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Edna Elena Vega
Vega in June 2024.
Secretary of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2024
President	Claudia Sheinbaum
Preceded by	Román Meyer Falcón
Undersecretary for Territorial and Agrarian Planning
In office 29 June 2022 – 30 September 2024
President	Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Preceded by	David Cervantes Peredo
Succeeded by	Griselda Martínez Vázquez
National Housing Commissioner
In office 22 December 2018 – 22 June 2022
President	Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Preceded by	Jorge León Wolpert Kuri
Succeeded by	Juan Javier Granados Barrón
Personal details
Born	22 July 1962 Mexico City, Mexico
Education	Metropolitan Planning and sociology, specialized in society and territory
Alma mater	Autonomous Metropolitan University (Bachelor's in Sociology; 1980–1984) Autonomous Metropolitan University (Master's in Metropolitan Planning, 1994–1996; Doctorate in Society and Territory, 2011–2015)
Occupation	Sociologist

Edna Elena Vega Rangel (born July 22, 1962, in Mexico City) is a Mexican sociologist. She has served as the secretary of agrarian, territorial, and urban development (SEDATU) of Mexico since October 1, 2024, under the presidency of Claudia Sheinbaum. Prior to this, she held various roles in urban development and housing, including director general of the National Housing Commission (CONAVI) and undersecretary of territorial and agrarian planning in the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Early life and education

Edna Elena Vega Rangel studied sociology at the Autonomous Metropolitan University-Azcapotzalco (UAM-A), where she also completed a master's degree in metropolitan planning and a doctoral degree in sociology, specializing in society and territory. She has taught at both UAM-A and the Autonomous University of Mexico City.

Career

Vega Rangel's professional experience includes serving as the technical secretary for the Urban Development Commission at the former Legislative Assembly of the Federal District. She has held key roles in urban development, including as the director of economic development at the Historic Center Trust in Mexico City, and later as the director of strategic planning and general director of the Institute of Housing of the Federal District. She has also worked as an advisor in the Social Prosecutor's Office and as the director of urban development in Iztapalapa.

From 2018 to 2022, Vega Rangel was the general director of the National Housing Commission (CONAVI). On June 29, 2022, she was appointed undersecretary for territorial and agrarian planning by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

See also

• Cabinet of Claudia Sheinbaum

References

1. Marsan, Eduardo (2024-06-27). "Quién es Edna Elena Vega Rangel, próxima titular de la SEDATU en el gobierno de Sheinbaum". Infobae. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
2. Fuentes, Alfredo. "Edna Elena Vega toma posesión como subsecretaria en Sadatu tras fallecimiento de David Cervantes". El Sol de México. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
3. Esquivel, Karen (27 June 2024). "¿Quién es Edna Elena Vega Rangel, futura secretaria de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano de México?". CNN. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
4. "Edna Vega Rangel: Conoce el perfil de la Secretaria de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano". MVS Noticias. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
5. Salazar, Eridani (27 June 2024). "Edna Elena Vega, la especialista en sociología urbana que se encargará de la Sedatu". Excélsior. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
6. "Presidente López Obrador designa a Edna Elena Vega subsecretaria de Ordenamiento Territorial". Comisión Nacional de Vivienda. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

• Living people
• Mexican sociologists