Marisela Morales (Attorney General of Mexico)

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

Marisela Morales
Morales in 2011
Attorney General of Mexico
In office 1 April 2011 – 30 November 2011
President	Felipe Calderón
Preceded by	Arturo Chávez
Succeeded by	Jesús Murillo Karam
Personal details
Born	Marisela Morales Ibáñez (1970-03-01) 1 March 1970 (age 54) Mexico City[1]
Alma mater	National Autonomous University of Mexico
Awards	International Women of Courage Award (2011)

Marisela Morales Ibáñez is a Mexican lawyer who served as Attorney General of Mexico in 2011.

Life

She was born in Mexico City and graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with a degree in law before completing a master's degree in criminal science from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences.^[2]

On 31 March 2011, she was appointed by President Felipe Calderón to replace Arturo Chávez as the Attorney General of Mexico.^[3] Upon being confirmed by the Senate,^[1] she became the 42nd Attorney General, and the first woman to hold the position.^[3]

Prior to her appointment to the office of Attorney General, she served as the Assistant Attorney General for Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime.^{[citation needed]} She has been praised for her work by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama, and received the 2011 International Women of Courage Award.^[4][5]

References

1. Simonnet, Carole (7 April 2011). "Alistan ratificación de Morales en PGR" (in Spanish). Agencia Reforma. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
2. Attorney General of Mexico (7 April 2011). "Marisela Morales, Titular de la Procuraduría General de la República" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
3. Malkin, Elizabeth (31 March 2011). "Mexico: Woman Picked to Fight Cartels". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
4. Llana, Sara Miller (1 April 2011). "Mexico, long lagging in gender equality, nominates first female attorney general". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
5. "Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards". 30 June 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2017.