Rocío Nahle García

Nahle holds a degree in chemical engineering from the Autonomous University of Zacatecas (UAZ), where she completed her undergraduate studies between 1981 and 1986; she subsequently earned a specialization in petrochemistry from the same university.

She also completed a diploma in chemical process engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a diploma in economic viability in industrial processes from the Veracruzana University.

In 2012, she ran as a candidate for federal deputy in the 11th electoral district of Veracruz under the coalition formed by the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), the Labor Party (PT), and Citizens' Movement (MC). She was defeated by Joaquín Caballero Rosiñol of a PRI–PVEM coalition.

Federal deputy (2015–2018)

In 2015, she was elected federal deputy for the 11th district of Veracruz and served as coordinator of the Morena parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies.

Senator for Veracruz (2018)

In the 2018 federal elections, she was nominated as a candidate for the Senate of Mexico by the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) as the lead candidate with Ricardo Ahued Bardahuil for the state of Veracruz. She won the seat by the principle of relative majority with 48% of the vote. She assumed office in the 64th legislature of the Congress of the Union on 1 September 2018, serving until 27 November of that same year.