Clara Brugada

Clara Marina Brugada Molina (born August 12, 1963) is a Mexican politician who is the head of government-elect of Mexico City after winning the 2024 election. A member of Morena, she formerly served as mayor of the borough of Iztapalapa borough and as a federal and district legislator.

Early life and education
Brugada was born on August 12, 1963 in Mexico City. She attended the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in Iztapalapa from 1980 to 1985 with a degree in economics. She later worked as an advisor for DECA Equipo Pueblo, a civil association.

Early career
Brugada first ran for political office 1995, where she was elected as a councilor for the San Miguel Teotongo neighborhood in the inaugural citizen council of Iztapalapa.

In 1997, she was elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). In 2000, she was elected as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (now the Congress of Mexico City). She returned to the federal Chamber of Deputies in the 2003 election.

Federal District (Mexico City) politics
Brugada joined the government of Head of Government (mayor) Marcelo Ebrard following his victory in the 2006 election. In 2009, she became head of the borough of Iztapalapa, serving until 2012. Brugada left the PRD to join Morena, a party founded by Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in 2012.

in 2018, Brugada was elected borough mayor of Iztapalapa, and was reelected in 2021. In September 2023, she resigned as borough mayor in order to run for mayor of Mexico City in the 2024 election. Brugada was chosen as Morena's candidate over former Secretary of Citizen Security Omar García Harfuch. On 2 June 2024, Brugada was elected mayor.