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

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; 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

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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 María Eugenia Campos Galván (born 11 September 1975), commonly known as Maru Campos, is a Mexican politician from the National Action Party (PAN) who serves as the current Governor of Chihuahua. From 2006 to 2009, she served as a deputy of t ...

, 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 Luis Terrazas (20 July 1829 in Chihuahua, Mexico – 18 June 1923 in Chihuahua) was a Mexican politician, businessman, rancher, and soldier. Career Terrazas was a pivotal figure in the history of the state of Chihuahua from the middle o ...

* 29 Apr. 1864 11 Jun. 1864: Jesús José Casavantes * 11 Jun. 1864 14 Jul. 1865: Ángel Trías Álvarez * 1865:

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* ... * 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:

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* 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 go ...

* 1903: Joaquín Cortázar * 1903–1904: Luis Terrazas * 1904–1906:

Enrique Creel Enrique Clay Creel Cuilty, sometimes known as Henry Clay Creel (30 August 1854 – 18 August 1931) was a Mexican businessman, politician and diplomat, member of the powerful Creel-Terrazas family of Chihuahua. He was a member of the Cient ...

* 1906–1907: José María Sánchez * 1907–1910: Enrique C. Creel * 1910: José María Sánchez * 1910–1911:

Alberto Terrazas Cuilty Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic '' Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Alberti ...

* 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:

Francisco Villa Francisco "Pancho" Villa (, Orozco rebelled in March 1912, both for Madero's continuing failure to enact land reform and because he felt insufficiently rewarded for his role in bringing the new president to power. At the request of Madero's c ...

* 1914:

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* 1914: Fidel Ávila * 1914: Silvestre Terrazas * 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: Manuel Herrera Marmolejo * 1918: Arnulfo González * 1918: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1918:

Ramón Gómez y Salas Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name * Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest ...

* 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 José Emilio Salinas Balmaceda (4 October 1864 – 15 March 1924) was a military man and Mexican politician that participated in the Mexican Revolution and served as Governor of Querétaro and Chihuahua. Biography He was born in Cuatro Ciénega ...

* 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: Vicente N. Mendoza * 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: Marcelo Caraveo * 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:

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* 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: Jesús Lozoya Solís * 1956–1962:

Teófilo Borunda Teófilo Borunda Ortiz ( Satevó, Chihuahua, February 4, 1912 – March 18, 2001, Ciudad Juárez) was a Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Chihuahua from 1956 to 1962, and was a senator and feder ...

* 1962–1968: Práxedes Ginér Durán * 1968–1974: Oscar Flores Sánchez * 1974–1980:

Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Samaniego (20 August 1908 – 4 April 1999) was a Mexican politician. He was secretary of agriculture (1970–1974) and governor of Chihuahua (state) (1974–1980). He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Part ...

* 1980–1985: Oscar Ornelas * 1985–1986: Saúl González Herrera * 1986–1992:

Fernando Baeza Meléndez Fernando Baeza Meléndez (born January 21, 1942 in Delicias, Chihuahua) is a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Baeza served as the Governor of Chihuahua from 1986 to 1992. In 1986, was elected Gover ...

* 1992–1998:

Francisco Barrio Francisco Javier Barrio Terrazas (born November 25, 1950) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He is a former governor of Chihuahua and former secretary in the cabinet of President Vicente Fox. Barrio was bo ...

, National Action Party * 1998–2004:

Patricio Martínez García Patricio Martínez García (born March 17, 1948 Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Martínez served as the Governor of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, from 1998 until 2 ...

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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 ...

* 2010–2016: César Horacio Duarte Jáquez * 2016–2021: Javier Corral Jurado * 2021–present:

References

External links

List of governors of Chihuahua
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