Adrián Rubalcava Suárez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rubalcava and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Adrián Rubalcava Suárez
Director General of the Collective Transport System
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
PresidentClara Brugada
Preceded byGuillermo Calderón Aguilera
Mayor of Cuajimalpa
In office
October 1, 2018 – March 1, 2024
Preceded byMiguel Ángel Salazar Martínez
Succeeded byCarlos Alberto Gómez Hernández
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District
In office
September 15, 2015 – September 14, 2018
Preceded byFederico Döring Casar
Succeeded byEduardo Santillán Pérez
ConstituencyDistrict 20
Borough Chief of Cuajimalpa
In office
October 1, 2012 – March 6, 2015
Preceded byCarlos Orvañanos Rea
Succeeded byMiguel Ángel Salazar Martínez
Personal details
Born
Adrián Rubalcava Suárez

(1977-01-29) January 29, 1977
Mexico City, Mexico
Political party Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (2012–2015; since 2024)
Institutional Revolutionary Party (2015–2023)
Party of the Democratic Revolution (2003–2012)
EducationNational Institute of Public Administration (Master’s in Public Administration)
Alma mater Universidad Anáhuac (LL.B. in Law; 1995–2000)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPublic administration and law

Adrián Rubalcava Suárez (born January 29, 1977) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM). He served as borough chief of Cuajimalpa de Morelos from 2012 to 2015 and as mayor of the same district from 2018 to 2024.[1] Since May 6, 2025, he has been the director of the Collective Transport System (Metro).[2][3]

Early life

Adrián Rubalcava Suárez was born on January 29, 1977, in Mexico City. He studied law at Universidad Anáhuac and earned a master’s degree in public administration from the National Institute of Public Administration. He is also a graduate of the Marine Infantry Military School in Texas, United States.

He holds diplomas in the Death Penalty or Right to Life and Public Administration, both from Universidad Anáhuac; Public Security from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Digital Governance from the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP).[4]

From 2006 to 2008, he served as Legal and Governmental Director of the Federal District, and from 2009 to 2012, he was General Director of Economic Development for the same government.[5][6]

Political career

In the 2012 Mexico City elections, he was elected borough chief of Cuajimalpa de Morelos with 36.9 % of the vote.[7] He held the position from October 1, 2012, to September 15, 2015. In the 2015 Mexico City elections, he was elected to the VII Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District, representing District 20.[8]

In the 2018 Mexico City elections, he was elected mayor of Cuajimalpa with 37.6 % of the vote.[9] In the 2021 Mexico City elections, he was reelected with 63.8% of the vote.[10] On November 7, 2023, he took a two-week leave of absence to seek his party’s nomination for Head of Government of Mexico City.[11]

On November 5, 2023, Rubalcava announced his intention to seek the candidacy for Head of Government of Mexico City under the “Va por la CDMX” coalition, composed of the National Action Party (PAN), the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).[12] Initially, the coalition planned to choose its candidate via a poll preceded by debates among contenders.[13]

However, on November 17, the coalition chose PAN's Santiago Taboada as its sole candidate.[14] The next day, Rubalcava resigned from the PRI in protest over Taboada’s imposition.[15] On December 14, he joined the presidential campaign of Claudia Sheinbaum, the candidate of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[16]

References

  1. ^ "Who is Adrián Rubalcava, reelected mayor in Cuajimalpa?". Milenio. June 10, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Digital, Milenio (2025-06-05). "Adrián Rubalcava announced as new director of Mexico City Metro". Grupo Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  3. ^ "CDMX Metro gets new director: Adrián Rubalcava replaces Guillermo Calderón". El Financiero (in Spanish). 2025-05-06. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  4. ^ "Who is Adrián Rubalcava, the mayor who now claims to be threatened?". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. ^ "Adrián Rubalcava Suárez". Excélsior. April 5, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Diana Villavicencio (May 8, 2015). "Adrián Rubalcava Suárez. Controversial former PRD member". El Universal. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "2012 Results. Cuajimalpa de Morelos". Electoral Institute of Mexico City. 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Deputy Adrián Rubalcava Suárez". Legislative Assembly of the Federal District. 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "2018 Mexico City Election Results". Mexico City Electoral Institute. 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Electoral Results System. Cuajimalpa". Mexico City Electoral Institute. June 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Adrián Rubalcava takes 15-day leave to seek nomination for Head of Government". ADN40 (in Spanish). 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  12. ^ Zerega, Georgina (2023-11-16). "Opposition kicks off process to select Mexico City candidate". El País México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  13. ^ "How will Frente Amplio por México select its 2024 CDMX candidate?". El Financiero (in Spanish). 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  14. ^ Martínez, Armando (2023-11-17). "Santiago Taboada named sole candidate for Head of Government". Grupo Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  15. ^ "Adrián Rubalcava resigns from PRI after Taboada's nomination". El Universal. November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  16. ^ "Rubalcava quits PRI, joins Sheinbaum's campaign". Milenio. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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