Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Former President of Mexico (2018-2024)

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Born: November 13, 1953, Tepetitán

Party: Morena

Education: National Autonomous University of Mexico

Previous offices: President of Mexico, President of National Regeneration Movement

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Mexico's quiet transformation: 13.4 million people exit poverty in six years

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Left office October 2024

Between 2018 and 2024, Mexico's multidimensional poverty rate fell from 41.9 to 29.6 percent, moving about 13.4 million people above the line. The UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) says that is the largest decline in Latin America for 2014 to 2024. Minimum wage increases and social spending drove most of the gains. On October 22, Welfare Secretary Leticia Ramírez Amaya told Congress that programs reach 42.8 million people in 2026, with spending above one trillion pesos.

Updated Nov 2