Martha Érika Alonso
Martha Érika Alonso | |
|---|---|
First Lady of Puebla | |
| In role 1 February 2011 – 30 February 2017 | |
| Governor | Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas |
| Preceded by | Margarita García |
| Succeeded by | Alma Dinorah López Gargallo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martha Érika Alonso 17 December 1973 Santa María Coronango, Puebla |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Spouse | |
Martha Érika Alonso Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾta ˈeɾika aˈlonsojˈðalɣo]; 17 December 1973 – 24 December 2018; also called Martha Érika Alonso de Moreno Valle) was a Mexican politician of the National Action Party (PAN) who served as the first female governor of Puebla from 14 December 2018 until her death ten days later in a helicopter crash. She was the spouse of Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, who was governor of Puebla from 2011 to 2017 and was also killed in the crash.
Life
Born on 17 December 1973,[1] Martha Érika Alonso Hidalgo attended the Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, where she studied graphic design, and the Universidad de las Américas Puebla, from which she graduated with a master's degree in public communication. She married Moreno Valle in 2004.[2]
In 2009, she became an active member of the PAN, and from 2011 to 2016, coinciding with most of her husband's tenure as governor, she presided over the foundation for the Puebla State
Gubernatorial candidacy
In 2018, Alonso ran for Governor of Puebla—her first campaign for elected office
During the campaign, Alonso sought to distance herself from her husband, who did not appear at promotional events; she also did not use her husband's last name (Martha Érika Alonso de Moreno Valle), as she had while running the Puebla DIF.[5] However, several staffers from Moreno Valle's campaign and government joined Alonso's team, including the former state press secretary and former state legislators, and state political experts pointed out her use of similar strategies to Moreno Valle's campaign.[5]
Alonso won the election, defeating Miguel Barbosa Huerta on the Juntos Haremos Historia coalition ticket and two other candidates, on 1 July 2018, as first female governor of Puebla and the seventh nationwide.[6]
Death
On 24 December 2018, a helicopter carrying Alonso, Rafael Moreno Valle and other PAN politicians from the state crashed in a field near the town of
A 27 March 2020 report by
References
- ^ Núñez, Efraín (11 March 2018). "Lanzan partidos a 5 candidatos por la gubernatura de Puebla". e-consulta. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Martha Erika Alonso de Moreno Valle". Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b Alcauter, Brando (22 September 2016). "Quién es la esposa de Rafael Moreno Valle". Cuna de Grillos. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b MTP Noticias (28 April 2018). "#Perfiles: Ellos son los 5 candidatos que disputan la gubernatura de Puebla". Huffington Post México. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b Ayala Martínez, Aranzazú (3 May 2018). "Exfuncionarios de Moreno Valle, en la campaña de su esposa Erika Alonso por la gubernatura en Puebla". Animal Político. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Domínguez, Elena (2 July 2018). "Martha Erika, la primera mujer que se perfila para gobernar Puebla". Milenio. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Se estrella avioneta en Puebla en pleno 24 de diciembre". El Sol de Puebla. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Martha Erika y Rafael Moreno Valle irían en aeronave caída: AMLO". E-Consulta. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Mexico's Puebla governor Martha Erika Alonso dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Malfunction caused copter crash that killed Mexico governor". Associated Press. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.