Margarita Zavala
Margarita Zavala | |
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Zavala in 2018 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Mexico City's 10th District | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2021 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies Proportional representation | |
| In office 1 September 2003 – 31 August 2006 | |
| First Lady of Mexico | |
| In role 1 December 2006 – 30 November 2012 | |
| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Marta Sahagún |
| Succeeded by | Angélica Rivera |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District | |
| In office 15 September 1994 – 14 September 1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margarita Ester Zavala Gómez del Campo 25 July 1967 |
| Party | National Action Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Free School of Law (LLB) |
| Website | Official website |
Margarita Ester Zavala Gómez del Campo (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾɣaˈɾita saˈβala]; born on 25 July 1967) is a Mexican politician and lawyer. She has served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies representing Mexico City's 10th electoral district since 2021. As the wife of Felipe Calderón, she was the first lady of Mexico from 2006 to 2012. An independent politician, Zavala was a candidate in the 2018 Mexican presidential election, running from 12 October 2017, until withdrawing on 16 May 2018.