María Teresa Herrera
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María Teresa Herrera Tello (b. October 15, 1956 in Santiago, Nuevo León) is a Mexican lawyer. She served in the cabinet of President Vicente Fox as Secretary of the Agrarian Reform (2000 – 2003).
Herrera Tello graduated as a valedictorian with a bachelor's degree in law from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León.
She was the first woman in the history of Nuevo León to become a magistrate in the state's Superior Court of Justice (in Spanish: Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Nuevo León). Eventually she presided over the court and was reelected four consecutive times.
She served as secretary of the agrarian reform (Secretaria de la Reforma Agraria) from December 1, 2000 until April 5, 2003, when she was appointed legal councilor to the Mexican president. On November 18, 2004 she was appointed councilor to the Federal Judicature Council (Consejo Federal de la Judicatura).
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| Preceded by Nicolas Díaz Obregón |
President of the Superior Court of Justice of Nuevo León 1996-1999 |
Succeeded by Enrique Guzmán Benavides |
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