First ladies and gentlemen of Mexico

(2012 to 2018) at a donation drive for the victims of Hurricane Ingrid and Hurricane Manuel, as part of her role as head of the National DIF. The first lady or first gentleman is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless, the title holder attends many official ceremonies and functions of state either along with or in place of the president. There is a strict taboo against the president's spouse holding outside employment during the president's sexenio. Traditionally, the first lady took an important (ceremonial) post as head of the Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF) ("Integral Family Development"). However, this did not occur during the Fox administration when First Lady Marta Sahagún founded the national philanthropic organization Vamos México. ==History==

Two first ladies have been active politicians: Martha Sahagún, who married Vicente Fox during his tenure (2001–2006), had been a party activist and candidate for mayor of Celaya on the PAN party ticket, and was briefly considered a contender for PAN's nomination to run for either the Jefe de Gobierno (Governor of the Federal District) or president in the 2006 election. Margarita Zavala, wife of Felipe Calderón, was a deputy from 2003 to 2006. In the 2018 Mexican general election, she was a pre-candidate for the nomination of PAN, and then she briefly ran as an independent. Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller (2018 to 2024), wife of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, abstained from using the title of first lady. She stated it was a "role with no concrete functions or responsibilities." She also said she wanted to "serve Mexico any way she can", and that the title "first lady" is "somewhat classist". Gutiérrez Müller also refused the position as head of the National DIF. == List of first ladies and gentlemen of Mexico ==

Revolutionary era Post-revolutionary era ==Living former first ladies and gentlemen ==

As of , there are six living former first ladies, as identified below. File:Cecilia Occelli..png|Cecilia Occelliserved 1988–1994born 1949 (age )ex-wife of Carlos Salinas de Gortari Blank.png|Nilda Patricia Velascoserved 1994–2000born 1952 (age )wife of Ernesto Zedillo Marta Sahagun (cropped).jpg|Marta Sahagúnserved 2001–2006born 1953 (age )wife of Vicente Fox File:Margarita Zavala De Calderon (cropped).jpg|Margarita Zavalaserved 2006–2012born 1967 (age )wife of Felipe Calderón File:Angélica Rivera in France - 2017 (35633555171) (cropped).jpg|Angélica Riveraserved 2012–2018born 1969 (age )ex-wife of Enrique Peña Nieto File:Beatriz Müller TV feria de los barrios (cropped).jpg|Beatriz Gutiérrez Müllerserved 2018–2024born 1969 (age )wife of Andrés Manuel López Obrador The most recent first lady to die was Paloma Cordero, widow of Miguel de la Madrid on May 11, 2020. ==See also==