The governor of Chiapas is the chief executive of the

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Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

. The state constitution stipulates a term of 6 years, to which governors can only be elected once. It also specifies the qualifications for becoming governor: a Mexican citizen by birth, aged at least 30 years old, and having not less than 5 years residency in Chiapas. The current governor is

Rutilio Escandón Rutilio Cruz Escandón Cadenas (born 3 May 1958) is a Mexican lawyer and politician from Chiapas. He is affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement and is the current Governor of Chiapas. Before becoming governor, he represented Chiapa ...

from the MRN, who assumed the position in 2018. * 1825–1826: Manuel José de Rojas * 1826–1830: José Diego Lara * 1829: Emeterio Pineda * 1830–1834: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez * 1830: Emeterio Pineda * 1830: José Rafael Coello * 1830–1832: José Ignacio Gutiérrez * 1832: Manuel Escandón * 1832: Mariano José Correa * 1832: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez * 1832: Emeterio Pineda * 1832–1833: Quirino Domínguez * 1833: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez * 1833: Emeterio Pineda * 1833–1834: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez * 1834–1835: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez * 1835: José Mariano Coello * 1835: Ignacio Tovilla * 1835–1836: Mariano Montes de Oca * 1836–1837: Clemente Aceituno * 1836:

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* 1836: Onofre Reyes * 1837–1840: José María Sandoval * 1840–1841: José Diego Lara * 1841–1842: Salvador Ayanegui * 1842–1845:

Ignacio Barberena Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name "Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of sev ...

* 1845–1848:

Jerónimo Cardona Jerónimo (European Portuguese and Spanish) or Jerônimo (Brazilian Portuguese) may refer to: * Jerónimo (name), a given or surname, Jerome in English ** Jeronimo (singer) (born 1990), Dutch pop singer and actor * Jeronimo (band), German band of ...

* 1846–1847: Nicolás Ruiz * 1847–1848: Jerónimo Cardona * 1848:

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* 1848: Jerónimo Cardona * 1848:

Ponciano Solórzano del Barco Ponciano may refer to: *Girau do Ponciano, a municipality in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas *Ponciano Arriaga International Airport, an international airport at San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico * San Ponciano church, a chap ...

* 1848–1849:

Fernando Nicolás Maldonado Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

* 1849–1850:

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* 1850–1855: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado * 1851:

José Farrera José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

* 1851–1853: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado * 1853:

Domingo Ruiz Molina Domingo may refer to: People * Domingo (name), a Spanish name and list of people with that name * Domingo (producer) (born 1970), American hip-hop producer * Saint Dominic (1170–1221), Castilian Catholic priest, founder of the Friars popularly ...

* 1853–1855: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado * 1855–1856:

Ángel Albino Corzo Ángel Albino Corzo is one of the 122 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 1748.81 km². Its municipal seat is the town of Jaltenango de la Paz. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 26,628, u ...

* 1856: Domingo Ruiz Molina * 1856–1861: Ángel Albino Corzo * 1857:

Francisco Robles Francisco Robles García (5 May 1811 – 7 March 1893) was President of Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally ...

* 1858: Ángel Albino Corzo * 1858–1859: Matías Castellanos * 1859–1861: Ángel Albino Corzo * 1861: Juan Clímaco Corzo * 1861: Ángel Albino Corzo * 1861–1863: Juan Clímaco Corzo * 1863–1864: José Gabriel Esquinca * 1864–1865:

José Pantaleón Domínguez José Pantaleón Domínguez Román (27 July 1821, in Comitán Comitán (; formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario Domínguez

* 1866: José Mariano García * 1866–1875: Without information. * 1875–1876: Moisés Rojas * 1876: Carlos Borda * 1876: Eleuterio Villasana * 1876: Manuel Cerón * 1877: Diego Betanzos * 1877: Sebastián Escobar * 1877: Nicolás Ruiz * 1877–1878: Sebastián Escobar * 1878–1879: Juan José Ramírez * 1879: Mariano Aguilar * 1879–1883: Miguel Utrilla * 1883–1886:

José María Ramírez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

* 1886: Adrián Culebro * 1886–1887: José María Ramírez * 1887: Manuel Carrascosa * 1888: Miguel Utrilla * 1888–1891: Manuel Carrascosa * 1891–1893:

Emilio Rabasa José Emilio Rabasa Estebanell (22 May 1856 — 25 April 1930) was a Mexican prominent writer, diplomat, and politician. He wrote extensively on constitutional law, served as Governor of Chiapas, as state congressman, chaired several Mexican A ...

