This is a list of governors of the Mexican state of Chiapas

Chiapas

Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...

. The state constitution stipulates a term of 6 years, to which governors can only be elected once. It also specifies the qualifications for becoming Governor: a Mexican citizen by birth, aged at least 30 years old, and having not less than 5 years residency in Chiapas. The current governor is Juan Sabines Guerrero

Juan Sabines Guerrero

Juan José Sabines Guerrero is a Mexican politician, son of the former Governor of Chiapas, Juan Sabines Gutiérrez and nephew of the writer Jaime Sabines, until 2006 he was member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party that carried him to be Municipal President of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, but renounced...

 from the PRD

Party of the Democratic Revolution

The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International...

, who assumed the position in 2006.

• 1825 - 1826: Manuel José de Rojas
• 1826 - 1830: José Diego Lara
• 1829: Emeterio Pineda
• 1830 - 1834: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
• 1830: Emeterio Pineda
• 1830: José Rafael Coello
• 1830 - 1832: José Ignacio Gutiérrez
• 1832: Manuel Escandón
• 1832: Mariano José Correa
• 1832: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
• 1832: Emeterio Pineda
• 1832 - 1833: Quirino Domínguez
• 1833: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
• 1833: Emeterio Pineda
• 1833 - 1834: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
• 1834 - 1835: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
• 1835: José Mariano Coello
• 1835: Ignacio Tovilla
• 1835 - 1836: Mariano Montes de Oca
• 1836 - 1837: Clemente Aceituno
• 1836: Salvador Piñeiro
• 1836: Onofre Reyes
• 1837 - 1840: José María Sandoval
• 1840 - 1841: José Diego Lara
• 1841 - 1842: Salvador Ayanegui
• 1842 - 1845: Ignacio Barberena
• 1845 - 1848: Jerónimo Cardona
• 1846 - 1847: Nicolás Ruiz
  Nicolás Ruíz
  Nicolás Ruíz is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,135, with 3015 in the municipal seat.It covers an area of 137 km²....
  
  
• 1847 - 1848: Jerónimo Cardona
• 1848: Manuel María Parada
• 1848: Jerónimo Cardona
• 1848: Ponciano Solórzano del Barco
• 1848 - 1849: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado
• 1849 - 1850: Ramón Larraínzar
• 1850 - 1855: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado
• 1851: José Farrera
• 1851 - 1853: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado
• 1853: Domingo Ruiz Molina
• 1853 - 1855: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado
• 1855 - 1856: Ángel Albino Corzo
  Angel Albino Corzo
  Ángel Albino Corzo is one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.Its municipal seat is the town of Jaltenango de la Paz.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 21,848. It covers an area of 1748.81 km²....
  
  
• 1856: Domingo Ruiz Molina
• 1856 - 1861: Ángel Albino Corzo
• 1857: Francisco Robles
  Francisco Robles
  Francisco Robles García was President of Ecuador from October 16, 1856 to September 17, 1859.-External links:*...
  
  
• 1858: Ángel Albino Corzo
• 1858 - 1859: Matías Castellanos
• 1859 - 1861: Ángel Albino Corzo
• 1861: Juan Clímaco Corzo
• 1861: Ángel Albino Corzo
• 1861 - 1863: Juan Clímaco Corzo
• 1863 - 1864: José Gabriel Esquinca
• 1864-1865: José Pantaleón Domínguez
• 1866: José Mariano García
• 1866-1875: Without information.
• 1875-1876: Moisés Rojas
• 1876: Carlos Borda
• 1876: Eleuterio Villasana
• 1876: Manuel Cerón
• 1877: Diego Betanzos
• 1877: Sebastián Escobar
• 1877: Nicolás Ruiz
  Nicolás Ruíz
  Nicolás Ruíz is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,135, with 3015 in the municipal seat.It covers an area of 137 km²....
  
  
• 1877-1878: Sebastián Escobar
• 1878-1879: Juan José Ramírez
• 1879: Mariano Aguilar
• 1879-1883: Miguel Utrilla
• 1883-1886: José María Ramírez
• 1886: Adrián Culebro
• 1886-1887: José María Ramírez
• 1887: Manuel Carrascosa
• 1888: Miguel Utrilla
• 1888-1891: Manuel Carrascosa
• 1891-1893: Emilio Rabasa
  Emilio Rabasa
  José Emilio Rabasa Estebanell was a prominent 19th century Mexican writer, diplomat and liberal politician. He wrote extensively on Constitutional Law, served as Governor of Chiapas, as state congressman, chaired several Mexican Academies and co-founded El Universal; an influential newspaper in...
  
  
• 1893: Raúl del Pino
• 1893-1894: Emilio Rabasa
• 1894-1895: Fausto Moguel
• 1895: Francisco León
  Francisco León
  Francisco León is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 5,236. It covers an area of 114.3 km²....
  
  
• 1896: José María González
• 1896-1899: Francisco León
• 1899: Luis Farrera
• 1899: Francisco León
• 1899: Rafael Pimentel
• 1900: Abraham A. López
• 1901-1902: Rafael Pimentel
• 1902-1903: Onofre Ramos
• 1903-1904: Rafael Pimentel
• 1904: Onofre Ramos
• 1905: Rafael Pimentel
• 1905: Onofre Ramos
• 1905: Rafael Pimentel
• 1905: Miguel Castillo
  Miguel Castillo
  Miguel Castillo is a Honduran football player, who most recently played for Motagua. He was transferred from Olimpia alongside his brother Fernando Castillo. He's been called up by Reynaldo Rueda to start training for the match against Haiti. He made his debut for the national side on May 22, 2008...
  
