Meet Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the woman who will assume the leadership of the Government of Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo made history in Mexico by becoming the first elected prime minister in a traditionally macho country.

Although Rosario Robles was in 2000 when Cuahtemoc Cárdenas resigned to run as a presidential candidate, Sheinbaum Pardo is the first elected by popular vote in a presidential election.

This Mexican of Jewish origin defends a vision of inclusion on the left

Sheinbaum Pardo has a degree in physics and specializes in genetic engineering. The current head of government has also been a teacher, so that education and social justice have always been the axis of his political life.

"We will lead a democratic government that makes this city a city of rights, a city that promotes social rights and respects human rights and the dignity of people," they said after triumph. Expressions that give a clear picture of his political vision.

The new head of government in Mexico City also studied energy engineering. Shortly after graduating as an engineer, he traveled to California to conduct research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory .

With her promise to win a "Republican austerity", this 56-year-old woman is engaged in the struggle for social causes.

Sheinbaum Pardo is interested in politics in 1968. She is barely a girl and participates with her mother in the student movement of the time. At the time, she was only 6 years old, but she began to see the pbadion with which her mother defended the demands for better educational conditions and began to absorb feelings for social justice as early as younger age.

When he entered the Faculty of Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), he was part of the University Students Council, which was launched in order to improve the quality of life. avoid privatization of the academic institution. Privatization would result in the elimination of free education.

In 1987, after a day of strikes, the so-called "Carpizo Plan" collapsed, which he described as one of his first triumphs. The plan referred to then rector of the University, Jorge Carpizo McGregor, who wanted to implement reforms to impose quotas on students through the document Strength and Weakness of UNAM .

Following this movement, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) was formed in 1989, a movement led by great left-wing leaders such as Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Ifigenia Martínez, Porfirio Muñoz Ledo and Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

It is with the founding of the Democratic Revolution Party that he initiated the close relationship with the now-elected president.

When López Obrador was head of government, she appointed him secretary of Environment of the Federal District, position she held for nearly six years. During this period, he directed the construction of the second floor of Periférico, the first Metrobus line at Insurgentes and the first confined lane for bicycles in Paseo de la Reforma .

In 2006, she resigned to become the spokesperson for López Obrador during her first attempt to become president. After the defeat of Obrador was appointed Secretary of Defense National Heritage of the so-called "Legitimate Government".

In April 2008, he began coordinating the Petroleum Defense Movement. With a group of allies formed women's brigades that were called "Adelitas" in tribute to women who participated in the Mexican revolution. They carried out intense mobilizations of peaceful civil resistance outside the Senate of the Republic by rejecting the short time proposed for legislating and debating the nation's energy reform and against the alleged attempt to privatize PEMEX

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Sheinbaum Pardo's fate seemed to change again in 2012 with López Obrador's second attempt to reach the presidential chair. The current president had offered him the Ministry of the Environment and Nartural Resources, but he did not do it either.

However, with the birth of Morena in 2015, she became a delegate of Tlalpan. While he was in charge of the city's largest delegation, he opened 21 cyber schools, centers for remote education access for all ages. These centers serve young people who wish to finish their studies.

On the other hand, implemented a method of replacing the hydraulic system in the region of Ajusco to bring water to the poorest areas.

His stance against the anti-immigrant and zero-tolerance policies of US President Donald Trump has resonated around the world. She declares herself a defender of Mexicans both inside and outside the country.

Although their proposals satisfy some in theory, many fear that in practice they will fail. Sheinbaum Pardo has been widely criticized for her left-wing positions.

Beyond the controversy, his plan is based on that of the president-elect who repeatedly reiterated that he would eliminate corruption and bring positive change to Mexico.

Her detractors believe that she and Lopez Obrador will lead Mexico to the past.

For now, just wait.