Rosario Robles

Mexican politician

María del Rosario Robles Berlanga (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈsaɾjo ˈroβles]; born 1956) is a Mexican politician and criminal. She was the Secretary of Social Development in the cabinet of Enrique Peña Nieto.[1] She also was substitute Head of Government of the Federal District ("Mayor of Mexico City"). She was the first female Mayor of Mexico City.[2]

Rosario Robles
Secretary of Agrarian, Land, and Urban Development of Mexico
In office
27 August 2015 – 30 November 2018
PresidentEnrique Peña Nieto
Preceded byJesús Murillo Karam
Succeeded byRomán Meyer Falcón
Secretary of Social Development of Mexico
In office
1 December 2012 – 27 August 2015
PresidentEnrique Peña Nieto
Preceded byHeriberto Félix Guerra
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Meade
Head of Government of the Federal District
In office
29 September, 1999 – 4 December, 2000
Preceded byCuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Succeeded byAndrés Manuel López Obrador
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for the 2nd Circumscription
In office
1 November, 1994 – 31 August 1997
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyDemocratic Revolution Party
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
OccupationEconomist, politician

Robles was arrested on August 8, 2019 and charged with stealing MXN$4,6 billion (US$250,000,000). She faces seven years in prison.[3]

References change

  1. "Rosario Robles, la experredista que va a la Sedesol con Peña - 2012 - ADNPolítico.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  2. Mexico City Journal; Tough, Cheerful Mayor Wins Hearts
  3. "Imputada en México una exministra del Gobierno de Peña Nieto" [A former minister in the government of Peña Nieto is charged]. El Pais (in Spanish). Madrid. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.