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Marisela Morales Ibáñez (born 1 March 1970) is a Mexican lawyer who served as
Attorney General of Mexico The attorney general of the Republic is the head of the Attorney General's Office (; prior to 2019, ) and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office of the United Mexican States, an institution belonging to the Federal Government's constitutional ...
in 2011.


Life

She was born in
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and graduated from the
National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...
with a degree in law before completing a master's degree in criminal science from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences. On 31 March 2011, she was appointed by President
Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 2006 to 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 and 2004. ...
to replace Arturo Chávez as attorney general. Upon being confirmed by the
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, she became the 42nd attorney general and the first woman to hold the position. Before she was appointed attorney general, she served as Assistant Attorney General for Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime. She has been praised for her work by
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and First Lady
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and received the 2011
International Women of Courage Award The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have ...
.


References

21st-century Mexican lawyers Living people Lawyers from Mexico City 1970 births Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award Female justice ministers Attorneys general of Mexico 21st-century Mexican women lawyers National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni {{Mexico-law-bio-stub