Vázquez Mota was born January 20, 1961, in Mexico City. She is a Mexican economist, businesswoman and politician, and member of the National Action Party (PAN). She successfully secured the nomination for the Presidency of the Republic, then ran in the primary, held on February 5, 2012 and won. Vazquez Mota led with 55%, Ernesto Cordero, a former finance minister, had 38.1% while Santiago Creel, who was interior minister during the administration of Vicente Fox, was third with 6.1%^{[Source: Wikipedia]}

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