19 AUGUST2025W MAN LEADERGLOBAL W MAN LEADERGLOBAL Investigadores' and Mexican Academy of Sciences' member.INSPIRING POLITICAL JOURNEYClaudia's political career began during her youth when she was a Colombian guerrilla movement's active supporter and a University Student Council's (Consejo Estudiantil Universitario) member. She officially, forayed into politics by being appointed to the cabinet of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Head of Government of Mexico City and started serving as the Secretary of the Environment of the country from 5 December 2000 till 2006.In the course of López Obrador's campaign for the presidential election of 2012, he appended Claudia to the proposed cabinet for the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources. Following the destiny prompts, she joined the splinter movement of López in 2014. After being in the political sphere for a considerable time, she served as the mayor of Tlalpan for nearly two years, from 2015 to 2017. In the same year, Claudia secured first position in a poll by the National Regeneration Movement in order to determine the candidate of the party for the Head of Government of Mexico City. She received 15.9 percent of the vote while having Martí Batres, Mario Delgado, and Ricardo Monreal as the opponents.After a year, in 2018, she got elected as the Head of Government of Mexico City for a six-year term, acquiring 47.08 percent votes. From 2018 to 2023, she secured her first title after becoming 1st Jewish woman government head. And finally, in 2024 she became the President of Mexico with her efforts and unwavering belief in herself.BEACON OF STRENGTHA scientist-cum-researcher turned politician, 64-year Claudia has become a source of inspiration for many. She is the flag-bearer of strength and power of women as a community. A Nobel prize-winning climate scientist, a Ph.D holder, a mayor and a president- all these titles have made her a role-model for girls across the globe.While expressing her joy and gratitude, she wrote on her X handle, saying, "This is the triumph of the people of Mexico, of the peaceful revolution of consciences and the recognition of our people that the mandate to continue and advance with the Fourth Transformation of Public Life in Mexico is clear".
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