Marisela Morales (Attorney General of Mexico)
Marisela Morales | |
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.jpg) Morales in 2011 | |
| Attorney General of Mexico | |
| In office 1 April 2011 – 30 November 2011 | |
| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Arturo Chávez |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Murillo Karam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marisela Morales Ibáñez 1 March 1970 Mexico City[1] |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Awards | International Women of Courage Award (2011) |
Marisela Morales Ibáñez is a Mexican lawyer who served as Attorney General of Mexico in 2011.
Life
[edit]She was born in Mexico City and graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with a degree in law before completing a master's degree in criminal science from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences.[2]
On 31 March 2011, she was appointed by President Felipe Calderón to replace Arturo Chávez as the Attorney General of Mexico.[3] Upon being confirmed by the Senate,[1] she became the 42nd Attorney General, and the first woman to hold the position.[3]
Prior to her appointment to the office of Attorney General, she served as the Assistant Attorney General for Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime.[citation needed] She has been praised for her work by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama, and received the 2011 International Women of Courage Award.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Simonnet, Carole (7 April 2011). "Alistan ratificación de Morales en PGR" (in Spanish). Agencia Reforma. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Attorney General of Mexico (7 April 2011). "Marisela Morales, Titular de la Procuraduría General de la República" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b Malkin, Elizabeth (31 March 2011). "Mexico: Woman Picked to Fight Cartels". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Llana, Sara Miller (1 April 2011). "Mexico, long lagging in gender equality, nominates first female attorney general". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards". 30 June 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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