Enoé Margarita Uranga Muñoz (born May 1, 1963)[1] is a Mexican politician. She was elected to the 111th Congress from Federal District on the Party of the Democratic Revolution ticket. In Congress, Uranga is the Secretary of the Commission on Human Rights.[2]

Enoé Uranga
Member of the Congress of the Union
Personal details
Born1 May 1963
Political partyParty of the Democratic Revolution

Uranga was the first female openly homosexual member of a state legislature in the country's history. She has also participated in the Mexican LGBT rights movement since the 1980s.[3]

Career

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Uranga is a graduate of the Free University of Berlin and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.

From 2000 to 2003, she served as president of the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District Legislative Assembly.

References

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  1. ^ "Dip. Enoé Margarita Uranga Muñoz". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Mexico grants social security benefits to gay couples". archive.globalgayz.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  3. ^ C.V, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S. A. de (2009-03-26). "La Jornada: Enoé Uranga candidata". www.jornada.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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