Luz Elena González Escobar (born June 1, 1974, in Villahermosa, Tabasco) is a Mexican economist and public servant. She has served as the Secretary of Energy since October 1, 2024, during the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Early life and education.
González Escobar completed her undergraduate degree in economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, her master's degree in law with a specialization in fiscal law at the Technological University of Mexico, and a master's degree in urban planning at the University of Catalonia.
Career.
From 2000 to 2003, González Escobar served as executive director of institutional coordination and political integration at the Mexico City Secretariat of the Environment, an office headed by Claudia Sheinbaum. From 2003 to 2006, she was general director of the Mexico City Passenger Transportation Network. Between 2007 and 2008, she directed the Trust for Credit Recovery of Mexico City, and from 2010 to 2013, she was general coordinator of educational and pedagogical development for the city's Department of Education.
On December 5, 2018, she assumed the role of Secretary of Administration and Finance of Mexico City under the administration of Claudia Sheinbaum as Head of Government of Mexico City. She held this position until June 6, 2024, when she resigned to join Claudia Sheinbaum’s transition team as the president-elect of Mexico.