Laura Lynn Fernández Piña (born 11 June 1971) is a Mexican marketing professional and politician from the

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Early life

She was born in the city of

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and grew up in

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. She is the daughter of Luis Fernández Meza and Marcia Piña Puchi. She earned her degree in marketing from the

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in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Political career

In 1999, Fernández Piña dabbled in politics behind the Party of the Democratic Revolution and also has occupied several diverse positions in public administration. She headed the Department of Tourism and Public Relations in the city council of Benito Juárez (Cancún) during the 1999-2002 administration. Then, she has the delegate to the Quintana Roo Institute for Women. From 2005 to 2008 she was the technical secretary of the Cabinet of Benito Juárez's city council.

Local Representative of Quintana Roo (2008-2011)

Fernández Piña was elected Representative of District X of Quintana Roo with the

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for the period 2008-2011 and presided over the Finance, Budget, and Public Accounts Committee for the XII Legislature of the State Congress. She was also a candidate for Representative of Federal District 03.

Secretary of Tourism of Quintana Roo (2013-2016)

In 2013 she held the role of Secretary of Tourism of the State Government of Quintana Roo (SEDETUR) until 2016 in PRI Governor Roberto Borge Angulo's administration. In 2014, she participated in the organization of the 39th Edition of the Tianguis Turístico de México in Cancún. In April of 2016, she resigned from the position and subsequently her affiliation with the PRI in order to join the

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and to be a candidate for municipal president of

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Municipal President of Puerto Morelos (2016-2021)

In the local elections of 2016, Fernández Piña was elected the first female municipal president of Puerto Morelos, having the honor of heading the first city council of the new municipality from 2016 to 2018. During her first administration she presided over the Conferencia Nacional de Municipios de México (CONAMM) (National Conference of Municipalities of Mexico), which assembles more than 2,400 city councils of different party affiliations. Subsequently, she became the first woman to be reelected as municipal president in Quintana Roo after her win in the 2018 elections, resulting in a second term that she held until March 2021.

Federal Representative (2021-2024)

In 2021, she was elected the Ecologist Green Party's candidate to run for Federal Representative on behalf of the coalition "

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" (Together We Make History) for district 4 of Quintana Roo. She was elected on June 5 with 43.60% of the votes. In March 2022, she requested an indefinite leave of absence as federal deputy to run for Governor of Quintana Roo. In the absence of an alternate, her seat in the

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became vacant until her subsequent reincorporation in June.

Candidate for Governor of Quintana Roo (2022)

In January of 2022 she resigned from the Ecologist Green Part of Mexico to be a candidate for governor of Quintana Roo for the

. On January 21, 2022, she registered on behalf of the " Va por Quintana Roo" coalition. In the June 5th elections, Fernandez Piña came in second place, with 16.08% of the votes, 41 points behind the elected governor

Mara Lezama Espinosa María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa (born 29 September 1968), known as Mara Lezama, is a Mexican journalist and politician from the Morena party. She is the current Governor of Quintana Roo, becoming the first woman to govern the state. ...

of the

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, who received 57.06% of the votes cast.

References

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