Clara Brugada

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Brugada and the second or maternal family name is Molina.

Clara Brugada
Clara Brugada in 2023
Head of Government of Mexico City
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 October 2024
Preceded by	Martí Batres
Mayor of Iztapalapa
In office 1 October 2018 – 16 September 2023
Preceded by	Dione Anguiano Flores
Succeeded by	Raúl Basulto Luviano
Member of the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City by Proportional Representation
In office 15 September 2016 – 31 January 2017
Delegational Head of Iztapalapa
In office 10 December 2009 – 30 November 2012
Designated by	Legislative Assembly of the Federal District
Preceded by	Rafael Acosta Ángeles
Succeeded by	Salvador Valencia Guzmán
Member of the Congress of the Union for Mexico City's 25th district
In office 1 September 2003 – 31 August 2006
Preceded by	María Magdalena García González
Succeeded by	Miguel Ángel Solares Chávez
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District for the 29th District
In office 15 September 2000 – 14 September 2003
Preceded by	Daniel Martínez Enríquez
Succeeded by	Aleida Alavez Ruiz
Member of the Congress of the Union for Mexico City's 22nd district
In office 1 September 1997 – 31 August 2000
Preceded by	Víctor Manuel Álvarez Trasviña
Succeeded by	Esteban Daniel González Enríquez
Personal details
Born	Clara Marina Brugada Molina (1963-08-12) 12 August 1963 Mexico City, Mexico
Political party	Morena (2014-present)
Other political affiliations	Party of the Democratic Revolution (1995-2012)
Education	Metropolitan Autonomous University MEcon

Clara Marina Brugada Molina (born August 12, 1963) is a Mexican politician who is the head of government of Mexico City after winning the 2024 election. A member of Morena, she formerly served as mayor of the borough of Iztapalapa borough and as a federal and district legislator.

Early life and education

Brugada was born on August 12, 1963, in Mexico City. She attended the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in Iztapalapa from 1980 to 1985, where she earned a degree in economics. She later worked as an advisor for DECA Equipo Pueblo, a civil association.

Political career

Early career

Brugada first ran for political office 1995, where she was elected as a councilor for the San Miguel Teotongo neighborhood in the inaugural citizen council of Iztapalapa.

In 1997, she was elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). In 2000, she was elected as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (now the Congress of Mexico City). She returned to the federal Chamber of Deputies in the 2003 election.

Federal District (Mexico City) politics

Brugada joined the government of Head of Government (mayor) Marcelo Ebrard following his victory in the 2006 election. In 2009, she became head of the borough of Iztapalapa, serving until 2012. Brugada left the PRD to join Morena, a party founded by Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in 2012.

In the 2018 elections, Brugada was elected borough mayor of Iztapalapa, and was reelected in 2021. In September 2023, she resigned as borough mayor in order to run for mayor of Mexico City in the 2024 election. Brugada was chosen as Morena's candidate over former Secretary of Citizen Security Omar García Harfuch. On 2 June 2024, Brugada was elected mayor. She was inaugurated on 5 October. Among her pledges is to improve security for women, alleviate the ongoing water crisis, prevent forced evictions and prioritize rental housing for youth with the option to buy.