Episode 2589
Claudia Sheinbaum
Tue, 2024-Jun-04 01:35 UTC
Length - 2:38
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With 997,390 views on Monday, 3 June 2024 our article of the day is Claudia Sheinbaum.
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (born 24 June 1962) is a Mexican politician, scientist, and academic who is the president-elect of Mexico, the first female and person of predominantly Jewish ancestryNote to be elected to the position. A member of the left-wing political party Morena, she previously served as Head of Government of Mexico City – a position equivalent to that of a state governor – from 2018 to 2023.
From 2000 to 2006, Sheinbaum served as Secretary of the Environment under future president Andrés Manuel López Obrador during his tenure as Head of Government. Sheinbaum served as Delegational Chief of the Tlalpan borough from 2015 to 2017 and was elected Head of Government in the 2018 election, where she ran a campaign that emphasized curbing crime and enforcing zoning laws.
A scientist by profession, Sheinbaum received her Ph. D. in energy engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). As an academic, she has authored over 100 articles and two books on energy, the environment, and sustainable development. Sheinbaum contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and in 2018 she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.
On 12 June 2023, Sheinbaum resigned from her position as Head of Government of Mexico City to seek Morena's presidential nomination in the 2024 election. On 6 September, Sheinbaum secured the party's nomination over her nearest rival, former foreign secretary Marcelo Ebrard. On 2 June 2024, Sheinbaum won the general election in a landslide.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:35 UTC on Tuesday, 4 June 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see Claudia Sheinbaum on Wikipedia.
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