Edna Elena Vega
Edna Elena Vega | |
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.jpg) Vega in June 2024. | |
| Secretary of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2024 | |
| President | Claudia Sheinbaum |
| Preceded by | Román Meyer Falcón |
| Undersecretary for Territorial and Agrarian Planning | |
| In office 29 June 2022 – 30 September 2024 | |
| President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Preceded by | David Cervantes Peredo |
| Succeeded by | Griselda Martínez Vázquez |
| National Housing Commissioner | |
| In office 22 December 2018 – 22 June 2022 | |
| President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Preceded by | Jorge León Wolpert Kuri |
| Succeeded by | Juan Javier Granados Barrón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1962 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | Metropolitan Planning and sociology, specialized in society and territory |
| Alma mater |  Autonomous Metropolitan University (Bachelor's in Sociology; 1980–1984) Autonomous Metropolitan University (Master's in Metropolitan Planning, 1994–1996; Doctorate in Society and Territory, 2011–2015) |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
Edna Elena Vega Rangel (born July 22, 1962, in Mexico City) is a Mexican sociologist. She has served as the secretary of agrarian, territorial, and urban development (SEDATU) of Mexico since October 1, 2024, under the presidency of Claudia Sheinbaum. Prior to this, she held various roles in urban development and housing, including director general of the National Housing Commission (CONAVI) and undersecretary of territorial and agrarian planning in the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Edna Elena Vega Rangel studied sociology at the Autonomous Metropolitan University-Azcapotzalco (UAM-A), where she also completed a master's degree in metropolitan planning and a doctoral degree in sociology, specializing in society and territory. She has taught at both UAM-A and the Autonomous University of Mexico City.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Vega Rangel's professional experience includes serving as the technical secretary for the Urban Development Commission at the former Legislative Assembly of the Federal District. She has held key roles in urban development, including as the director of economic development at the Historic Center Trust in Mexico City, and later as the director of strategic planning and general director of the Institute of Housing of the Federal District. She has also worked as an advisor in the Social Prosecutor's Office and as the director of urban development in Iztapalapa.[4][5]
From 2018 to 2022, Vega Rangel was the general director of the National Housing Commission (CONAVI). On June 29, 2022, she was appointed undersecretary for territorial and agrarian planning by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Marsan, Eduardo (2024-06-27). "Quién es Edna Elena Vega Rangel, próxima titular de la SEDATU en el gobierno de Sheinbaum". Infobae. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Fuentes, Alfredo. "Edna Elena Vega toma posesión como subsecretaria en Sadatu tras fallecimiento de David Cervantes". El Sol de México. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Esquivel, Karen. "¿Quién es Edna Elena Vega Rangel, futura secretaria de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano de México?". CNN. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Edna Vega Rangel: Conoce el perfil de la Secretaria de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano". MVS Noticias. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ Salazar, Eridani. "Edna Elena Vega, la especialista en sociología urbana que se encargará de la Sedatu". Excélsior. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Presidente López Obrador designa a Edna Elena Vega subsecretaria de Ordenamiento Territorial". Comisión Nacional de Vivienda. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-28.