María Esther Scherman Leaño

María Scherman Leaño
Born (1957-01-05) 5 January 1957
OccupationPolitician
Political partyPRI
SpouseMarco Antonio Bernal Gutiérrez[1]

María Esther de Jesús Scherman Leaño (born 5 January 1957) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

Scherman Leaño was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 1957. She has been elected to the Chamber of Deputies on five occasions:

In the 1988 general election, she was elected to the Senate for the 54th Congress.[4]

Scherman Leaño was also the director of the National Lottery during the presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–2018).[7]

References

  1. ^ "Falleció Marco Antonio Bernal, ex comisionado para los Acuerdos de San Andrés". La Jornada. 28 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Legislatura 53" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual. Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Legislatura 55" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual. Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Perfil: Dip. María Esther de Jesús Scherman Leaño, LIX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Perfil: Dip. María Esther de Jesús Scherman Leaño, LXI Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Perfil: Dip. María Esther de Jesús Scherman Leaño, LXIII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Exhorta Scherman Leaño a billeteros a dar esfuerzo adicional para impulsar a la LOTENAL". Lotería Nacional: Prensa. Government of Mexico. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2025.