Libia García Muñoz Ledo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz Ledo.
Libia García Muñoz Ledo
Governor of Guanajuato
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 September 2024
Preceded byDiego Sinhué Rodríguez Vallejo
Personal details
Born
Libia García Muñoz Ledo

(1983-06-15) 15 June 1983
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Political partyNational Action Party
Alma materUniversidad La Salle
ProfessionLawyer

Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo (born 15 June 1983) is a Mexican lawyer, writer and politician. Currently serving as the governor of Guanajuato after winning the 2024 election, she is the first woman to govern the state. She is a member of the National Action Party (PAN).

On 10 April 2023, she was appointed secretary of social and human development for the state of Guanajuato.[1] She was secretary of government of the state of Guanajuato during the years 2021 to 2023. She has also served two terms as a local deputy in the Congress of Guanajuato, from 2015 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2021.[2]

Biography

Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo was born in León, Guanajuato, in 1983. She has a law degree from Universidad De La Salle Bajío[2] and a master's degree in constitutional and administrative law.[2] In private practice, she has worked as a litigation attorney in civil and commercial matters.[3][4]

She was part of the National Training Program for Democratic Leaders and Political Management, by the Organization of American States (OAS) in conjunction with the University of Guanajuato; the Seminar "Effective Legislation and Strategic Political Communication", by The Washington Center; and the Seminar in Public Management, by the Universidad Camilo José Cela de Madrid, Spain.[5][6][7][3]

Her work experience includes being an advisor to the Parliamentary Group of the National Action Party in the 62nd session of the Congress of Guanajuato from 2012 to 2015, as well as legal advisor in the Directorate of Governmental Liaison of the Undersecretary of Liaison and Political Coordination of the State Government.[2][8][9]

Political career

She began her activism in the National Action Party (PAN) in 2004. During her youth, she was part of Acción Juvenil.[10][3]

Within the State Directive Committee and the Municipal Directive Committee of León, Guanajuato, she has held the positions of state advisor, secretary of Internal Strengthening of the State Directive Committee of the National Action Party in León, PAN representative before the electoral bodies and trainer endorsed by the National System of Trainers of the National Action Party (SCAN).[2][8][9]

She was a local deputy in the Congress of Guanajuato for the 5th local district on two consecutive occasions, during the 63rd and 64th sessions, making her the first woman re-elected in Guanajuato.[11] As a local deputy, she promoted the proposal for the creation of the State Program for the Protection of Breastfeeding and the approval of the Olimpia Law.[9][12]

In 2021, she was appointed by Governor Diego Sinhué Rodríguez Vallejo as the secretary of government, making her the first woman in the history of the state of Guanajuato to hold that position.[13][14][15][16]

After 10 April 2023, she served as secretary of social and human development of the state of Guanajuato.[17][18][19][20]

On 16 August 2023, the national leadership of the PAN installed a political roundtable to define the (female) candidate for governor of Guanajuato for the 2024 elections. Libia Dennise was officially recognized by the PAN as one of the two candidates for the Governorship of the State.[21][22][23][24] She fought and won the gubernatorial election held on 2 June 2024.[25] She was sworn in on 26 September 2024 for a six-year term.[26]

References

  1. ^ "¿Quién es Libia García Muñoz Ledo?". Unión Guanajuato (in Mexican Spanish). March 8, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo - Congreso del Estado de Guanajuato". Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Libia Dennise, en la era de la participación política de las mujeres". Mujeres (in Spanish). July 14, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Ríos, Sandra Berenice Medina (April 20, 2023). "Libia Dennise García Muñoz tiene liderazgo y visión". CHICMagazine (in Spanish). Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Contreras, Jessica (May 5, 2023). "Libia Denisse García Muñoz Ledo: Mejorar la condición de vida de las y los guanajuatenses". Líder Empresarial (in Spanish). Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo nueva Secretaria de Gobierno de Guanajuato". Periódico Tiempo Uriangato (in Spanish). March 9, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Libia Denisse García Muñoz Ledo: Mejorar la condición de vida de las y los guanajuatenses - Dilas". Dilas Canal de Noticias Correo. May 5, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo: Quién es y cuál es su trayectoria en Guanajuato" (in Spanish). April 26, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "¿QUIÉN ES LIBIA DENNISE GARCÍA MUÑOZ LEDO? -" (in Spanish). March 8, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Elections, C&E Campaigns & (March 8, 2023). "Libia Denisse García. Secretaria de Gobierno del Estado de Guanajuato". ceonline (in Spanish). Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Rizo, Heliot (July 18, 2023). "Guanajuato requiere la visión de las mujeres: Libia García". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Propone diputada fomentar lactancia". www.am.com.mx (in Spanish). March 31, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo asume el cargo como Secretaria de Gobierno". Boletines Dependencias (in Spanish). March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "ES LA PRIMERA MUJER EN ASUMIR EL CARGO DE LA SECRETARÍA DE GOBIERNO". El Heraldo de León (in Spanish). March 12, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Libia García es la primera mujer en asumir la Secretaría de Gobierno de Guanajuato". sdpnoticias (in Spanish). March 8, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Martínez, Daniel (March 9, 2021). "Libia Dennise es la primera secretaria de Gobierno en Guanajuato". Página Central (in Spanish). Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  17. ^ "Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo". Boletines Dependencias (in Spanish). Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  18. ^ "EXPONE LIBIA DENNISE ACCIONES DE SEDESHU A REPRESENTANTES DE COPARMEX ZONA METROPOLITANA DE LEÓN". Boletines Dependencias (in Spanish). August 8, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  19. ^ Molina, Emiliano (August 8, 2023). "Inclusión digital prioridad en Guanajuato: Libia García Muñoz Ledo". Capital CDMX (in Spanish). Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  20. ^ "Guanajuato: Organizan diputados del PAN a Libia Dennise García gira por distritos electorales". am.com.mx (in Spanish). June 18, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  21. ^ "Libia García como secretaria de Gobierno es un avance en lucha por la igualdad: diputada". Periódico Correo (in Spanish). March 9, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  22. ^ "Libia García Muñoz se destapa como aspirante gubernatura de Guanajuato". Milenio (in Spanish). July 18, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  23. ^ "Primer mesa política ya tiene fecha y logística". El Heraldo de León (in Spanish). August 11, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  24. ^ "Rumbo a la gubernatura de Guanajuato: Libia Dennise exige política de altura en mesa de análisis". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). August 22, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  25. ^ García, Mariana (November 12, 2023). "Quién es Libia García Muñoz Ledo, la candidata del PAN a la gubernatura de Guanajuato". Infobae. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  26. ^ "Rinde protesta Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo ante la LXVI Legislatura". Boletín 8640. Congress of Guanajuato. September 26, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
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