Mara Lezama Espinosa Explained

Mara Lezama Espinosa
Birthname:María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa
Birth Date:29 September 1968
Birth Place:Mexico City
Office:9th Governor of Quintana Roo
Term Start:25 September 2022
Predecessor:Carlos Joaquín González
Occupation:Politician and journalist
Party:National Regeneration Movement (2015–present)
Spouse:Omar Terrazas García
Children:3

María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa (born 29 September 1968), known as Mara Lezama, is a Mexican journalist and politician from the Morena party.[1] She is the current Governor of Quintana Roo, becoming the first woman to govern the state.[2]

Political career

She was the mayor of Benito Juárez from 2021 to 2022. She then became a candidate for Governor of Quintana Roo, supported by the Juntos Hacemos Historia alliance in the 2022 local elections, which she eventually won.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flores. Víctor. Mara Lezama gana encuesta de Morena para gubernatura en Quintana Roo. 2022-01-27. El Sol de México. es.
  2. Web site: Mara Lezama, la periodista y conductora que manejará el destino de Quintana Roo. es. El Financiero. 6 June 2022. 8 June 2022. Renan. Quintal.
  3. Web site: Político MX. 2021-11-14. Morena registra 8 aspirantes a la gubernatura de Quintana Roo para 2022. 27 January 2022. es.