List of female state governors in Mexico explained

As of 2023, 14 of the 32 Mexican federal entities (31 states and the capital, Mexico City) have had a female state governor. Mexico's first female state governor was Griselda Álvarez Ponce de León,^[1] who was elected chief executive of the state of Colima for the 1979 - 85 period. Others have followed since:

List

• Aguascalientes

Governor of Aguascalientes

• • María Teresa Jiménez Esquivel, PAN, 1 October 2022 – present
• Baja California

Governor of Baja California

• • Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, MORENA, 1 November 2021 – present

• Campeche

• • Layda Sansores, MORENA, 15 September 2021 – present

• Chihuahua

Governor of Chihuahua

• • María Eugenia Campos Galván, PAN, 8 September 2021 – present

• Colima

Governor of Colima

• • Griselda Álvarez, PRI, 1 November 1979 – 31 October 1985
  • Indira Vizcaíno Silva, MORENA, 1 November 2021 – present

• Guerrero

Governor of Guerrero

• • Evelyn Salgado Pineda, MORENA, 15 October 2021 – present

• Mexico, State of

Governor of the State of Mexico

• • Delfina Gómez Álvarez, MORENA, 16 September 2023 – present
• Mexico City

Head of Government of Mexico City

• • Rosario Robles Berlanga, PRD, 30 September 1999 – 4 December 2000 (interim/unelected)
  • Claudia Sheinbaum, MORENA, 5 December 2018 – 16 June 2023

• Puebla

Governor of Puebla

• • Martha Erika Alonso Hidalgo, PAN, 14 December 2018 – 24 December 2018 (died in office)

• Sonora

Governor of Sonora

• • Claudia Pavlovich, PRI, 13 September 2015 – 12 September 2021

• Tlaxcala

Governor of Tlaxcala

• • Beatriz Paredes Rangel, PRI, 15 January 1987 – 11 April 1992
  • Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros, MORENA, 31 August 2021 – present

• Quintana Roo

Governor of Quintana Roo

• • Mara Lezama Espinosa, MORENA, 25 September 2022 – present
• Yucatán

Governor of Yucatán

• • Dulce María Sauri Riancho, PRI, 14 February 1991 – 1 December 1994 (interim/unelected)
  • Ivonne Ortega Pacheco, PRI, 1 August 2007 – 30 September 2012
• Zacatecas

Governor of Zacatecas

• • Amalia García Medina, PRD, 12 September 2004–11 September 2010

See also

• States of Mexico
• List of Mexican state governors

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aniversario luctuoso de Griselda Álvarez, primera gobernadora en México . gob.mx . 20 May 2024 . es.