Lázaro Cárdenas Batel

Mexico

Lázaro Cárdenas Batel is a Mexican politician currently serving as Chief of Staff to the President of Mexico. Coming from a distinguished political family, he served as governor of Michoacán from 2002 to 2008, representing the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Prior to his election to that office in 2001, he had represented his home state in both the federal Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

Key Achievements

  • Appointment as Governor of Michoacán (2002–2008), breaking with the historical hegemony of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in that state, considered a historic political recognition
  • Designation as Senator of the Republic for Michoacán (2000–2001), institutional recognition for being elected in the first position
  • Election as Federal Deputy for Michoacán (1997–2000), political recognition for representing the 12th district of Apatzingán
  • Appointment as Coordinator of Advisors to the Presidency of the Republic (2018–2023), recognition of trust granted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
  • Appointment as Permanent Secretary of CELAC (2023), regional distinction for his role in Latin American and Caribbean integration
  • Appointment as Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic (2024), institutional recognition within the government of Claudia Sheinbaum