President of Mexico since October 2024, the first woman elected to the office. A climate scientist and engineer by training who contributed to IPCC reports, she previously served as Head of Government of Mexico City. She is a close ally of her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador and a leader of the Morena party.
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Claudia Sheinbaum
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SensibleScience-based
On the issues 3
Public positions Claudia Sheinbaum has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Federal minimum wage"Backs continued increases in Mexico's minimum wage and expanded social programs"
- Trade with China"Manages Mexico's role in nearshoring while preserving the USMCA trade relationship with the U.S."
- U.S. climate policy"A trained climate scientist who supports expanding renewables while maintaining state control of the oil sector"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.