Woman Picked to Fight Cartels". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  4. ^ Llana, Sara Miller (1 April 2011). "Mexico, long lagging in gender equality, nominates first female attorney general". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards". 30 June 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2017.