Marisela Morales (lawyer)
Marisela Morales | |
|---|---|
Morales in 2011 | |
| Attorney General of Mexico | |
| In office 1 April 2011 – 30 November 2011 | |
| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Arturo Chávez |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Murillo Karam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marisela Morales Ibáñez 1 March 1970 Mexico City[1] |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Awards | International Women of Courage Award (2011) |
Marisela Morales Ibáñez (born 1 March 1970) is a Mexican lawyer who served as Attorney General of Mexico in 2011.
Life
She was born in Mexico City and graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with a degree in law before completing a master's degree in criminal science from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences.[2]
On 31 March 2011, she was appointed by President Felipe Calderón to replace Arturo Chávez as attorney general.[3] Upon being confirmed by the Senate,[1] she became the 42nd attorney general and the first woman to hold the position.[3]
Before she was appointed attorney general, she served as Assistant Attorney General for Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime. She has been praised for her work by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama and received the 2011 International Women of Courage Award.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Simonnet, Carole (7 April 2011). "Alistan ratificación de Morales en PGR" (in Spanish). Agencia Reforma. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Attorney General of Mexico (7 April 2011). "Marisela Morales, Titular de la Procuraduría General de la República" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b Malkin, Elizabeth (31 March 2011). "Mexico: Woman Picked to Fight Cartels". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Llana, Sara Miller (1 April 2011). "Mexico, long lagging in gender equality, nominates first female attorney general". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards". 30 June 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2017.