Luisa María Calderón

Luisa María de Guadalupe Calderón

Luisa María de Guadalupe Calderón Hinojosa[a] (born 23 October 1956) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN) who served in the Senate of Mexico from 2000 until September 2006.[1] She served a second term in the Senate from 2012 to 2018.[2] "Cocoa" (her nickname) is known as a champion for women and minority rights throughout Mexico.[3]

Personal life

Born on 23 October 1956 in Mexico City, Luisa María belongs to a family of prominent Mexican politicians. She is the sister of former president Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and Juan Luis Calderón Hinojosa.[4][5]

She studied psychology at the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, and has pursued graduate studies at the Universidad Iberoamericana.

Luisa María is a single mother.

Political career

Calderón joined the National Action Party in 1976. She served as a local deputy in the Congress of Michoacán from 1983[6] to 1986 and served in the federal Chamber of Deputies during the 54th Congress. In 2000 she was elected via proportional representation to serve as a Senator during the 58th and the 59th Congresses.

2011 Michoacan gubernatorial race

In 2011, Luisa Calderón ran for Governor of Michoacán in a highly contested race. Although she lost, the election was marred with accusations of corruption by the PRI and intimidation by narco-affiliated criminals. She was the candidate of the PAN-PANAL coalition. Calderón narrowly lost against PRI candidate Fausto Vallejo Y Figueroa by less than 3 percent of the vote.[7] She had led most opinion polls prior to the election, which was held on 13 November 2011.[8] Vallejo received 35% of the vote, while Calderon won 33% for second place.[9] Calderón, who led most opinion polls prior to the election, claimed that drug traffickers based in Michoacán helped tip the election in Vallejo's favor.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Mexican name, the surname is Calderón and the second or maternal family name is Hinojosa.

References

  1. ↑ "Luisa María Calderón aclara que no 'destapó' a Margarita Zavala - El Universal - México". El Universal. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "'La Cocoa' no descarta buscar gubernatura de Michoacán". Milenio.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Redacción/Quadratín 13 May 2012 19:31 (13 May 2012). "Las mujeres sabemos gobernar: Cocoa - Quadratin - Noticias Michoacan" (in Spanish). Quadratin. Retrieved 25 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Arribo de Luisa María Calderón, medida desesperada del PAN". La Jornada. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Hermana de Calderón reta al PRI a 'cuidarle las manos'". El Universal. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Cesar Augusto Mendoza Moreno. RedCubeCMS. "Poco claro, el fin de los recursos federales en estados y municipios - Cambio de Michoacán". Cambiodemichoacan.com.mx. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "San Luis Potosí :: Elecciones 2012". Prep.com.mx. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  8. 1 2 Wilkinson, Tracy (14 November 2011). "Mexico president's sister apparently defeated in Michoacan vote". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Tucker, Duncan (18 November 2011). "PRI wins tight Michoacan election". Guadalajara Reporter. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
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