Eva Contreras Sandoval
Mexican politician
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| Intro | Mexican politician | |
| Places | Mexico | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 28 September 1956 | |
| Age | 68 years | |
| Politics: | National Action Party |
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Biography
Eva Contreras Sandoval (born September 28, 1956 in Camotlán, municipality of Manzanillo, Colima) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN) who currently serves in the upper house of the Mexican Congress.
Political career
Contreras served as head of the Puerto Vallarta DIF during the municipal presidency of her husband. In 2006, she was elected a member (regidora) of the municipality of Puerto Vallarta. During the 2006 congressional elections she ran as substitute senator of candidate Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez; Cárdenas won the election but left that position to join President Caderón's cabinet, thus Contreras will be serving as substitute senator during the LX and LXI Legislatures (2006–2012).