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Olga Sánchez Cordero

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez Cordero and the second or maternal family name is Dávila.
Olga Sánchez Cordero
President of the Senate
In office
1 September 2021 – 30 August 2022
Preceded byEduardo Ramírez Aguilar
Succeeded byAlejandro Armenta Mier
Secretary of the Interior of Mexico
In office
1 December 2018 – 26 August 2021
PresidentAndrés Manuel López Obrador
Preceded byAlfonso Navarrete Prida
Succeeded byAdán Augusto López
Senator of Mexico
Proportional representation
Assumed office
26 August 2021
Preceded byJesusa Rodríguez
In office
1 September 2018 – 29 November 2018
Succeeded byJesusa Rodríguez
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
In office
26 January 1995 – 30 November 2015
Appointed byErnesto Zedillo
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byNorma Lucía Piña Hernández
Personal details
Born
Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero Dávila

(1947-07-16) 16 July 1947 (age 76)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyNational Regeneration Movement
SpouseEduardo García Villegas
Children3
EducationNational Autonomous University of Mexico (LLB)

Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero Dávila (born 16 July 1947) is a Mexican politician and former jurist. She served as Secretary of the Interior of Mexico under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from 2018 to 2021, becoming the first woman to serve in the position.[1]

From 1995 to 2015, she was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Justice, Mexico's highest federal court.[2] A member of Morena, she is currently a member of the Senate of Mexico, and served as President of the Senate from 2021 to 2022.

Early life and education[edit]

Sánchez Cordero was born in Mexico City on 16 July 1947. She studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). While at UNAM, she was a participant in the in 1968 student protests.[3]

She later received judicial training at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, the Autonomous University of Morelos, as well as the University College of Swansea in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.[4] Sánchez Cordero was the first female notary public in Mexico City.

Judicial career[edit]

After graduating from law school, she later became secretary of school affairs at the UNAM Faculty of Law, serving from 1976 to 1978. From 1980 to 1984, she was director of the seminar of general and legal sociology at UNAM.[5] Sánchez Cordero served on the Supreme Justice Court of the Federal District of Mexico (Mexico City) from 1993 to 1995.[4][5]

Supreme Court of Justice[edit]

She was appointed Minister (Associate Justice) of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) by President Ernesto Zedillo. Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate on 26 January 1995. Her appointment made her the ninth woman to hold a seat on the SCJN. She left the position on 30 November 2015.[6]

Obrador administration and Senate[edit]

In December 2017, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (then a 2018 presidential candidate) released his proposed list of Cabinet appointments, with Sánchez Cordero as his choice for Secretary of the Interior.[7] She was chosen by Morena to serve on its national list for the 2018 Senate election, and took office on 1 September 2018 as part of the LXIV Legislature.

She resigned from the Senate on 29 November 2018 and took office as Secretary of the Interior on 1 December 2018. Her appointment made her the first woman to serve in the position.[8] Sánchez Cordero resigned as Secretary of the Interior in 2021 and was succeeded by Adán Augusto López, the Governor of Tabasco.[9]

She returned to the Senate on 26 August 2021 to support the Obrador Administration's legislative agenda.[10] Sánchez Cordero was elected President of the Senate, and served in the position until 30 August 2022, when she was succeeded by Alejandro Armenta Mier.[11]

Sánchez Cordero declined to run for President of Mexico in the 2024 election.[12] She advised Claudia Sheinbaum during her candidacy for Morena's presidential nomination.[13] She indicated in an interview that she did not intend to join Sheinbaum's cabinet if elected.[14]

Political views[edit]

Sánchez Cordero is a self-described feminist.[10] She is a supporter of efforts to decriminalize abortion throughout the country.[15] The Economist describes her as a "social liberal" and "European-style social democrat."[16] Sánchez Cordero is a supporter of same-sex marriage.[3]

She has argued that the criminalization of marijuana has contributed to violence and deprivation, and supports decriminalization efforts.[17] In 2024, she advocated for a state-backed social program to assist women looking to enter the workforce.[14]

Personal life and recognition[edit]

Sánchez Cordero is married to Eduardo García Villegas and has three children.[18] She and her husband own an apartment in Houston, Texas.[19] She reported income of MXN $10,688,288 in 2019, including her salary of MXN $1,914,432 plus investments.[20] In 2013, she ranked first on Forbes Mexico's list of the fifty most powerful women in the country.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Glawe, Justin (8 January 2019). "Migrants' Message to Trump: 'We Don't Care' What You Do Next". Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ Dillon, Sam (25 August 2000). "Mexico Court Makes History By Siding With Congress". The New York Times. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Olga Sánchez: 7 datos del nuevo brazo derecho de AMLO". Nación321 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Mrs. Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero. Minister for the Nation's Supreme Justice Court. Mexico". Juvenile Justice Observatory. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b "Olga Sánchez: 7 datos del nuevo brazo derecho de AMLO". Nación321 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ Aranda, Jesús (December 2015). "Juan N. Silva Meza y Olga Sánchez Cordero, "mancuerna de jueces por la libertad"". La Jornada. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Presenta AMLO Gabinete para Presidencia 2018-2024 #GabineteAMLO – AMLO". lopezobrador.org.mx. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Ministra, feminista y titular de Segob, la trayectoria de Olga Sánchez Cordero que regresa hoy al Senado". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ Hanna, Sofia (27 August 2021). "Olga Sánchez Cordero Named President of the Senate". Mexico Business. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Ministra, feminista y titular de Segob, la trayectoria de Olga Sánchez Cordero que regresa hoy al Senado". El Universal (in Spanish). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. ^ "¿Quién es Alejandro Armenta Mier, el nuevo presidente de la Mesa Directiva del Senado?". El Economista (in Mexican Spanish). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Sánchez Cordero niega tener aspiraciones para 2024; "ya quiero retirarme", dice". Latin US (in Mexican Spanish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ de Haldevang, Max (3 December 2023). "Mexico's Sheinbaum Taps Esquivel, Zaldivar for Policy Workshops". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  14. ^ a b de Haldevang, Max; Averbuch, Maya (7 February 2024). "Sheinbaum Adviser Drafts Plan to Put Women into Mexico Workforce". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Próximo gobierno buscará la despenalización del aborto en todo el país". SDPnoticias. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Mexico's reluctantly liberal president". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Mexico: president-elect Amlo's party moves toward marijuana legalization". The Guardian. 8 November 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  18. ^ "El perfil de Olga Sánchez Cordero (parte I)". RSVP. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Mexican Cabinet secretary admits she has luxury apartment in US". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Olga Sánchez Cordero aumentó su patrimonio cinco veces por encima de su sueldo como secretaria de Estado". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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