President Sheinbaum was placed fifth on the list of Forbes of the most powerful women of 2025, along with other politicians and businesswomen.
Mexico City, December 10 (However).– The President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo placed fifth on the list of Forbes of the most powerful women in the world in this 2025along with European and Asian political leaders, and businesswomen from various countries.
“He nearshoring place at the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumat the center of the manufacturing transformation of North America“the magazine argued.
This is the strategy through which a company relocates its commercial or production processes to countries that are closer to its main market and that generate lower costs. In the context of Mexico, it is key because it has the United States (US) as its northern neighbor. Therefore, the nearshoring It is key in the Mexico Plan implemented by Sheinbaum and his Government.
Just at the end of November, Sheinbaum Pardo formalized the creation of the Advisory Council for Regional Economic Development and Relocation – as the council is called. nearshoring in Spanish – who will accompany the Government of Mexico in the “joint room” during the review of the T-MEC with the United States and Canada. It is made up of 15 prominent business leaders, four business chambers and the Association of Banks of Mexico (ABM).
“It consists of strengthening what we manufacture here, including much of what we import from Asian countries, particularly China. We want it to be manufactured in Mexico… We want to strengthen our production chains and also trade with other countries,” explained the President.
Businesswoman Altagracia Gómez indicated that the formation of the new Council seeks to promote and establish the national strategy for relocating companies, as well as the actions of the private sector to make investments, generate employment and promote regional development.
“It is not just another Council to see each other, but we already have work developed that has to do with the Wellbeing Poles,” said the Head of the Executive Branch.
Regarding the list of Forbesthe number one spot went to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, followed by European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, who “navigate Europe’s overlapping crises, where energy, defense and monetary policy determine whether the continent coheres or fractures.”
Third place goes to the conservative Sanae Takaichi, the Prime Minister of Japan, the first woman to hold the position and whose reference is Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 1979 and 1990, a key figure along with the American Ronald Reagan in promoting neoliberal policies that transformed, in her case, the British economy and laid the foundations for a global change towards economic liberalism.
Fourth place is occupied by the Prime Minister of Italy, the ultra-conservative Giorgia Meloni, a politician with 30 years of experience who emerged from the Brothers of Italy party, which has neo-fascist roots and also the first woman to hold the position in her country. She is an admirer of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
Fifthly, appears Sheinbaum, also the first woman to occupy the presidential seat in Mexico. According to the profile of Forbes that presents the president, “one of her achievements was the introduction of a new Cablebús system that improved travel throughout Mexico City,” this during her time as Head of Government of the capital.
“A prominent scientist with a doctorate in Energy Engineering, she is among the scientists and policymakers who share the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for her participation in a United Nations climate science panel,” he acknowledged. Forbes.
Sheinbaum already accumulates recognition of this type. In April, she was included in the magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2025. Time. The publication argued that Sheinbaum Pardo made history in 2024 by becoming the first woman to govern Mexico and highlighted her leadership with a “cool head,” especially in negotiations with the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
And also, this week The New York Times (NYT) included President Sheinbaum on its list of the 67 most stylish people of 2025, which includes Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Pope Leo XIV and actor Timothée Chalamet.
“In her first year in office, the President of Mexico has drawn attention to the country’s indigenous fashion by wearing embroidered clothing and cracking down on big brands that imitate local artisans,” argued the Times to add Sheinbaum, one of the few figures outside of entertainment present on the list.