Cecilia Soto
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Cecilia Soto González is a Mexican
politician and candidate of Labor Party
(PT) to the Presidency of Mexico in the year 1994.
and resigned from it to accept the presidential nomination of the PT. After the presidential campaign, and in spite of the good results, she had problems with the direction of the party when it did not accept to discuss a series of reforms that she proposed and moved away from the party. Ceclia Soto is still considered a prominent Mexican politician. From 1988 to 1991, she was a local representative at the State Congress of Sonora , and from 1991 to 1994 she was Federal representative in the National Chamber of deputies in Mexico City. Ms. In 2000 she was appointed Mexican Ambassador to Brazil bt President Vicente Fox, post that she kept until 2006. In late 2008, Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helu appointed her as Executive Director of one of Slim's non profit organization for promoting Education. Ms Soto Gonzalez is based in Mexico City.
She was a deputy in the local Chamber of Deputy in the State of Sonora
from 1988 to 1991. Between 1991 and 1994 she was a deputy for the State of Sonora in the LV Legislature of Chamber of Deputies.
In 2000, Vicente Fox
appointed her as an Ambassador of Mexico to Brazil
, a position she remained in until 2006. According to Historical records of Mexican diplomats appointed in Brazil, Soto Gonzalez was one of the more active Mexican diplomats in Brazil and she traveled very extensively in most of Brazilian territory and she worked very closely with Mexican business people to promote Mexican firms in Brazil and Brazilian corporations' presence in Mexico. Historically the diplomatic and political relations between Brazil and Mexico have been very complex and sometimes openly competing for leadership in the Latin American and Caribbean countries. Soto had a soft and friendly approach to erase political frictions among both countries.
In 2006, she supported PAN
candidate, Felipe Calderón
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
politician and candidate of Labor Party
Labor Party (Mexico)
The Labor Party is a nationally recognized political party in Mexico. It was founded on December 8, 1990. The party is currently led by Alberto Anaya....
(PT) to the Presidency of Mexico in the year 1994.
Biography
Cecilia Soto González started her political career as member of the Authentic Party of the Mexican RevolutionAuthentic Party of the Mexican Revolution
The Authentic Party of Mexican Revolution is a Mexican political party, that existed from 1955 to 2000. PARM was generally considered a satellite party of the governing Institutional Revolutionary Party ....
and resigned from it to accept the presidential nomination of the PT. After the presidential campaign, and in spite of the good results, she had problems with the direction of the party when it did not accept to discuss a series of reforms that she proposed and moved away from the party. Ceclia Soto is still considered a prominent Mexican politician. From 1988 to 1991, she was a local representative at the State Congress of Sonora , and from 1991 to 1994 she was Federal representative in the National Chamber of deputies in Mexico City. Ms. In 2000 she was appointed Mexican Ambassador to Brazil bt President Vicente Fox, post that she kept until 2006. In late 2008, Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helu appointed her as Executive Director of one of Slim's non profit organization for promoting Education. Ms Soto Gonzalez is based in Mexico City.
She was a deputy in the local Chamber of Deputy in the State of Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
from 1988 to 1991. Between 1991 and 1994 she was a deputy for the State of Sonora in the LV Legislature of Chamber of Deputies.
In 2000, Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
appointed her as an Ambassador of Mexico to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, a position she remained in until 2006. According to Historical records of Mexican diplomats appointed in Brazil, Soto Gonzalez was one of the more active Mexican diplomats in Brazil and she traveled very extensively in most of Brazilian territory and she worked very closely with Mexican business people to promote Mexican firms in Brazil and Brazilian corporations' presence in Mexico. Historically the diplomatic and political relations between Brazil and Mexico have been very complex and sometimes openly competing for leadership in the Latin American and Caribbean countries. Soto had a soft and friendly approach to erase political frictions among both countries.
In 2006, she supported PAN
National Action Party (Mexico)
The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...
candidate, Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
.
See also
- Mexican general election, 1994Mexican general election, 1994General elections were held in Mexico on 21 August 1994. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for Ernesto Zedillo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, whilst the PRI won 300 of the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 95 of the 128 seats in the Senate...