Clara Marina Brugada Molina (born August 12, 1963) is a Mexican politician who is the head of government-elect of Mexico City after winning the 2024 election.[1][2] A member of Morena, she formerly served as mayor of the borough of Iztapalapa borough and as a federal and district legislator.

Clara Brugada
Clara Brugada in 2023
Head of Government-elect of Mexico City
Assuming office
5 October 2024
SucceedingMartí Batres
Mayor of Iztapalapa
In office
1 October 2018 – 16 September 2023
Preceded byDione Anguiano Flores
Succeeded byRaúl Basulto Luviano
Member of the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City by Proportional Representation
In office
15 September 2016 – 31 January 2017
Delegational Head of Iztapalapa
In office
10 December 2009 – 30 November 2012
Designated byLegislative Assembly of the Federal District
Preceded byRafael Acosta Ángeles
Succeeded bySalvador Valencia Guzmán
Member of the Congress of the Union for Mexico City’s 25th District
In office
1 September 2003 – 31 August 2006
Preceded byMaría Magdalena García González
Succeeded byMiguel Ángel Solares Chávez
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District for the 29th District
In office
15 September 2000 – 14 September 2003
Preceded byDaniel Martínez Enríquez
Succeeded byAleida Alavez Ruiz
Member of the Congress of the Union for Mexico City’s 22nd District
In office
1 September 1997 – 31 August 2000
Preceded byVíctor Manuel Álvarez Trasviña
Succeeded byEsteban Daniel González Enríquez
Personal details
Born
Clara Marina Brugada Molina

(1963-08-12) 12 August 1963 (age 60)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyParty of the Democratic Revolution (1995-2012)
Morena (2014-present)
EducationMetropolitan Autonomous University MEcon

Early life and education

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Brugada was born on August 12, 1963 in Mexico City. She attended the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in Iztapalapa from 1980 to 1985 with a degree in economics. She later worked as an advisor for DECA Equipo Pueblo, a civil association.[3]

Political career

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Early career

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Brugada first ran for political office 1995, where she was elected as a councilor for the San Miguel Teotongo neighborhood in the inaugural citizen council of Iztapalapa.

In 1997, she was elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). In 2000, she was elected as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (now the Congress of Mexico City). She returned to the federal Chamber of Deputies in the 2003 election.[3]

Federal District (Mexico City) politics

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Brugada in 2023

Brugada joined the government of Head of Government (mayor) Marcelo Ebrard following his victory in the 2006 election. In 2009, she became head of the borough of Iztapalapa, serving until 2012. Brugada left the PRD to join Morena, a party founded by Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in 2012.[3]

in 2018, Brugada was elected borough mayor of Iztapalapa, and was reelected in 2021. In September 2023, she resigned as borough mayor in order to run for mayor of Mexico City in the 2024 election.[4] Brugada was chosen as Morena's candidate over former Secretary of Citizen Security Omar García Harfuch.[5] On 2 June 2024, Brugada was elected mayor.

References

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  1. ^ "Mexico City Mayor-elect Clara Brugada has a plan for her 'election trash'". Mexico News Daily. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Brugada: Iztapalapa entrará en crisis de servicios". Noticieros Televisa (in Spanish). 29 November 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "¿Quién es Clara Brugada, jefa de Gobierno electa de la Ciudad de México?". CNN (in Spanish). 9 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ Navarrete, Shelma (10 September 2023). "Clara Brugada confirma que deja su cargo en Iztapalapa para ir por la CDMX". ADNPolítico (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Resultados Morena: ¿Por qué Clara Brugada va por la CDMX si Omar García Harfuch ganó encuesta?". Marca México (in Mexican Spanish). 11 November 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.