Margarita Zavala | |
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First Lady of Mexico | |
In role 1 December 2006 – 30 November 2012 | |
President | Felipe Calderón |
Preceded by | Marta Sahagún |
Succeeded by | Angélica Rivera |
Member of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 29 August 2003 – 1 April 2006 | |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District | |
In office 15 September 1994 – 14 September 1997 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Margarita Ester Zavala Gómez del Campo 25 July 1967 Mexico City, Mexico |
Political party | National Action Party |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Free School of Law |
Website | Official website |
Margarita Zavala de Calderón (Spanish pronunciation: [marɣaˈɾita saˈβala]; born Margarita Ester Zavala Gómez del Campo on 25 July 1967) is a Mexican lawyer and politician. She is the wife of the former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón. She served as the First Lady of Mexico during her husband's tenure.
Zavala also ran as an independent candidate for the presidency of Mexico between 12 October 2017 and 16 May 2018 during the 2018 election cycle.[1]