* 1893: Raúl del Pino * 1893–1894: Emilio Rabasa * 1894–1895: Fausto Moguel * 1895: Francisco León * 1896: José María González * 1896–1899: Francisco León * 1899: Luis Farrera * 1899: Francisco León * 1899: Rafael Pimentel * 1900: Abraham A. López * 1901–1902: Rafael Pimentel * 1902–1903: Onofre Ramos * 1903–1904: Rafael Pimentel * 1904: Onofre Ramos * 1905: Rafael Pimentel * 1905: Onofre Ramos * 1905: Rafael Pimentel * 1905: Miguel Castillo * 1905: Ramón Rabasa * 1906: Abraham A. López * 1906–1908: Ramón Rabasa * 1908: Abraham A. López * 1908–1909: Ramón Rabasa * 1909: José Inés Cano * 1909: Abraham A. López * 1909–1910: Ramón Rabasa * 1910: José Inés Cano * 1910–1911: Ramón Rabasa * 1911: José Inés Cano * 1911: Manuel Trejo * 1911: Ramón Rabasa * 1911: Manuel Trejo * 1911: Reynaldo Gordillo León * 1911: Policarpio Rueda Fernández * 1911: Manuel Rovelo Argüello * 1911: Marco Aurelio Solís * 1911–1912: Reynaldo Gordillo León * 1912–1913: Flavio Guillén * 1913: Marco Aurelio Solís * 1913: Reynaldo Gordillo León * 1913–1914:

Bernardo Palafox Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard". Given name People * Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Franc ...

* 1913–1914:

* 1914: José Inés Cano * 1914: José María Marín * 1914: Jesús Agustín Castro * 1914: Blas Corral * 1914–1915: Jesús Agustín Castro * 1915: Blas Corral * 1915: Jesús Agustín Castro * 1916: Blas Corral * 1916: José Ascención González * 1916: Blas Corral * 1916–1917: Pablo Villanueva * 1917–1918: Manuel Fuentes A. * 1918–1919: Pablo Villanueva * 1919: Manuel Fuentes A. * 1919: Pablo Villanueva * 1919–1920: Pascual Morales Molina * 1920:

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* 1920: Francisco G. Ruíz * 1920: Juan Zertuche * 1920: Fausto Ruíz * 1920: Francisco G. Ruíz * 1920: Amadeo Ruíz * 1920–1924: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz * 1921: Benigno Cal y Mayor * 1922: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz * 1922: Amadeo Ruíz * 1922–1923: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz * 1923: Manuel Encarnación Cruz * 1923–1924: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz * 1924: Rogelio García Castro * 1924: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz * 1924: Luis García * 1924: Martín Paredes * 1924: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz * 1924: Raúl de León * 1924: Luis Ramírez Corzo * 1925: César Córdova * 1925: Carlos A. Vidal * 1925: José Castañón * 1925–1926: Carlos A. Vidal * 1926: J. Amilcar Vidal * 1927: Luis P. Vidal * 1927: Manuel Alvarez * 1927–1928: Federico Martínez Rojas * 1928: Amador Coutiño * 1928: Rosendo Delabre Santeliz * 1928–1929: Raymundo E. Enríquez * 1929: Ernesto Constantino Herrera * 1929: Alvaro Cancino * 1930: Martín G. Cruz * 1930: Alvaro Cancino * 1930: Moisés E. Villers * 1930: Alberto Domínguez R. * 1931: José María Brindís * 1931: Raúl León * 1932: Mariano G. A. Enríquez * 1932: Rodolfo Ruíz G. * 1932: Moisés Enríquez * 1932: Raymundo Enríquez * 1932–1936: Victórico R. Grajales * 1936–1940: Efraín A. Gutiérrez * 1940–1944:

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* 1944–1947: Juan M. Esponda * 1947–1948: César A. Lara * 1948–1952: Francisco J. Grajales * 1952–1958:

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* 1958–1964:

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* 1964–1970:

José Castillo Tielemans José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

* 1970–1976:

Manuel Velasco Suárez Manuel Velasco Suárez (San Cristóbal de las Casas 28 December 1914 – Ciudad de México 2 December 2001) was a Mexican neurologist, neurosurgeon, scientist and humanist. He became governor of the state of Chiapas. Career Velasco founded a ...

* 1976–1977: Jorge de la Vega Domínguez * 1977–1979: Salomón González Blanco * 1979–1982:

Juan Sabines Gutiérrez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

* 1982: Gustavo Armendáriz * 1982–1988: Absalón Castellanos Domínguez * 1988–1993: Patrocinio González Garrido * 1993–1994: Elmar Setzer Marseille * 1994: Javier López Moreno * 1994–1995: Eduardo Robledo Rincón * 1995–1998: Julio César Ruíz Ferro * 1998–2000: Roberto Albores Guillén * 2000–2006: Pablo Salazar * 2006–2012:

Juan Sabines Juan José Sabines Guerrero (born August 20, 1968) is a Mexican politician, son of the former Governor of Chiapas, Juan Sabines Gutiérrez and nephew of the writer Jaime Sabines. Until, 2006 he was member of the Institutional Revolutionary Par ...

* 2012–2018:

Manuel Velasco Coello Manuel Velasco Coello (born 7 April 1980) is a Mexican lawyer and politician and a member of PVEM. He served as the Governor of Chiapas from 2012 to 2018. He was the first PVEM politician to become a governor. Prior to his governorship, he serve ...

* 2018–present:

References

* Cal y Mayor Redondo, Alberto. Notario Público. 2002. "Los gobernadores de Chiapas”. Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México. In Spanish.

External links

List of governors of Chiapas
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1825 establishments in Mexico