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Olga Sánchez Cordero
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Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero Dávila (born 16 July 1947) is a Mexican politician and former jurist. She served as Secretary of the Interior of Mexico under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from 2018 to 2021, becoming the first woman to serve in the position.[1]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez Cordero and the second or maternal family name is Dávila.
Quick Facts President of the Senate, Preceded by ...
Olga Sánchez Cordero | |
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President of the Senate | |
In office 1 September 2021 – 30 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar |
Succeeded by | Alejandro Armenta Mier |
Secretary of the Interior of Mexico | |
In office 1 December 2018 – 26 August 2021 | |
President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
Preceded by | Alfonso Navarrete Prida |
Succeeded by | Adán Augusto López |
Senator of Mexico Proportional representation | |
Assumed office 26 August 2021 | |
Preceded by | Jesusa Rodríguez |
In office 1 September 2018 – 29 November 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Jesusa Rodríguez |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation | |
In office 26 January 1995 – 30 November 2015 | |
Appointed by | Ernesto Zedillo |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Norma Lucía Piña Hernández |
Personal details | |
Born | Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero Dávila (1947-07-16) 16 July 1947 (age 77) Mexico City, Mexico |
Political party | National Regeneration Movement |
Spouse | Eduardo García Villegas |
Children | 3 |
Education | National Autonomous University of Mexico (LLB) |
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From 1995 to 2015, she was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Justice, Mexico's highest federal court.[2] A member of Morena, she is currently a member of the Senate of Mexico, and served as President of the Senate from 2021 to 2022.