The first elected head of government was Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. Cárdenas resigned in 1999 to run in the 2000 presidential elections and designated Rosario Robles to succeed him, who became the first woman (elected or otherwise) to govern Mexico City. In 2000 Andrés Manuel López Obrador was elected, and resigned in 2005 to run in the 2006 presidential elections, Alejandro Encinas being designated by the Legislative Assembly to finish the term. In 2006, Marcelo Ebrard was elected for the 2006–2012 period. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was elected to be the head of government in 2006? ANS1 Marcelo Ebrard QSN2 Why did the first elected head of government of Mexico City resign? ANS2 to run in the 2000 presidential elections QSN3 Who was the second head of government elected? ANS3 Andrés Manuel López Obrador QSN4 Who was head of government after the first elected head of government? ANS4 Rosario Robles QSN5 Who was the first woman to run Mexico City? ANS5 Rosario Robles