Blanca Alcalá Ruiz (born 8 October 1961 in

Tlaxcala City Tlaxcala, officially Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl (), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala and seat of the municipality of the same name. The city did not exist during the pre-Hispanic period but was laid out by the Spanish as a cente ...

) is a Mexican politician. From 2008 to 2011, she served as the mayor of

Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

, the capital city of the

State of Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

. She was the first female mayor in the history of the city. In August 2017 she was named Ambassador to Colombia.

Education

* Bachelor's in International Relations from

Universidad de las Américas Puebla Universidad de las Américas Puebla, commonly known as UDLAP ( en, University of the Americas), is a Mexican private university located in San Andrés Cholula, near Puebla. The university is known for its programs in Finance, Arts and Humaniti ...

(UDLAP) * Master's in Public Administration from Instituto de Administración Pública, Veracruz * PhD candidate in Public Administration from Instituto de Administración Pública, Veracruz

Political career

* Mexican Ambassador to Colombia * Senator of the Republic LXII and LXIII legislature * Mayor of Puebla Period 2008-2011 (First woman elected) * Head of Ministry of Finance of 1998–1999. (First woman) * General Delegate of the National Bank of Public Works and Services. * Regional Development Deputy Secretary of Social Development. * Secretary of Social Development * Director of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Economy of Puebla Government 1993–1995. * Undersecretary of SEDECAP * General Director of the State for Family Development. * General Director of the Institute of Women at Puebla. * President of the Southern Region of the National Federation of Municipalities of Mexico (FENAMM). * President of the Mexican Association of World Heritage Cities 2009. * Local Representative of H. LIII Legislature State Congress. * CEN Deputy PRI in the state of Colima. * Deputy General Secretary of the CNOP CEN. * Secretary General of the State Executive Committee of the PRI. * President of Municipal Committee of PRI in Puebla. * Member of the Political Council and Municipal State. Undersecretary of State Steering Committee Organization. PRI * Deputy Director of the Center for Political, Economic and Social. * Delegate District and Municipal Police. * Director of the National Association of Revolutionary Women Organization (ANFER). * Active member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party since 1981.

Supercentenarian relative

References

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