Josefina Vázquez Mota Politician
Josefina Eugenia Vázquez Mota (About this sound pronunciation [xo̞.se̞'fi.na'βas.ke̞s'mo̞.ta]) (born January 20, 1961 in Mexico City) is a Mexican businesswoman and politician who was the presidential candidate of the National Action Party (PAN) for the 2012 elections. Vázquez Mota was trained as an economist and began her working career in family businesses and with various business organizations and conferences, also working as a journalist and writing books. She began her political career with the PAN organization, becoming involved in Mexico’s federal Chamber of Deputies of Mexico and then in the administrations of Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón. She is PAN's first female candidate for president.
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| office | Secretary of Public Education Secretary of Social Development Coordinator of the Parliamentary Group of the National Action Party President of the Political Coordination Board of the Chamber of Deputies |
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