Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo (León, Guanajuato; June 15, 1983) is a Mexican lawyer, writer and politician. On 10 April 2023, she was selected as Secretary of Social and Human Development for the State of Guanajuato.[1] She is the governor-elect of Guanajuato after winning the 2024 elections, becoming the first woman to govern the state once assuming the position.
Libia García Muñoz Ledo | |
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| Governor of Guanajuato | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Diego Sinhué Rodríguez Vallejo |
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| Born | Libia García Muñoz Ledo June 15, 1983 León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Alma mater | Universidad La Salle |
| Profession | Lawyer |
She was Secretary of Government of the State of Guanajuato during the years 2021 - 2023. Likewise, she was a Local Deputy of Guanajuato on two occasions, from 2015 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2021. She is a member of the National Action Party.[2]
Biography
editShe has a law degree from Universidad De La Salle Bajío.[2] She has a master's degree in Constitutional and administrative law.[2] In private practice, she has worked as a litigation attorney in civil and commercial matters.[3][4]
She was part of the National Training Program for Democratic Leaders and Political Management, by the Organization of American States (OAS) in conjunction with the University of Guanajuato; the Seminar "Effective Legislation and Strategic Political Communication", by The Washington Center; and the Seminar in Public Management, by the Universidad Camilo José Cela de Madrid, Spain.[5][6][7][3]
Her work experience includes being an advisor to the Parliamentary Group of the National Action Party in the LXII Legislature of the Congress of Guanajuato from 2012 - 2015, as well as Legal Advisor in the Directorate of Governmental Liaison of the Undersecretary of Liaison and Political Coordination of the State Government.[2][8][9]
Political career
editShe began her activism in the National Action Party in 2004. During her youth, she was part of Acción Juvenil.[10][3]
Within the State Directive Committee and the Municipal Directive Committee of León, Guanajuato, she has held the positions of state advisor, secretary of Internal Strengthening of the State Directive Committee of the National Action Party in León, PAN representative before the electoral bodies and trainer endorsed by the National System of Trainers of the National Action Party (SCAN).[2][8][9]
She was a local deputy in the Congress of Guanajuato for the 5th Electoral District on two consecutive occasions, during the LXIII and LXIV Legislatures, being the first woman re-elected in Guanajuato.[11] As a local deputy of Guanajuato, she promoted the proposal for the creation of the State Program for the Protection of Breastfeeding and the approval of the Olimpia Law.[9][12]
In 2021, she was appointed by Governor Diego Sinhué Rodríguez Vallejo as head of the Secretary of Government, being the first woman in the history of the State of Guanajuato to hold that position.[13][14][15][16]
Since 10 April 2023, she has served as Secretary of Social and Human Development of the State of Guanajuato.[17][18][19][20]
On 16 August 2023, the national leadership of the PAN installed a political roundtable to define the (female) candidate for Governor of Guanajuato for the 2024 elections. Libia Dennise was officially recognized by the PAN as one of the two candidates for the Governorship of the State.[21][22][23][24] She fought the gubernatorial election held on 2 June 2024.[25]
References
edit- ^ "¿Quién es Libia García Muñoz Ledo?". Unión Guanajuato (in Mexican Spanish). 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ a b c d e "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo - Congreso del Estado de Guanajuato". Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ a b c "Libia Dennise, en la era de la participación política de las mujeres". Mujeres (in Spanish). 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Ríos, Sandra Berenice Medina (2023-04-20). "Libia Dennise García Muñoz tiene liderazgo y visión". CHICMagazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Contreras, Jessica (2023-05-05). "Libia Denisse García Muñoz Ledo: Mejorar la condición de vida de las y los guanajuatenses". Líder Empresarial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo nueva Secretaria de Gobierno de Guanajuato". Periódico Tiempo Uriangato (in Spanish). 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Libia Denisse García Muñoz Ledo: Mejorar la condición de vida de las y los guanajuatenses - Dilas". Dilas Canal de Noticias Correo. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ a b "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo: Quién es y cuál es su trayectoria en Guanajuato" (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ a b c "¿QUIÉN ES LIBIA DENNISE GARCÍA MUÑOZ LEDO? -" (in Spanish). 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Elections, C&E Campaigns & (2023-03-08). "Libia Denisse García. Secretaria de Gobierno del Estado de Guanajuato". ceonline (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Rizo, Heliot (2023-07-18). "Guanajuato requiere la visión de las mujeres: Libia García". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Propone diputada fomentar lactancia". www.am.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo asume el cargo como Secretaria de Gobierno". Boletines Dependencias (in Mexican Spanish). 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "ES LA PRIMERA MUJER EN ASUMIR EL CARGO DE LA SECRETARÍA DE GOBIERNO". El Heraldo de León (in Spanish). 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Libia García es la primera mujer en asumir la Secretaría de Gobierno de Guanajuato". sdpnoticias (in Spanish). 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Martínez, Daniel (2021-03-09). "Libia Dennise es la primera secretaria de Gobierno en Guanajuato". Página Central (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo". Boletines Dependencias (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "EXPONE LIBIA DENNISE ACCIONES DE SEDESHU A REPRESENTANTES DE COPARMEX ZONA METROPOLITANA DE LEÓN". Boletines Dependencias (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Molina, Emiliano (2023-08-08). "Inclusión digital prioridad en Guanajuato: Libia García Muñoz Ledo". Capital CDMX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Guanajuato: Organizan diputados del PAN a Libia Dennise García gira por distritos electorales". am.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Libia García como secretaria de Gobierno es un avance en lucha por la igualdad: diputada". Periódico Correo (in Spanish). 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Libia García Muñoz se destapa como aspirante gubernatura de Guanajuato". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Primer mesa política ya tiene fecha y logística". El Heraldo de León (in Spanish). 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Rumbo a la gubernatura de Guanajuato: Libia Dennise exige política de altura en mesa de análisis". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ García, Mariana (12 November 2023). "Quién es Libia García Muñoz Ledo, la candidata del PAN a la gubernatura de Guanajuato". Infobae. Retrieved 2 June 2024.