The governor of the State of Mexico (Spanish: Gobernador Constitucional del Estado de México) wields executive power in the

State of Mexico The State of Mexico ( es, Estado de México; ), officially just Mexico ( es, México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Commonly known as Edomex (from ) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is ...

(a.k.a. Edomex). The Governor of the State of Mexico is directly elected by the citizens, using

secret ballot The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's identity in an election or a referendum is anonymous. This forestalls attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vote ...

, to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection.

List of the governors of the State of Mexico

*(1827–1828):

Lorenzo de Zavala Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sanchez (October 3, 1788 - November 15, 1836), known simply as Lorenzo de Zavala, was a Mexican and later Tejano physician, politician, diplomat and author. Born in Yucatán under Spanish rule, he was clo ...

*(1913): José Refugio Velasco *(1913–1914): Joaquín Beltrán Castañares *(1914): Cristóbal Solano *(1914): Francisco Murguía *(1914): Rafael M. Hidalgo *(1914–1915): Gustavo Baz *(1915–1916):

Pascual Morales y Molina Pascual is a Spanish given name and surname, cognate of Italian name Pasquale, Portuguese name Pascoal and French name Pascal. In Catalan-speaking area (including Andorra, Valencia, and Balearic islands) Pascual has the variant Pasqual. Pa ...

*(1916–1917):

Rafael Cepeda Rafael Cepeda Atiles (July 10, 1910 – July 21, 1996), recognized as "The Patriarch of the Bomba and Plena", was the patriarch of the Cepeda family, known internationally as ambassadors of Black history in Puerto Rico, Afro-Puerto Rican folk musi ...

*(1917):

Carlos Tejada Carlos Arturo Tejeda Rivera (born July 28, 1980) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic playing as a wing-spiker. In the fin ...

*(1917–1918):

Agustín Millán Vivero Agustín Millán Vivero (July 24, 1879 in Texcaltitlán – March 18, 1920) was a Mexican general and politician. Biography Millán moved to Orizaba, when he was 20 years old, where he worked as a carpenter. In 1909, during the beginning revo ...

*(1918–1919):

Joaquín García Luna Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger * Joaquín (footballer, born 1982), ...

*(1919):

*(1919–1920):

Francisco Javier Gaxiola Francisco Javier Gaxiola Castillo-Negrete (January 31, 1870 – November 18, 1933) was a Mexican lawyer, politician and diplomat. Gaxiola was born in Sinaloa de Leyva, and taught in superior-level institutions of law in the Estado de Méxic ...

*(1920):

Darío López Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius. Given name *Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician *Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director * Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper *Dario Bellezza (1 ...

*(1920–1921):

Abundio Gómez Abundio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Abundio Martínez (1875–1914), Mexican musician and composer * Abundio Peregrino García (born 1953), Mexican politician *Abundio Sagástegui Alva Abundio Sagástegui Alva (1932� ...

*(1921): Manuel Campos Mena *(1921–1925):

*(1925–1929): Carlos Riva Palacio *(1929–1933): Filiberto Gómez, National Revolutionary Party, PNR *(1933–1935): José Luis Solórzano, PNR *(1935–1937): Eucario López, PNR *(1937–1941):

Wenceslao Labra Wenceslao is a Spanish masculine given name, derived from Wenceslaus, itself a Latinized version of the Slavic names Vyacheslav, Václav, Wacław, Więcesław, Ventsislav etc. It may refer to: * Wences Casares (born 1974), Argentine entrepreneur * ...

, PNR *(1941–1942): Alfredo Zárate Albarrán,

Party of the Mexican Revolution The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ; abbr. PRI) is a political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 and held uninterrupted power in the country for 71 years, from 1929 to 2000, first as the Nati ...

, PRM *(1942):

José Luis Gutiérrez y Gutiérrez 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 ...

, PRM *(1942–1945):

Isidro Fabela José Isidro Fabela Alfaro (28 June 1882 – 12 August 1964) was a Mexican judge, politician, professor, writer, publisher, governor of the State of Mexico, diplomat, and delegate to the now defunct League of Nations. Fabela was born in Atla ...

, PRM *(1945–1951):

Alfredo del Mazo Vélez Alfredo del Mazo Vélez (21 August 1904 – 19 December 1975) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was the Governor of the State of Mexico from 1945 to 1951 and served as the Secretary of Hydraulic R ...

, PRM *(1951–1957):

Salvador Sánchez Colín Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' (S ...

*(1957–1963): Gustavo Baz *(1963–1969):

Juan Fernández Albarrán ''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 ...

*(1969–1975):

Carlos Hank González Carlos Hank González (August 27, 1927–August 11, 2001), nicknamed ''El Profesor'' ("The Professor"), was a Mexican politician and businessman. Originally a teacher, he was an entrepreneur who built political contacts along with businesse ...

*(1975–1981):

Jorge Jiménez Cantú Jorge Jiménez Cantú (1914–2005) was a Mexican physician and politician who served as Secretary of Health and Welfare and Governor of the State of Mexico between 1975 and 1981. Early life

In 1931, he joined the National Preparatory ...

*(1981–1986):

Alfredo del Mazo González Alfredo Hilario Isidro del Mazo González (31 December 1943 – 10 January 2019) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Early life He was the Governor of the State of Mexico from 1981 to 1986 and the ...

*(1986–1987): Alfredo Baranda García *(1987–1989):

Mario Ramón Beteta Mario Ramón Beteta Monsalve (7 July 1925 – 5 October 2004) was a Mexican economist who served as the last Secretary of Finance in the cabinet of President Luis Echeverría (1975–76), as director-general of Pemex (1982–87) and as govern ...

*(1989–1993): Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza *(1993–1995):

Emilio Chuayffet Emilio Chuayffet Chemor (born 3 October 1951) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party since 1969. He previously held the office of Governor of the State of Mexico from 1993 to 1995 and Secreta ...

*(1995–1999):

César Camacho Quiroz César Octavio Camacho Quiroz (born 14 February 1959) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He served as Governor of the State of Mexico between 1995 and 1999, as Senator of the LVIII and LIX ...

*(1999–2005): Arturo Montiel Rojas *(2005–2011):

Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican politician who served as the 64th president of Mexico from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party ...

*(2011–2017):

Eruviel Ávila Villegas Eruviel Ávila Villegas (born May 1, 1969) is a Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI), and the Governor of the State of Mexico from 2011 to 2017. Before that, he was Mayo ...

*(2017–present):

Alfredo del Mazo Maza Alfredo del Mazo Maza (born 5 December 1975) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and was sworn as the current Governor of the State of Mexico. Members of del Mazo's family have collectively governed ...

List of the governors of the State of Mexico

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