Ifigenia Martínez y Hernández

Ifigenia Martha Martínez y Hernández (16 June 1925 – 5 October 2024) was a Mexican economist and politician. She was the president of the Chamber of Deputies from 1 September 2024 until her death on 5 October 2024. She was a member of the National Regeneration Movement, however was also a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution and Institutional Revolutionary Party before.

Martínez y Hernández was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for a few months in 2024. She was in the chamber before from 2009 to 2012, from 1994 to 1997 and from 1976 to 1979. She was a member of the Senate from 1988 to 1991 and from 2018 until 2024. 

Martínez y Hernández was born in Mexico City. She studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and at Harvard University. In 1989, she co-founded the Party of the Democratic Revolution.

On 1 October 2024, Martínez y Hernández presided the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum as President of Mexico, handing the presidential sash to her.Quién es Ifigenia Martínez, la pionera de la izquierda en México que presidió la toma de protesta de Sheinbaum 

Martínez y Hernández died on 5 October 2024 in Mexico City at the age of 99.

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