Dulce María Sauri Riancho

Dulce María Sauri Riancho (born 1951 in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican politician who was the first woman to serve as governor of Yucatán, from 1991 through 1994. Currently serving as congresswoman of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, she is also the President of the Chamber of Deputies (equivalent to the Speaker of the House in other countries).[1] During her tenure as governor, reforms which restructured the Henequen industry in Yucatán were implemented.[2] The toll road between Mérida and Cancún was also built and became operational during her administration.[3]

Dulce Maria Sauri Riancho
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
2 September 2020
Preceded byLaura Rojas Hernández
Governor of Yucatán
In office
February 14, 1991 – December 1, 1993
Preceded byVíctor Manzanilla Schaffer
Succeeded byRicardo Ávila Heredia
Senator
National Proportion
In office
September 1, 2000 – August 31, 2006
Personal details
Born (1951-08-14) August 14, 1951
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s)José Luis Sierra Villarreal

Dulce María Sauri studied sociology at the Universidad Iberoamericana.[4] Between 1977 and 1982, she worked in the Federal Public Administration in various capacities: Social Programming Technical Assistance Plan (1975–1977); State of Coahuila, Ministry of Programming and Budget (1977–1979); Outreach Program Coordinator for Integrated Rural Development Programme (PIDER) (1979–1982) and head of Ministry of Planning and Budget Evaluation Unit for Yucatán (1979–1982).[5]

She has been an active member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since 1981. She has served as deputy in the Congress of Yucatán and as federal deputy in the lower house of the Mexican Congress (Yucatán's Fourth District, 1982–85).[1] Between 1988 and 1991, she served as federal Senator representing Yucatán. After her tenure as governor of Yucatán (1991–1994), she returned to the lower house of the federal government between 1994 and 1996. She served as the coordinator of the National Programme for Women between 1995–2000 and simultaneously served on the National Commission for Women between 1996 and 1999.[6] She served as the president of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States from (1998–2000)[5]

Sauri became national president of the PRI in 1999 and though lost the presidency in the 2000 election, refused to step down, remaining as party president until 2002. Sauri served in the upper house of the federal Congress from 2000 to 2006.[4] During her tenure in the Senate, she served as Chair of the Asia Pacific Foreign Relations Committee. She was also a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, the North American Foreign Relations Committee, and the Finance and Public Credit Committee.[1]

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References
  1. Beetham, David (2007). Parliament and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century: a Guide to Good Practice. Inter-Parliamentary Union. p. 203. ISBN 978-92-9142-366-8. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. Sáenz, Rodolfo Canto (2001). Del henequén a las maquiladoras : la política industrial en Yucatán, 1984–2001 (in Spanish) (1a ed.). México: Instituto nacional de administración pública. ISBN 968-6080-33-3.
  3. "México, gobernadoras". Glifos Comunicaciones AC (in Spanish). Mexico: Glifos Comunicaciones AC. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. "Dulce Maria Sauri Riancho". Network Policy (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: El Universal. 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. "Dulce María Sauri Riancho". Terra (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. 2014.
  6. "Nuestro Partido". PRI (in Spanish). Partido Revolucionario Institucional. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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