Mónica Arriola Gordillo


Monica Tzasna Arriola Gordillo was a Mexican politician affiliated with the New Alliance Party.
She died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 14 March 2016 in Mexico City.

Personal life and education

Arriola Gordillo was the daughter of Elba Esther Gordillo. She got her bachelor's degree in Latin American literature from the Universidad Iberoamericana.

Political career

Arriola was a member of the New Alliance Party who in 2006 secured a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico via proportional representation to serve during the LX Legislature. In October 2006 she traveled to Latin America with Felipe Calderón during the first overseas trip of Calderon as president-elect of Mexico.