Governor of Veracruz explained
| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Veracruz |
| Native Name: | Spanish; Castilian: Gobernador de Veracruz |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Veracruz.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 75px |
| Member Of: | CONAGO |
| Incumbent: | Rocío Nahle García |
| Residence: | State Government Palace |
| Seat: | Xalapa-Enríquez |
| Incumbentsince: | December 1, 2024 |
| Appointer: | Popular vote |
| Preceded By: | Cuitláhuac García Jiménez |
| Termlength: | Six years, non-renewable. |
| Constituting Instrument: | State Constitution |
| Formation: | 20 May 1825 |
| Inaugural: | Miguel Barragán |
| Salary: | MXN$58,801.96[1] |
The governor, according to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave in Mexico, the Executive Power is invested in one individual, called "Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave". The current governor is Rocío Nahle García, who assumed the position on December 1, 2024. She is a member of the National Regeneration Movement and the first woman to hold the office.
Term
Governors are elected to serve for 6 years and they can not hold the title under any circumstance ever again. The governor takes office on the first day of December of the same electoral year and ends on November 30 six years after.
The State of Veracruz was created on 1824, being one of the original States of the Federation, it has experienced all the political systems implemented in Mexico, federalism and centralism, thus it has changed its name from "State of" to "Department of" to "State of" again.
List of governors
The list with all the governors of the State since 1825 follows.
Nineteenth century
Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz
- (1824 – 1824): Guadalupe Victoria
- (1824 – 1825): Miguel Barragán (provisional)
- (1825 – 1829): Miguel Barragán
- (1829 – 1829): Sebastián Camacho Castilla (First Term)
- (1829 – 1829): Antonio López de Santa Anna (First Term)
- (1829 – 1829): Sebastián Camacho Castilla (Second Term)
- (1829 – 1829): Antonio López de Santa Anna (Second Term)
- (1829 – 1830): Antonio López de Santa Anna (Third Term)
- (1833 – 1833): Antonio Juille y Moreno (First Term)
- (1833 – 1834): Antonio Juille y Moreno (Second Term)
Department of Veracruz
From 1834 to 1857 there are no popular-elected governors due to Santa Anna's centralist Seven Laws.
Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz
- (1857 - 1857): Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora (First Term)
- (1857 - 1857): José de Emparán (Interim Governor)
- (1857 - 1861): Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora (Second Term)
- (1861 - 1862): Ignacio de la Llave y Segura Zevallos
Veracruz in the Second Empire
From 1864 to 1867.
Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz-Llave
- (1867 - 1871): Francisco Hernández y Hernández (First Term)
- (1871 - 1872): Francisco Hernández y Hernández (Second Term)
- (1872 - 1875): Francisco Landero y Cos
- (1875 - 1876): José María Mena Isassi
- (1877 - 1880): Luis Mier y Terán
- (1880 - 1883): Apolinar Castillo
- (1883 - 1884): José Cortés Frías (Interim Governor)
- (1884 - 1888): Juan de la Luz Enríquez Lara (First Term)
- (1888 - 1892): Juan de la Luz Enríquez Lara (Second Term)
- (1892 - 1892): Manuel Leví (Interim Governor)
- (1892 - 1892): Leandro M. Alcolea Sierra (Interim Governor)
- (1892 - 1896): Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (First Term)
- (1896 - 1900): Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (Second Term)
- (1900 - 1904): Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (Third Term)
Twentieth century
Twenty-first century
Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
! rowspan="2" | Portrait | Name | Governorship | Term of office | Political party | Notes |
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| | | Constitutional | 1 December 2004 | 30 November 2010 | | | |
| | | Constitutional | 1 December 2010 | 12 October 2016 | | | In October 2016, Duarte was declared a criminal by the Mexican government and was arrested in April 2017.[2] [3] The PRI issued an apology and expelled him from the political party.[4] |
| | | Substitute | 12 October 2016 | 30 November 2016 | | | |
| | | Constitutional | 1 December 2016 | 30 November 2018 | | | Governorship lasted only 2 years to align state elections with federal general elections |
| | | Constitutional | 1 December 2018 | 30 November 2024 | | | |
| | | Constitutional | 1 December 2024 | Incumbent | | | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-12-30 . Decreto de Presupuesto de Egresos para el Ejercicio Fiscal 2022 . Expenditure Budget Decree for Fiscal Year 2022 . 2022-08-01 . Congreso del Estado de Veracruz . 26 . PDF . 2021-12-30.
- News: Perez . Sonia . Orsi . Peter . 16 April 2017 . Fugitive Mexican ex-Gov. Javier Duarte detained in Guatemala . . 2022-08-08.
- 817796755081281536 . PGR_mx .
- Recompensa ¿Tienes información que ayude a la localización y aprehensión de #JavierDuarte?
. FGR México . Attorney General of Mexico . 2017-01-07 . 2024-10-31 . https://tweetstamp.org/817796755081281536 . 2022-08-07 . live . - Reward Do you have information to help locate and arrest of #JavierDuarte?
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- Web site: 2016-10-26 . PRI expulsa a Javier Duarte . PRI expels Javier Duarte . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808155601/https://www.forbes.com.mx/pri-expulsa-a-javier-duarte/ . 2022-08-08 . 2024-10-31 . . es.
