Marco Antonio Mena Rodríguez (born 1969) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Tlaxcala from January 2017 to August 2021.
[1][2] His first position in civil service was with the SEDESOL, where he championed technical collaboration agreements with various states; during this time, he also was a national delegate from Mexico to the OECD on two occasions in 2001.
[2] He later served as the coordinator of advisers to the president of the Federal Electoral Institute, during which time he observed presidential elections in Ecuador and made a presentation on the Mexican elections of 2006 to the Venice Commission;[2] worked for the IMSS as a liaison with social and business organizations; and as the state secretary of tourism.
[3] In 2013, voters in the first local district of Tlaxcala, which included the capital city,[2] elected Mena Rodríguez to the state congress.
[2] From January 25 to December 1, 2015, he served as president of the PRI in the state,[3][4] replacing Ricardo García Portilla, who successfully pursued a seat in the federal Chamber of Deputies.