Marcelo Ebrard
Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈselo eˈβɾaɾð]; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexican politician who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from 2018 to 2023. He served as Head of Government of the Federal District (Mexico City) from 2006 to 2012.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ebrard and the second or maternal family name is Casaubón.
Marcelo Ebrard
Claudia Sheinbaum (elect)
Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez
Raquel Sosa Elízaga
Martha Pérez Bajarano
Office established
Office abolished
National Regeneration Movement (2018–present)
Democratic Revolution Party (2000–2018)
Democratic Center Party (1999–2000)
Institutional Revolutionary Party (1977–1995)
Anne Dominique Ebrard
Francesca Ebrard
Marcelo Ebrard, Jr.
Ivanna Ebrard
Julián Ebrard
Marcelo Ebrard, Sr.
Marcela Casaubón
Ebrard won the 2006 Federal District election as a Democratic Revolution Party (PRD)-led electoral alliance. As mayor, Ebrard presided over the creation of the Ecobici mobility system, the Prepa Sí program that grants scholarships to low-income students, and revival projects in the city's historic center.[2] While in office, he served as secretary-general of the former Federal District Department, minister of public security, and minister of social development of the Mexican capital. In 2010, Ebrard was nominated as the "world's best mayor" by the Project World Mayor.[3] After leaving office, he served as president of the United Nations Global Network on Safer Cities.[4] From 2009 to 2012, he was the chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change.[5]
During his mayoralty, Ebrard was seen as a likely future presidential candidate. In 2012, Ebrard ran for the PRD's nomination for President, ultimately losing to López Obrador.[6][7] In June 2023, Ebrard resigned from his position as Secretary of Foreign Affairs to run for president in the 2024 election, but lost Morena's nomination to Claudia Sheinbaum.[8] On 20 June 2024, president-elect Sheinbaum announced that Ebrard would serve as Secretary of the Economy in her cabinet beginning 1 October 2024.[9]
Personal life and education[edit]
A descendant of the French emigrant wave from Barcelonette in 1915, Ebrard is the son of architect Marcelo Ebrard Maure and Marcela Casaubón. He received a bachelor's degree in international relations from El Colegio de México. He specialized in public administration and planning at France's École nationale d'administration.
Political views[edit]
Ebrard was characterized as "centrist" by Reuters, who described his political orientation as "socially progressive and eager to put Mexico on the world stage".[41] Ebrard has been described as an economic moderate.[34]
The Associated Press reported that, "while some peg Ebrard as a centrist", Ebard has touted the legalization of same-sex marriage and abortion while leading Mexico City as evidence of his progressive bonafides.[7]
Personal life[edit]
He was married to Francesca Ramos Morgan and had two daughters and one son: Francesca, Anne Dominique, and Marcelo Ebrard Ramos. He later divorced and married Mexican soap-opera actress Mariagna Pratts. In April 2011, Marcelo Ebrard announced his divorce from Pratts through an official press release.[42]
On 7 October 2011, Ebrard married for the third time to Rosalinda Bueso, the former Honduran ambassador to Mexico.[43]