María Merced González González (born 5 December 1970) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the

National Regeneration Movement The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the la ...

(Morena) party. She is a

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of the

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in the LXIV and LXV legislature since January 2, 2019.

Early years

María Merced González González was born in the town of Maney, municipality of Huichapan, in the

State of Hidalgo Hidalgo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 84 municipalities and its capital city is Pachuca de Soto. I ...

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. She studied public accounting and a specialization in administration and development of companies and businesses. In the 2016 state elections, she was a candidate of the

Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the la ...

party for deputy for the Congress of Hidalgo for the state's 6th district, losing the election to the National Action Party (PAN) candidate.

Senator of the republic

In the 2018 federal elections, she was a substitute for

Angélica García Arrieta Angélica García Arrieta (27 August 1958 – 22 December 2018) was a Mexican public accountant and politician, Senate of the Republic (Mexico), Senator in the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress, and founder of the National Regeneration Move ...

, first-round candidate for

for the state of Hidalgo on behalf of the Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) party, holding office for the LXIV legislature of the

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. After the death of Angélica García Arrieta, María Merced González González took over the seat on 2 January 2019. In the Senate, she is secretary of the mining and regional development commission.

References

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