Martha Érika Alonso

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Martha Érika Alonso

Martha Érika Alonso Hidalgo (born December 17, 1973 in Tecamachalco , Puebla ; † December 24, 2018 in Santa María Coronango , Puebla), also Martha Érika Alonso de Moreno Valle , was a Mexican politician of the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) and from 14 December 2018, until her fatal helicopter crash ten days later, the first female governor of the state of Puebla. She was married to Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas , who was governor of Puebla from 2011 to 2017 and who died with her during his candidacy for the Mexican presidency.

Life

Martha Érika Alonso Hidalgo studied graphic design at the Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, completed a master's degree in public communication at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) and has further degrees in marketing and communication from the eada business school Barcelona and in family development from the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP). In 2004 she married Moreno Valle.

Since 2009 she has been an active party member of the PAN, from 2011 to 2016, during her husband's tenure as governor, she was president of the national institute for holistic family development (Spanish: Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia ; SNDIF or DIF). During her tenure, the institution received more funding than in the previous two terms combined. In 2015 she became general secretary of the PAN in Puebla and was considered one of the most influential women in the party.

Candidacy for governorship

In 2018 Martha Érika Alonso Hidalgo ran for governorship in Puebla, standing for the "Por Puebla al Frente" coalition, which was formed from the parties PAN, PRI , Movimiento Ciudadano and two regional parties. For the candidacy, she is said to have prevailed in an internal party poll against the former mayor of the city of Puebla , Eduardo Rivera Pérez .

During the election campaign, she was criticized for trying to inherit her husband Rafael Moreno Valle as governor (2011-2017). In the meantime, she tried to distance herself from him by not appearing at her election campaign events and by not using his last name, in contrast to her tenure at the DIF. However, she was supported by several members of his election campaign and government team and the coalition program is said to have carried his signature.

Martha Érika Alonso Hidalgo won the election on July 1, 2018 against Miguel Barbosa Huerta and his coalition "Juntos Haremos Historia" as well as two other candidates and was the first woman to hold the post of governor in Puebla and the seventh woman nationwide.

death

On December 24, 2018, ten days after taking office, the helicopter on the way to Mexico City with Martha Érika Alonso Hidalgo, her husband Rafael Moreno Valle and other PAN politicians crashed near the town of Santa María Coronango, north of the city Exit Puebla . All five inmates were killed. The President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ordered a state investigation; this was carried out by the highest aviation authority and the public prosecutor's office with the participation of the manufacturers of the AgustaWestland AW109S Grand helicopter, Agusta , and the engines, Pratt and Whitney , as well as with the support of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB ).

The investigation report came to the conclusion on March 27, 2020 that the helicopter "should not have been flying" because there was a pre-existing problem with a stability system on the helicopter that both the operator and the maintenance crew knew about; there was no sign of a collision. The government suspended the helicopter company and the company responsible for maintenance; the case was handed over to the prosecutor.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Quién es la esposa de Rafael Moreno Valle. In: Cuna de Grillos. September 22, 2016, accessed June 22, 2020 (Spanish).
  2. ^ Por Efraín Núñez | Domingo, Marzo 11, 2018 |: Lanzan partidos a 5 candidatos por la gubernatura de Puebla | e-consulta.com 2020. March 11, 2018, accessed June 22, 2020 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Grupo Sexenio: Martha Erika Alonso Hidalgo | Sexenio. June 18, 2017, accessed June 22, 2020 .
  4. ↑ #Perfiles: Ellos son los 5 candidatos que disputan la gubernatura de Puebla. July 3, 2018, accessed June 22, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Exfuncionarios de Moreno Valle, en la campaña de su esposa Erika Alonso por la gubernatura en Puebla. In: Animal Político. May 3, 2018, accessed June 22, 2020 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ Martha Erika Alonso, la primera mujer que se perfila para gobernar Puebla. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Se estrella avioneta en Puebla en pleno 24 de diciembre . In: El Sol de Puebla , December 24, 2018. 
  8. ↑ Ante negativa de EU, México busca a Canadá y Europa para investigar accidente de Martha Erika. In: Animal Político. December 26, 2018, accessed June 22, 2020 (Spanish).
  9. ↑ Malfunction Caused copter crash killed did Mexico governor. March 27, 2020, accessed June 22, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Alonso, Martha Érika
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alonso Hidalgo, Martha Érika; Alonso de Moreno Valle, Martha Érika
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mexican politician of the Partido Acción Nacional and governor
DATE OF BIRTH 17th December 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Tecamachalco , Puebla
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 2018
Place of death Santa María Coronango , Puebla