Olga Sánchez Cordero
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| President of the Senate | |
| In office 1 September 2021 – 30 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Armenta Mier |
| Secretary of the Interior of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 2018 – 26 August 2021 | |
| President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Navarrete Prida |
| Succeeded by | Adán Augusto López |
| Senator of Mexico Proportional representation | |
| Assumed office 26 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jesusa Rodríguez |
| In office 1 September 2018 – 29 November 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Jesusa Rodríguez |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation | |
| In office 26 January 1995 – 30 November 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Ernesto Zedillo |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Norma Lucía Piña Hernández |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero Dávila (1947-07-16) 16 July 1947 (age 76) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | National Regeneration Movement |
| Spouse | Eduardo García Villegas |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | National Autonomous University of Mexico (LLB) |
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Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero Dávila (born 16 July 1947) is a Mexican politician and former jurist. She was the Secretary of the InteriorofMexico,[1] and the first woman to ever hold this position. She previously served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Mexico's highest federal court, from 26 January 1995 to 30 November 2015.[2] She currently serves as a Senator and was President of the Senate of the Republic from 2021 to 2022.
Born in Mexico City, Sánchez Cordero studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Sánchez Cordero was the first female notary public in Mexico City. She was appointed Minister (Associate Justice) of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) by Ernesto Zedillo and confirmed by the Senate on 26 January 1995. She was the ninth woman to hold a seat on the SCJN. She left on 30 November 2015.[3]
In December 2017, Andrés Manuel López Obrador released his proposed cabinet listing and had Sánchez Cordero as his pick for Secretary of Interior.[4]
She was a Senator in Mexico's LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress from September 1, 2018 until López Obrador's inauguration on December 1, 2018, when she took office as Secretary of Interior. This made her the first woman to ever hold this position.
The Economist describes her as a "social liberal ... European-style social democrat."[5] She has announced her intention to propose decriminalization of recreational marijuana.[6] She also intends to decriminalize abortion throughout the country.[7]
Olga Sánchez Cordero is married to Eduardo García Villegas and has three children.[8]
She reported income of MXN $10,688,288 in 2019, including her salary of MXN $1,914,432 plus investments.[9]
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