  
• 1905: Ramón Rabasa
• 1906: Abraham A. López
• 1906-1908: Ramón Rabasa
• 1908: Abraham A. López
• 1908-1909: Ramón Rabasa
• 1909: José Inés Cano
• 1909: Abraham A. López
• 1909-1910: Ramón Rabasa
• 1910: José Inés Cano
• 1910-1911: Ramón Rabasa
• 1911: José Inés Cano
• 1911: Manuel Trejo
• 1911: Ramón Rabasa
• 1911: Manuel Trejo
• 1911: Reynaldo Gordillo León
• 1911: Policarpio Rueda Fernández
• 1911: Manuel Rovelo Argüello
• 1911: Marco Aurelio Solís
• 1911-1912: Reynaldo Gordillo León
• 1912-1913: Flavio Guillén
• 1913: Marco Aurelio Solís
• 1913: Reynaldo Gordillo León
• 1913-1914: Bernardo Palafox
• 1913 - 1914: Bernardo Palafox
• 1914 José Inés Cano
• 1914 José María Marín
• 1914 Jesús Agustín Castro
• 1914 Blas Corral
• 1914 - 1915 Jesús Agustín Castro
• 1915 Blas Corral
• 1915 Jesús Agustín Castro
• 1916 Blas Corral
• 1916 José Ascención González
• 1916 Blas Corral
• 1916 - 1917 Pablo Villanueva
• 1917 - 1918 Manuel Fuentes A.
• 1918 - 1919 Pablo Villanueva
• 1919 Manuel Fuentes A.
• 1919 Pablo Villanueva
• 1919 - 1920 Pascual Morales Molina
• 1920 Alejo González
• 1920 Francisco G. Ruíz
• 1920 Juan Zertuche
• 1920 Fausto Ruíz
  Fausto Ruíz
  Fausto Ruíz is a Mexican footballer currently playing for Deportes Puerto Montt of the Primera B in Chile....
  
  
• 1920 Francisco G. Ruíz
• 1920 Amadeo Ruíz
• 1920 – 1924 Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
• 1921 Benigno Cal y Mayor
• 1922 Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
• 1922 Amadeo Ruíz
• 1922 - 1923 Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
• 1923 Manuel Encarnación Cruz
• 1923 - 1924 Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
• 1924 Rogelio García Castro
• 1924 Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
• 1924 Luis García
  Luis García
  Luis García or Luis Garcia or may refer to:*Luis Armand Garcia, American actor*Luis García Anchundia, Ecuadorian footballer*Luis García Berlanga, Spanish film director and screenwriter*Luis García Conde, Spanish football goalkeeper...
  
  
• 1924 Martín Paredes
• 1924 Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
• 1924 Raúl de León
• 1924 Luis Ramírez Corzo
• 1925 César Córdova
• 1925 Carlos A. Vidal
• 1925 José Castañón
• 1925 - 1926 Carlos A. Vidal
• 1926 J. Amilcar Vidal
• 1927 Luis P. Vidal
• 1927 Manuel Alvarez
  Manuel Álvarez
  Manuel Álvarez Jiménez is an Chile football defender who played for Chile in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Universidad Católica.- Record at FIFA Tournaments :-External links:*...
  
  
• 1927 - 1928 Federico Martínez Rojas
• 1928 Amador Coutiño
• 1928 Rosendo Delabre Santeliz
• 1928 - 1929 Raymundo E. Enríquez
• 1929 Ernesto Constantino Herrera
• 1929 Alvaro Cancino
• 1930 Martín G. Cruz
• 1930 Alvaro Cancino
• 1930 Moisés E. Villers
• 1930 Alberto Domínguez R.
• 1931 José María Brindís
• 1931 Raúl León
• 1932 Mariano G. A. Enríquez
• 1932 Rodolfo Ruíz G.
• 1932 Moisés Enríquez
• 1932 Raymundo Enríquez
• 1932-1936: Victórico R. Grajales
• 1936–1940: Efraín A. Gutiérrez
• 1940–1944: Rafael Pascacio Gamboa
• 1944–1947: Juan M. Esponda
• 1947–1948: César A. Lara
• 1948–1952: Francisco J. Grajales
• 1952–1958: Efraín Aranda Osorio
• 1958–1964: Samuel León Brindis
• 1964–1970: José Castillo Tielemans
• 1970–1976: Manuel Velasco Suárez
• 1976–1977: Jorge de la Vega Domínguez
• 1977–1979: Salomón González Blanco
• 1979–1982: Juan Sabines Gutiérrez
• 1982: Gustavo Armendáriz
• 1982–1988: Absalón Castellanos Domínguez
• 1988–1993: Patrocinio González Garrido
• 1993–1994: Elmar Setzer Marseille
• 1994: Javier López Moreno
• 1994–1995: Eduardo Robledo Rincón
• 1995–1998: Julio César Ruíz Ferro
• 1998–2000: Roberto Albores Guillén
• 2000–2006: Pablo Salazar
  Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía
  Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía is a Mexican politician.Born to rural teachers who enrolled to him at the age of 17 at the Autonomous University of Puebla, he obtained the title of Lawyer, Notary and Actuary. In 1978 he returned to Chiapas. He professes the evangelical religion of the Church of the...
  
  
• 2006–2012: Juan Sabines
  Juan Sabines Guerrero
  Juan José Sabines Guerrero is a Mexican politician, son of the former Governor of Chiapas, Juan Sabines Gutiérrez and nephew of the writer Jaime Sabines, until 2006 he was member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party that carried him to be Municipal President of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, but renounced...
  
  

External links

• List of governors of Chiapas