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The nomination, if approved by the Senate, would give Lopez Obrador’s three picks to date, a majority on the bank’s governing body.
Borja, who currently serves as treasurer, is set to replace Javier Guzman, known as one of the central bank’s more hawkish board members, applying a more cautious approach to cutting the its main lending rate.
The bank, known locally as Banxico, has a constitutional mandate to ensure the “purchasing power stability” of Mexico’s peso currency.
Irene Espinosa is currently Banxico’s only female board member.
Last month, Banxico’s hawks appeared dominant as they defied expectations and held borrowing costs steady for the first time in nearly 1-1/2 years.
