María Teresa García de Madero is a Mexican

Mexico

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 politician affiliated with the National Action Party

National Action Party (Mexico)

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 (PAN) who served as the Mexican Ambassador

Ambassador

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 to Canada

Canada

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García de Madero is a member of the PAN since 1984. From 1985 to 1988 she served as local deputy in the Congress of Nuevo León

Congress of Nuevo León

The Congress of the State of Nuevo León is the legislative branch of the government of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The congress is the governmental deliberative body of Nuevo León, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive...

. 1997–2000 she was municipal president

Municipal president

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 of San Pedro Garza García

San Pedro Garza García

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, Nuevo León

Nuevo León

Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...

. She has been a member of the PAN National Executive Committee.

President

President of Mexico

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 Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox

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 designated her Mexican Ambassador to Canada to replace former incumbent Ezequiel Padilla. She was confirmed by the Senate

Senate of Mexico

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 in September 2001. She returned to Mexico in 2006.

She is married to Manuel Madero.