Marcelo Ebrard

Mexican politician

Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈselo eˈβɾaɾð]; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexican politician. He is a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). On 1 December 2018 he was appointed Foreign Secretary by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He was president of the United Nations Global Network on Safer Cities. From 2006 until 2012, he was Mayor of Mexico City.

Marcelo Ebrard
Ebrard in 2022
Secretary of Economy
Assumed office
1 October 2024
PresidentClaudia Sheinbaum
Preceded byRaquel Buenrostro Sánchez
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 December 2018 – 12 June 2023[1]
PresidentAndrés Manuel López Obrador
Preceded byLuis Videgaray Caso
Succeeded byAlicia Bárcena Ibarra
5th Head of Government of Mexico City
In office
5 December 2006 – 4 December 2012
Preceded byAlejandro Encinas Rodríguez
Succeeded byMiguel Ángel Mancera
Secretary of Social Development of the Federal District
In office
8 February 2005 – 7 September 2005
MayorAndrés Manuel López Obrador
Preceded byRaquel Sosa Elízaga
Succeeded byMartha Pérez Bajarano
Secretary of Public Security of the Federal District
In office
15 February 2002 – 7 November 2004
MayorAndrés Manuel López Obrador
Preceded byJoel Ortega Cuevas
Succeeded byLeonel Godoy Rangel
Secretary General of the Democratic Center Party
In office
30 June 1999 – 15 September 2000
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the Congress of the Union
for the 4th Circumscription
In office
1 September 1997 – 31 August 2000
Personal details
Born
Marcelo Luis Ebrard

(1959-10-10) 10 October 1959 (age 65)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyNational Regeneration Movement (2018–present)
Democratic Revolution Party (2000–2018)
Democratic Center Party (1999–2000)
Institutional Revolutionary Party (1977–1995)
Spouse(s)
Francesca Ramos Morgan
(m. 1999; div. 2005)
Mariagna Pratts
(m. 2006; div. 2011)
(m. 2011)
ChildrenAnne Dominique Ebrard
Francesca Ebrard
Marcelo Ebrard, Jr.
Ivanna Ebrard
Julián Ebrard
ParentsMarcelo Ebrard, Sr.
Marcela Casaubón
EducationEl Colegio de México (BA)
École nationale d'administration
Signature

In 2010, Ebrard was nominated as the "world's best mayor" by the Project World Mayor.[2] From 2009 to 2012, he was the chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change.[3]

Ebrard was a candidate for President of Mexico in the 2024 general election. He was appointed as Secretary of Economy by President Claudia Sheinbaum in October 2024.

References

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  1. "Mexico's top diplomat resigns to enter primary race for 2024 presidential election". Associated Press. 12 June 2023.
  2. "La historia de amor de Marcelo Ebrard y Mariagna Prats". CNN Mexico. April 6, 2011.
  3. "Mayor Park of Seoul takes the helm of WMCCC from Mayor Ebrard of Mexico City". World Mayors Council on Climate Change. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.