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, officially just Mexico, is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Colloquially known as Edomex (from , the abbreviation of , and ), to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the mo ...

(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 Sánchez (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 (state), Yucatán under Vicero ...

*(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 *(1916–1917): Rafael Cepeda *(1917): Carlos Tejada *(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 re ...

*(1918–1919):

Joaquín García Luna Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish language, Spanish version of Joachim (given name), Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956) (Joaquín Alonso González), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, bor ...

*(1919):

*(1919–1920): Francisco Javier Gaxiola *(1920):

*(1920): Darío López *(1920–1921):

Abundio Gómez Abundio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Abundio Martínez (1875–1914), Mexican musician and composer * Abundio "Larry" Montes (1911–1996), Filipino golfer *Abundio Peregrino García Abundio Peregrino García (born 1 ...

*(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, PNR *(1941–1942): Alfredo Zárate Albarrán, Party of the Mexican Revolution, 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 very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

, PRM *(1942–1945): Isidro Fabela, PRM *(1945–1951):

Alfredo del Mazo Vélez Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. Given name Artists and musicians * Aldo Sambrell (1931–2010), Spanish actor also known as Alfredo San ...

, PRM *(1951–1957): Salvador Sánchez Colín PRI *(1957–1963): Gustavo Baz PRI *(1963–1969): Juan Fernández Albarrán PRI *(1969–1975): Carlos Hank González PRI *(1975–1981):

Jorge Jiménez Cantú Jorge Jiménez Cantú (October 27, 1914 – November 10, 2005) was a Mexican physician and politician. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he served as Governor of the State of Mexico between 1975 and 1981. He served as S ...

PRI *(1981–1986): Alfredo del Mazo González PRI *(1986–1987): Alfredo Baranda García PRI *(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 (Mexico), Secretary of Finance in the cabinet of President Luis Echeverría (1975–76), as director-general of Pe ...

PRI *(1989–1993):

Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza José Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza (13 November 1935 – 14 April 2020) was a Mexican politician who served as governor of the State of Mexico from 1989 to 1993. Life Pichardo Pagaza was born in Toluca, State of Mexico, in 1935. In the 1979 mid ...

PRI *(1993–1995): Emilio Chuayffet PRI *(1995–1999): César Camacho Quiroz PRI *(1999–2005): Arturo Montiel Rojas PRI *(2005–2011):

Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican former politician and lawyer who was the 64th president of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he p ...

PRI *(2011–2017): Eruviel Ávila Villegas PRI *(2017–2023):

Alfredo del Mazo Maza Alfredo del Mazo Maza (born 5 December 1975) is a Mexican politician formerly affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as Governor of the State of Mexico from 2017 to 2023. Members of del Mazo's family have collectiv ...

PRI *(2023–present):

Delfina Gómez Álvarez Delfina Gómez Álvarez (born 15 November 1962) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) who has served as the Governor of the State of Mexico since 2023. She previously served as the head of the Sec ...

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List of the governors of the State of Mexico

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