The governor of Zacatecas (Spanish: Gobernador Constitucional del Estado de Zacatecas) wields executive power in the State of Zacatecas. The governor is directly elected by the citizens, using

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, to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection. The current governor of Zacatecas is

David Monreal Ávila David Monreal Ávila (born 22 March 1966) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Regeneration Movement. He is the current Governor of Zacatecas. As a member of the Labor Party served as senator of the LXII Legislature of the Mexica ...

, a member of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), since 2021.

Governors

* 1928–1932: Leobardo C. Ruiz * 1932–1936:

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, National Revolutionary Party, PNR * 1940–1940: Rodrigo Bañuelos Cosío (interim), PNR * 1940–1940: J. Félix Bañuelos, Party of the Mexican Revolution, PRM * 1940–1940: Pánfilo Natera García, PRM * 1940–1940: Gregorio Medina (interim), PRM * 1940–1940: Jesús Escobar González (interim), PRM * 1940–1941: Pánfilo Natera García, PRM * 1941–1941: Salvador Martínez (interim), PRM * 1941–1942: Pánfilo Natera García, PRM * 1942–1942: Jesús Escobar González (interim), PRM * 1942–1942: Pánfilo Natera García, PRM * 1942–1943: Pánfilo Natera García, PRM * 1943–1943: Jesús Escobar González (interim), PRM * 1943–1943: Víctor Gallegos (interim), PRM * 1943–1943: Salvador Castañedo (interim), PRM * 1943–1944: Pánfilo Natera García, PRM * 1944–1944: Jesús Escobar González (interim), PRM * 1944–1944: Salvador Castañedo (interim), PRM * 1944–1944: Jesús Hernández Olvera (interim), PRM * 1944–1944: Pánfilo Natera García, PRM * 1944–1950: Leobardo Reynoso, PRM * 1950–1956: José Minero Roque * 1956–1962: Francisco E. García * 1962–1968:

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* 1968–1974: Pedro Ruiz González * 1974–1980: Fernando Pámanes Escobedo * 1980–1986:

José Guadalupe Cervantes Corona José Guadalupe Cervantes Corona (May 24, 1924 – March 13, 2013) was a Mexican politician and academic. He served as the Governor of Zacatecas from 1980 to 1986. Background Cervantes was born in the municipality of Teúl de González Ortega ...

* 1986–1991:

Genaro Borrego Estrada Genaro Borrego Estrada (born 18 February 1949) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as Governor of Zacatecas between 1986 and 1992 and as Head of the Mexican Social Security Institute during th ...

* 1991–1992:

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(interim) * 1992–1998:

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* 1998–2004:

Ricardo Monreal Ávila Ricardo Monreal Ávila (born September 19, 1960 in Fresnillo, Zacatecas) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). He is a senator and the Senate Majority Leader, a former Governor of Zacatecas and a ...

* 2004–2010:

Amalia García Amalia Dolores García Medina (born October 6, 1951) is a Mexican politician and a former governor of Zacatecas. Early life García was born into a political family. When she was five, her father Francisco Garcia Estrada was elected govern ...

Amalia Garcia - Governor of the state of Zacatecas
/ref> * 2010–2016:

Miguel Alonso Reyes Miguel Alejandro Alonso Reyes (born September 20, 1971) is a Mexican politician member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and former governor of Zacatecas. Early career Miguel Alonso Reyes coursed his basic education in the city of ...

* 2016–2021:

Alejandro Tello Cristerna Alejandro Tello Cristerna (born 30 May 1971) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. He served as the Governor of Zacatecas from 2016 to 2021, and also represented the state as a senator during the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congr ...

* 2021–2027:

References

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Governors

See also

References