Margarita Arellanes Cervantes
| Margarita Arellanes Cervantes | |
|---|---|
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| Mayor of Monterrey, Mexico | |
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Assumed office 2012 | |
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| Political party | PAN[1] |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Margarita Arellanes Cervantes is a Mexican politician born in Monterrey affiliated to the National Action Party.
In 2012 she won the Monterrey municipal elections and became the first female Mayor of Monterrey.[2]
Arellanes was elected for a 3-year term but in December 2014 left office to seek her party nomination as the PAN candidate for the 2015 Gubernatorial election. Arellanes began the internal race as the favorite candidate but after losing support from different party leader she was defeated by candidate Felipe de Jesús Cantú Rodríguez. In March 2015 she took office again to finish her term as Mayor of Monterrey.
References
- ↑ "Mayoress sends marines onto streets of Monterrey". Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ Tamayo, Carlos. "Margarita Arellanes es ya primera alcaldesa de Monterrey (EN:"Margarita Arellanes is now first woman mayor of Monterrey")". Terra Noticias. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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