The Congress of the State of Nuevo León is the
legislative
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branch of the government of the
Mexican state of
Nuevo León. The congress is the governmental deliberative body of Nuevo León, which is equal to, and independent of, the
executive
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(the
Governor of Nuevo León
The Mexican state of Nuevo León has been governed by more than a hundred individuals in its history, who have had various titles and degrees of responsibility depending on the prevailing political regime of the time.
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and his/her cabinet).
History
In July 1824 the first 11 deputies to congress were elected, creating the first Nuevo León
Legislature
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on August 1, 1824.
In 1917 the number of deputies was increased to 15. Since then until the number of deputies has changed several times.
All deputies in the congress were elected by popular vote until 1979 when some seats in the congress were distributed by an
apportionment process.
Since its installation the congress has been renewed 70 times.
See also
*
List of Mexican state congresses
The congresses of the federal entities of Mexico are the depositary bodies of the legislative power in the List of states of Mexico, thirty-one states and Mexico City. Conformed as unicameral assemblies, they are composed of deputies elected und ...
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060528225025/http://www.congreso-nl.gob.mx/
Nuevo León
Government of Nuevo León
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