Ruth Zavaleta

Infobox Officeholder
name = Ruth Zavaleta Salgado


order =
office = President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
term_start = 30 August 2007
predecessor = María Elena Álvarez Bernal
order2 = 4th
office2 = Jefe Delegacional of Venustiano Carranza
term_start2 = 2003
term_end2 = 2005
predecessor2 = María Guadalupe Morales Rubio
sucessor2 = Rocío Barrera Badillo
birth_date = 27 August 1966
birth_place = Mexico City
nationality = Mexican
party = Party of the Democratic Revolution
alma_mater = National Autonomous University of Mexico
profession = Sociology

Ruth Zavaleta Salgado (born August 27, 1966) is a Mexican left-wing politician affiliated to the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). She is a founder member of the PRD and the first female PRD politician to serve as President of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies.

Personal life and education

Zavaleta holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Political career

In 1989 Zavaleta was one of the founders of the PRD. In 1997 Cuauhtemoc Cárdenas designated her as Secretary of Social Development in the government of the Mexican Federal District; she then served (1998–2000) as Secretary of Finance in the Mexican Federal District.

From 2000 to 2003 she served in the Legislative Assembly of the Mexican Federal District. In 2003 she was elected borough mayor ("Jefe Delegacional") of Venustiano Carranza.

In 2006 Zavaleta won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico; hence she will be serving during the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress. In 2007 she was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies Directive Board for the second year of the LX Legislature (September 2007–August 2008).