Jorge Herrera Caldera | |
Office: | Governor of Durango |
Term Start: | 15 September 2010 |
Term End: | 14 September 2016 |
Predecessor: | Ismael Hernández |
Successor: | José Rosas Aispuro |
Office1: | President of the National Conference of Governors |
Term Start1: | 11 October 2014 |
Term End1: | 25 de February 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Carlos Lozano de la Torre |
Successor1: | Mariano González Zarur |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1963 |
Birth Place: | Durango, Durango |
Party: | PRI |
Jorge Herrera Caldera (born January 8, 1963) is a Mexican who has served as the governor of Durango since September 2010. He is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party PRI. Herrera was elected Governor of Durango in 2010 with 46.4% of the vote, narrowly defeating challenger José Rosas Aispuro of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and National Action Party (PAN), who placed second with 44.7% of the vote.[1] He was sworn into office on September 15, 2010. He previously served as the municipal president of Durango Municipality.