Key facts
- Lieutenant
- John Sanchez
- Preceded by
- Bill Richardson
- Succeeded by
- Michelle Lujan Grisham
- Born
- ( 1959-07-14 ) July 14, 1959 (age 66) , El Paso, Texas , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Chuck Franco ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2019 )
- Children
- 1 stepson
- Education
- University of Texas, El Paso ( BA ) University of Oklahoma ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Susana
- Family name
- Martínez
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- El Paso
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- Governor of New Mexico
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Official website
- www.governor.state.nm.us
- Image
- Governor NewMexico.jpg
- Work location
- Santa Fe
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- Commons category
- Susana Martinez
- date of birth
- 1959-07-14
- social media followers
- 16137
- name in native language
- Susana Martinez
- birth name
- Susana D. Martinez
- P10632
- Susana Martinez
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/susana-martinez
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Encyclopedic overview
Susana Martinez (born July 14, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who served as 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, she served as chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) from 2015 to 2016. She was the first female Governor of New Mexico, and the first Hispanic female governor in the United States.
Born in El Paso, Texas, Martinez is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law. After being admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico, she began her prosecuting career in 1986 as an Assistant District Attorney for the 3rd Judicial District of New Mexico, based in Las Cruces. She was appointed Deputy District Attorney in 1992. She joined the Republican Party and ran for District Attorney in 1996, serving three terms, from 1997 to 2011.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Susana Martinez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.