Marcela Guerra Castillo (born November 7, 1959) is a Mexican politician from Nuevo León, and is affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). She currently is a Congresswoman representing the Fifth Federal District of the state of Nuevo Leon in the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress.
Marcela Guerra Castillo | |
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Congresswoman 5th federal district of Nuevo Leon in the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress | |
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Assumed office September 1, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Gustavo Caballero Camargo |
Congresswoman 5th federal district of Nuevo Leon in the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress | |
In office September 1, 2003 – September 1, 2006 |
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Preceded by | Eloy Cantú Segovia |
Succeeded by | Gustavo Caballero Camargo |
Congresswoman 8th local district of Nuevo Leon in the LXIX State Legislature | |
In office September 1, 2000 – September 1, 2003 |
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Personal details | |
Born | July 11, 1959 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico |
Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) |
Alma mater | ITESM B.A. |
Profession | Business Administration |
Religion | Catholic |
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Marcela Guerra was born on November 7, 1959 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, she studied at the Monterrey Institute of Technology where she graduated from the Business Administration School.[1] With studies in Civilization History at the Institut Catholique de Paris in France. She is married to Mentor Tijerina, renowned political consultant and professor of political science from the Mexican State of Nuevo Leon.[2]
She began her professional career in the public service as the head of different cultural institutions of Nuevo León including the Monterrey City Theater, she served as director of the extinct Museum of History of Nuevo León from 1991 to 1994, and then she served as subhead of the Monterrey Museum of Mexican History.
In 1977 she became a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), where she has held the following positions [3]:
She has been five times candidate for his political party running for office, two times for the state Congress (1997 y 2000), Two times for the federal Congress (2003 y 2009) and one for the Senate. (2006).
From 2000 to 2003 she was a State Congresswoman ath the LXIX Legislature of the State Congress, representing the 8th District from the city of Monterrey. She was in charge of the following commissions:
From 2003 to 2006 she was a federal Congresswoman on the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the 5th district of the state of Nuevo Leon. She was in charge of the following commissions:
She currently is serving her term as Congresswoman in the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the 5th district of the state of Nuevo Leon. Where she currently serves on the following committees:
She is also a member of the Center of Studies for the advance of women and gender equity.
As a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union she has participated in several international forums legislating in favor of women.
She is the author of the books Crisol del temple, la historia de la fundidora de hierro y acero de Monterrey.[4]