María de los Dolores Padierna Luna (born 8 May 1958) is a Mexican politician. A founding member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), she left the party in September 2017.[1] She later joined the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
María de los Dolores Padierna | |
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| Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2018 | |
| President | Porfirio Muñoz Ledo |
| Preceded by | Martha Tamayo |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Mexico City's 12th district | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Alicia Barrientos Pantoja |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Federal District's 8th district | |
| In office 1 September 2003 – 31 August 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Mario Huerta Díaz |
| Succeeded by | Armando Barreiro Pérez |
| In office 1 September 1997 – 31 August 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Jesús Rodríguez y Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Mario Huerta Díaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1958 Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Political party | .png){kind=small} MORENA |
| Occupation | Senator |
From 2000 to 2003, she served as the elected mayor of Cuauhtémoc, D.F.[2]
She was a plurinominal senator during the 62nd and 63rd Congresses (2012–2018). She also served as a federal deputy in 1997–2000, 2003–2006 and 2018–2021.[3][2]
Padierna Luna was the candidate for mayor in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, for the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) in the 2021 election[4] despite accusations that she and her husband, René Bejarano, were corrupt.[5][6]She lost to Sandra Cuevas of the PRD.[7]