Mónica Fernández Balboa

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

Mónica Fernández Balboa
President of the Senate
In office 1 September 2019 – 31 August 2020
Preceded by	Martí Batres Guadarrama
Succeeded by	Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar
Senator for Tabasco
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2018 Serving with Javier May Rodríguez and Juan Manuel Fócil Pérez
Preceded by	Carlos Manuel Merino Campos
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Tabasco's 6th district
In office 1 September 2006 – 31 August 2009
Preceded by	Amalin Yabur Elías
Succeeded by	José Córdova Hernández
Personal details
Born	(1966-07-04) 4 July 1966 (age 58) Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico
Political party	MORENA
Other political affiliations	PRD (until 2014)
Spouse	Carlos Rojas Gutiérrez[1]
Education	Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara

Mónica Fernández Balboa (born 4 July 1966) is a Mexican architect and politician from the National Regeneration Movement, serving as a Senator in the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress from Tabasco. From 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020, she served as President of the Senate, to which she was elected with 110 votes in favor, one against, and two abstentions.^[2] As a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution, from 2006 to 2009, she served as a federal deputy in the LX Legislature.^[3]

References

1. "Carlos Rojas Gutiérrez, extitular de Sedesol, falleció a los 69 años". El Heraldo de Tabasco. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
2. "Mónica Fernández será la nueva presidenta de Mesa Directiva del Senado" [Mónica Fernández will be the new president of the Senate Board of Directors], El Segundero.com (in Spanish), 31 August 2019, retrieved 31 August 2019
3. "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 18 October 2014.