Fernando Zárate Salgado (born 16 August 1979) is a Mexican Congressman, elected in the 23rd district in Mexico City for the 2024-2027 period representing Morena political party.
Elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District for the VII legislature 2015–2018, he was appointed Chairman of the Metropolitan Area Committee.
Due to the excessive exploitation, excessive and illegal use of urban areas by some of the top construction companies in Mexico, he deepened the criticism and made it public cases of corruption and illegal use of power, filing criminal and Human Rights cases against the Mayor of Mexico City, Miguel Ángel Mancera, members of his cabinet, and other elected governors (chiefs of four boroughs), creating a political moment where the opposition capitalized beating the government and the ruling party in the 2018 election.
Among his responsibilities were homeless people, shelters, community kitchens, relationship with stakeholders and NGO's, social emergency programs and actions, and migration.
Also, he supervised and immplemented the first homeless census in the city with important institutions being involved: Secretary of Security and Human Rights.