According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of

Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to: Places * Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state **Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state **Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state **Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state **Chihuahua Mu ...

, Executive Power in that

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resides with a single individual, the Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua, who is chosen for a period of six years and cannot for any reason be re-elected. The term of governor begins on October 4 of the year of the election and finishes on October 3 after six years have elapsed. Gubernatorial elections are held two years prior to presidential elections. The state of Chihuahua was created on July 6, 1824, as one of the original states of the federation recognized by the 1824 Constitution. It has survived through all the different systems of government Mexico has had, both the federal system and the central system, and so its status has changed between that of a

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and a department; along with that, the denomination of the holder of the executive power also changed. In order to be elected, the Governor must be under the Constitution of Mexico a Mexican citizen by birth, not less than 30 years of age, and a native or resident of Chihuahua for at least 5 years prior to inauguration. Current holder, María Eugenia Campos Galván, became on September 8, 2021 the first woman to ever serve as Governor of the state of Chihuahua.

Governors of Chihuahua

* 8 Sept. 1824 26 Sept. 1825: José Ignacio de Urquidi * ... * 24 Aug. 1845 17 Jan. 1846: Ángel Trías Álvarez * ... * 4 May 1846 25 Aug. 1846: José María Irigoyen Rodríguez * 25 Aug. 1846 23 Feb. 1847: Ángel Trías Álvarez * ... * 13 Sept. 1847 16 Mar. 1848: Ángel Trías Álvarez * ... * 2 May 1848 18 Sept. 1848: Ángel Trías Álvarez * ... * 21 Mar. 1849 20 Nov. 1850: Ángel Trías Álvarez * ... * 23 Dec. 1852 5 Apr. 1853: Ángel Trías Álvarez * ... * 2 Nov. 1853 29 Nov. 1855: Ángel Trías Álvarez * ... * 1860: José Eligio Muñoz * 1860 29 Apr. 1864: Luis Terrazas * 29 Apr. 1864 11 Jun. 1864: Jesús José Casavantes * 11 Jun. 1864 14 Jul. 1865: Ángel Trías Álvarez * 1865: Manuel Ojinaga * ... * 1877: José Eligio Muñoz * 1877: Pedro Hinojosa * 1877–1879: Ángel Trías Ochoa * 1879–1880: Luis Terrazas * 1880: Gabriel Aguirre del Hierro * 1880–1881: Luis Terrazas * 1881: Mariano Samaniego * 1881–1882: Luis Terrazas * 1882–1883: Mariano Samaniego * 1883–1884: Luis Terrazas * 1884: Ramón Cuéllar Aranda * 1884: Luis Terrazas * 1884: Celso González Esquivel * 1884: Carlos Pacheco Villalobos * 1884–1885: Carlos Fuero * 1885–1887: Félix Francisco Maceyra * 1887: Carlos Pacheco Villalobos * 1887–1888: Lauro Carrillo * 1892: Rafael Pimentel * 1892–1903:

Miguel Ahumada Miguel Ahumada Sauceda (1844–1917) served as the Governor of Chihuahua and Jalisco. Born in the state of Colima on September 29, 1844, in his youth he worked as a carpenter and in customs inspection. He fought against the Imperialist gov ...

* 1903: Joaquín Cortázar * 1903–1904: Luis Terrazas * 1904–1906: Enrique Creel * 1906–1907: José María Sánchez * 1907–1910: Enrique C. Creel * 1910: José María Sánchez * 1910–1911: Alberto Terrazas Cuilty * 1911: Miguel Ahumada * 1911: Abraham González * 1911–1912: Aureliano L. González * 1912: Abraham González * 1912: Felipe R. Gutiérrez * 1912–1913: Abraham González * 1913:

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* 1913: Salvador R. Mercado * 1913–1914:

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* 1914:

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* 1914: Fidel Ávila * 1914:

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* 1914–1915: Fidel Ávila * 1915: Silvestre Terrazas * 1915–1916: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1916: Francisco L. Treviño * 1916–1917: Arnulfo González * 1917: Enrique Alcalá * 1917–1918: Arnulfo González * 1918:

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* 1918: Arnulfo González * 1918: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1918: Ramón Gómez y Salas * 1918: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1918–1919: Andrés Ortiz * 1919: Melquiades Angulo * 1919: Andrés Ortiz * 1919: Melquiades Angulo * 1919: Andrés Ortiz * 1919: Melquiades Angulo * 1919–1920: Andrés Ortiz * 1920: Melquiades Angulo * 1920: Andrés Ortiz * 1920: Melquiades Angulo * 1920: Emilio Salinas * 1920: Alfonso Gómez Luna * 1920: Abel S. Rodríguez * 1920: Tomás Gameros * 1920: Abel S. Rodríguez * 1920–1921: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1921: Efrén Valdez * 1921: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1921: Rómulo Alvelais * 1921: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1921: Pedro S. Olivas * 1921–1923: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1923: Rómulo Alvelais * 1923: José Acosta Rivera * 1923: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1923: José Acosta Rivera * 1923: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1923: Rómulo Alvelais * 1923: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1923–1924:

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* 1924: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1924: Reinaldo Talavera * 1924:

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* 1924: Reinaldo Talavera * 1924: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1924: Vicente N. Mendoza * 1924–1925: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1925: Vicente N. Mendoza * 1925: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1925: Jorge M. Cárdenas * 1925–1926: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1926: Mariano Guillén * 1926–1927: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1927: Manuel Mascareñas * 1927–1928: Fernando Orozco * 1928–1929:

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* 1929: Luis L. León * 1929: Francisco R. Almada * 1929: Luis L. León * 1929–1930: Francisco R. Almada * 1930: Rómulo Escobar * 1930: Francisco R. Almada * 1930: Andrés Ortiz * 1930: Pascual García * 1930: Andrés Ortiz * 1930: Pascual García * 1930–1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931: Pascual García * 1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931: Pascual García * 1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931: Pascual García * 1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931: Pascual García * 1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931–1932: Roberto Fierro Villalobos * 1932: Eduardo Salido * 1932–1936: Rodrigo M. Quevedo * 1936–1940: Gustavo L. Talamantes * 1940–1946: Alfredo Chávez * 1946–1950: Fernando Foglio Miramontes * 1950–1955:

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* 1955–1956:

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* 1956–1962:

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* 1962–1968: Práxedes Ginér Durán * 1968–1974: Oscar Flores Sánchez * 1974–1980: Manuel Bernardo Aguirre * 1980–1985: Oscar Ornelas * 1985–1986: Saúl González Herrera * 1986–1992: Fernando Baeza Meléndez * 1992–1998: Francisco Barrio, National Action Party * 1998–2004: Patricio Martínez García,

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* 2004–2010:

José Reyes Baeza Terrazas José Reyes Baeza Terrazas (born 20 September 1961) is a Mexican politician and lawyer. In 2004, he was elected Governor of Chihuahua as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party for the term ending in 2010. Prior to that, he was Chair o ...

* 2010–2016: César Horacio Duarte Jáquez * 2016–2021: Javier Corral Jurado * 2021–present: María Eugenia Campos Galván

References

External links

List of governors of Chihuahua
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