Celeste Sánchez Romero | |
|---|---|
| Federal deputy for Durango | |
| In office 1 September 2021 – 22 February 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1990 Durango City, Durango State, Mexico |
| Died | 21 February 2022 (aged 32) Durango, Durango, Mexico |
| Political party | PT |
| Occupation | Dentist |
Celeste Sánchez Romero (8 February 1990 – 21 February 2022) was a Mexican dental researcher and federal deputy from the Labor Party (PT) in the first six months of the LXV Legislature of the Mexican Congress. Prior to becoming a legislator, she was an academic researcher.
Education and research
Sánchez Romero graduated from the Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango in 2013 with a degree in dentistry. [1] She obtained master's and doctorate degrees from the Piracicaba Dental Faculty of the State University of Campinas in Brazil. [1] She later became an adjunct faculty member of the Universidad de la República in Uruguay and had 47 scientific articles published in indexed publications. [1] In 2020, she was designated a Level I researcher in the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. [2]
Political career
In 2021, she was elected to serve as a proportional representation federal deputy from the Labor Party out of the first electoral region (which includes Durango), taking the PT's only seat from that region. [3] She served as secretary on the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission and also sat on the Health and Youth commissions. [1] On the Health Commission, she was involved in debate over reforms to GMO labeling requirements. [4]
Personal life and death
Sánchez Romero was found dead in her Durango home on 21 February 2022, at the age of 32. [5] An autopsy revealed pulmonary aspiration to be the cause of death. [6] That Friday, she had been in Durango to participate in a forum on proposed changes to laws governing the electricity sector. [4] The Durango Attorney General's Office later announced that her death was a suicide by overdose, citing as evidence a suicide note and a syringe that had been found with her body. [7]
She was replaced by her alternate, María de Jesús Paéz Guereca, in the Chamber of Deputies. [8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Perfil del legislador" [Legislator Profile]. Secretariat of the Interior, Legislative Information System. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Chávez, Juan Carlos (4 July 2021). "Celeste Sánchez, destacada investigadora duranguense" [Celeste Sánchez, noted researcher from Durango]. Victoria de Durango (in Spanish).
- ^ Zepeda, Aurora (22 August 2021). "Comisión de Prerrogativas reparte diputaciones plurinominales" [Prerogatives Commission doles out proportional representation seats]. Excélsior (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Fallece a los 32 años la diputada Celeste Sánchez Romero" [Deputy Celeste Sánchez Romero dies at 32]. Infobae. 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Reyes, Yvonne (21 February 2022). "Hallan sin vida a Celeste Sánchez, diputada federal del PT y odontóloga de 32 años" [Celeste Sánchez, 32-year-old PT federal deputy and dentist, found dead]. Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Diputada Celeste Sánchez murió por broncoaspiración; descartan feminicidio" [Deputy Celeste Sánchez died due to bronchoaspiration; femicide ruled out]. Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Diputada Celeste Sánchez dejó una nota antes de ser hallada sin vida, revela fiscal de Durango". Milenio (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Muere la diputada del PT Celeste Sánchez Romero" [PT deputy Celeste Sánchez Romero dies]. Azteca Noticias (in Spanish). 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
| Authority control databases: Academics |
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- 1990 births
- 2022 deaths
- 2022 suicides
- Labor Party (Mexico) politicians
- Deputies of the LXV Legislature of Mexico
- Politicians from Durango
- Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
- 21st-century Mexican women politicians
- State University of Campinas alumni
- Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango alumni
- Academic staff of the University of the Republic (Uruguay)
- Mexican dentists
- Mexican politicians who died by suicide
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Durango
- Drug-related suicides in Mexico
Celeste Sánchez Romero | |
|---|---|
| Federal deputy for Durango | |
| In office 1 September 2021 – 22 February 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1990 Durango City, Durango State, Mexico |
| Died | 21 February 2022 (aged 32) Durango, Durango, Mexico |
| Political party | PT |
| Occupation | Dentist |
Celeste Sánchez Romero (8 February 1990 – 21 February 2022) was a Mexican dental researcher and federal deputy from the Labor Party (PT) in the first six months of the LXV Legislature of the Mexican Congress. Prior to becoming a legislator, she was an academic researcher.
Education and research
Sánchez Romero graduated from the Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango in 2013 with a degree in dentistry. [1] She obtained master's and doctorate degrees from the Piracicaba Dental Faculty of the State University of Campinas in Brazil. [1] She later became an adjunct faculty member of the Universidad de la República in Uruguay and had 47 scientific articles published in indexed publications. [1] In 2020, she was designated a Level I researcher in the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. [2]
Political career
In 2021, she was elected to serve as a proportional representation federal deputy from the Labor Party out of the first electoral region (which includes Durango), taking the PT's only seat from that region. [3] She served as secretary on the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission and also sat on the Health and Youth commissions. [1] On the Health Commission, she was involved in debate over reforms to GMO labeling requirements. [4]
Personal life and death
Sánchez Romero was found dead in her Durango home on 21 February 2022, at the age of 32. [5] An autopsy revealed pulmonary aspiration to be the cause of death. [6] That Friday, she had been in Durango to participate in a forum on proposed changes to laws governing the electricity sector. [4] The Durango Attorney General's Office later announced that her death was a suicide by overdose, citing as evidence a suicide note and a syringe that had been found with her body. [7]
She was replaced by her alternate, María de Jesús Paéz Guereca, in the Chamber of Deputies. [8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Perfil del legislador" [Legislator Profile]. Secretariat of the Interior, Legislative Information System. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Chávez, Juan Carlos (4 July 2021). "Celeste Sánchez, destacada investigadora duranguense" [Celeste Sánchez, noted researcher from Durango]. Victoria de Durango (in Spanish).
- ^ Zepeda, Aurora (22 August 2021). "Comisión de Prerrogativas reparte diputaciones plurinominales" [Prerogatives Commission doles out proportional representation seats]. Excélsior (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Fallece a los 32 años la diputada Celeste Sánchez Romero" [Deputy Celeste Sánchez Romero dies at 32]. Infobae. 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Reyes, Yvonne (21 February 2022). "Hallan sin vida a Celeste Sánchez, diputada federal del PT y odontóloga de 32 años" [Celeste Sánchez, 32-year-old PT federal deputy and dentist, found dead]. Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Diputada Celeste Sánchez murió por broncoaspiración; descartan feminicidio" [Deputy Celeste Sánchez died due to bronchoaspiration; femicide ruled out]. Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Diputada Celeste Sánchez dejó una nota antes de ser hallada sin vida, revela fiscal de Durango". Milenio (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Muere la diputada del PT Celeste Sánchez Romero" [PT deputy Celeste Sánchez Romero dies]. Azteca Noticias (in Spanish). 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
| Authority control databases: Academics |
|---|
- 1990 births
- 2022 deaths
- 2022 suicides
- Labor Party (Mexico) politicians
- Deputies of the LXV Legislature of Mexico
- Politicians from Durango
- Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
- 21st-century Mexican women politicians
- State University of Campinas alumni
- Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango alumni
- Academic staff of the University of the Republic (Uruguay)
- Mexican dentists
- Mexican politicians who died by suicide
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Durango
- Drug-related suicides in Mexico