Lilia Merodio Reza

Education Merodio Reza holds a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ). She obtained a master's degree in law at the UNAM, with her thesis approved with honors. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Administration at the Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública (INAP).

Public administration career She was head of the user registry of the Municipal Water and Sanitation Board of Ciudad Juárez (2001–2002); alderwoman of Ciudad Juárez (2002–2004); and Human Resources Director of the same City Hall (2004–2006).

From 2012 to 2018, she was Senator of the Republic in the LXII and LXIII Legislatures, elected by relative majority. She served as secretary of the Board of Directors, chair of the Commission on Care for Vulnerable Groups; secretary of the Youth and Sports and Health commissions; and member of the commissions on Finance and Public Credit; Asia-Pacific Foreign Relations; and Communications and Transportation. On July 6, 2023, she announced her resignation from the PRI after nearly 30 years of membership.

Since 2023, Merodio Reza has served as Director of Political Relations at the newspaper El Universal.