Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Parliament Presidents of Mexico/ Estados Unidos Mexicanos

The Permanent Commission of Congresso de la Union consists of 37 Members of the Senate and Cámara de Dipotatos which constitutes the Legislature when the two chambers are not in session 

See also Mexico Parliaments

In the Senate the membership of the presidium changed EVERY month until September 1999 when the procedure was changed and the presidium elected for a longer period

The Members of the Mesa Directiva of Cámara de Diputados is elected for one year and the members can be reelected

1965 President of the Senate Maria Lavalle Urbina (Dec.)
In 1976-80/2 Subsecretary of Education. She lived (1908-96)

1976 President of Cámara de Diputados Hilda Anderson Nevárez
She had been Secretary of the Chamber in 1965 and was Secretary of Tourism 1980-? (b. 1949-)

1992 President of Cámara de Diputados María de los Angeles Moreno Urega
1993 President of Cámara de Dipitados
1994 President of the Permanent Commission of Congresso de la Union (Jan-April)
1997 President of the first session of the Legislature after the election (July)
1997 President of the Mesa Directiva of the Senate (October)
1997-98 1. Vice-President of the Senate
1998      Vice-President of the Permanent Commission (May-August)
1999     Vice-President of the Permanent Commission (May-August)
1999-2000 President of the Permanent Commission
1999-2000 President of the Senate (November-August) and President of Junata de Coordination Political
In 1982-88 Subsecretary of Budget, 1988-91 Secretary of Fisheries,1993-94 Coordinator of the Parliamentary Group in the Cámara de Diputados, 1994 General Secretary, 1994-95 President and 1998-99 Vice-President of the Parliamentary Group of PRI, Partido Revolucionario Instucional, 1999- General Cordinator of the Parliamentary Group. (b. 1954-) 

1993 President of the Senate Lucía Carrasco Xochipa (December)
She was Prosecretary of the Senate in 1997 and twice in 1999

1995 President of the Senate Senate Maria Guadalupe López Bretón
She was Vice-President in 1994 and Prosecretary of the Senate 1998 and 1999
Also Vice-President of C.d.D in L and LIII legislature

1998 President of the Senate Beatriz Elena Paredes Rangel (September)
2000 President of the Parlamento Latinamericano
2001-2002 President of the Cámara de Diputados
In 1985-92 Gobernadora of Tlaxcala, Former Subsecretary and Ambassador

2006 President of the Cámara de Dipotados Marcela Gónzalez Salas y Petricioli
Elected to the legislature of the State of Mexico 1981-82, Third Vice-President 2004-05, first Vice-President 2005-06 and second Vice-President in 2006. (b. 1947-).

2007 President of the Cámara de Diputados María Elena Alvarez Bernal
Vice-President of the Permanent Commission of the Congress 1997-98, Vice-President of the Senate 1998, Prosecretary of the Senate 1998,
Secretary 1998 and 1999-2000, Vice-President of the Presidium of Decans of the Constituing Session of the Cámara 2000, Vice-President of the Cámara de Diputados 2000-04 and 2006-07. Also Suboordinator of the Parliamentary Group of PAN

2007-08 President of the Cámara de Diputados Ruth Zavaleta Salgado
Vice-President 2006-07

2017- President of the Cámara de Diputados María Guadalupe Murgía Gutiérez
VicePresident 2016-17.

Last update 05.03.17