Governor of Veracruz
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According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
, 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 Fidel Herrera Beltrán
, who assumed the position on December 1, 2004. He is a member of the Revolutionary Institutional Party.
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
, Federal and Central, thus it has changed its name from "State of" to "Department of" to "State of" again.
(Seven Laws).
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
, 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 Fidel Herrera Beltrán
Fidel Herrera Beltrán
Fidel Herrera Beltrán is a Mexican politician and former governor of Veracruz. A member of Institutional Revolutionary Party , he was elected governor in 2004...
, who assumed the position on December 1, 2004. He is a member of the Revolutionary Institutional Party.
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
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Federal and Central, thus it has changed its name from "State of" to "Department of" to "State of" again.
Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz
- (1825–1828): Miguel BarragánMiguel BarragánMiguel Francisco Barragán Andrade was a Mexican general and a centralist politician. He served as Minister of War in the government of Antonio López de Santa Anna in 1833 and 1834, then as president of Mexico from January 28, 1835 to February 27, 1836.- The War of Independence and the First Empire...
- (1829 - 1829): Sebastián Camacho Castilla (First Term)
- (1829 - 1829): Antonio López de Santa AnnaAntonio López de Santa AnnaAntonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón , often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, known as "the Napoleon of the West," was a Mexican political leader, general, and president who greatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government...
(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 the Santa Anna's centralist Siete LeyesSiete Leyes
The Siete Leyes were a series of constitutional instruments that fundamentally altered the organizational structure of the young first Mexican republic...
(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 ZevallosIgnacio de la LlaveIgnacio de la Llave y Segura Zevallos was a general and the governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz from 1861 to 1862. He was born in Orizaba, Veracruz, a nephew of Dr. Pablo de la Llave...
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 MéndezTeodoro A. Dehesa MéndezTeodoro A. Dehesa Méndez was the Governor of the state of Veracruz in Mexico for five terms from 1892 to 1911.- Early years :...
(First Term) - (1896–1900): Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (Second Term)
- (1900–1904): Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (Third Term)
Twentieth century
- (1904–1908): Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (Fourth Term)
- (1908–1911): Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez (Fifth Term)
- (1911 - 1911): Emilio Léycegui (Interim Governor)
- (1911 - 1911): León AillaudLeón AillaudLeón Aillaud Barreiro was an Interim Governor of the Mexican State of Veracruz in the period from June 22, 1911, to December 12, 1911.- Early years :Born in the city and port of Veracruz, in the year 1880...
(Interim Governor) - (1911–1912): Manuel María Alegre (Interim Governor)
- (1912 - 1912): Francisco Lagos Cházaro Mortero
- (1912–1913): Antonio Pérez Rivera
- (1917 - 1917): Mauro Loyo Sánchez (Interim Governor)
- (1917–1920): Cándido Aguilar Vargas
- (1920–1924): Adalberto Tejeda Olivares (First Term)
- (1924–1927): Heriberto Jara CoronaHeriberto Jara CoronaGeneral Heriberto Jara Corona was a Mexican revolutionary and politician who served as Governor of Veracruz.Heriberto Jara was born in the town of Nogales, in the state of Veracruz, to Emilio Jara Andrade and María del Carmen Corona...
- (1927–1928): Abel S. Rodríguez
- (1928–1932): Adalberto Tejeda Olivares (Second Term)
- (1932–1935): Gonzalo Vázquez VelaGonzalo Vázquez VelaGonzalo Vázquez Vela was a Mexican politician....
- (1935–1936): Guillermo Rebolledo (Interim Governor)
- (1936 - 1936): Ignacio Herrera Tejeda (Interim Governor)
- (1936–1939): Miguel Alemán ValdésMiguel Alemán ValdésMiguel Alemán Valdés served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.-Life:Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz as the son of General Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma...
- (1939–1940): Fernando Casas Alemán (Interim Governor)
- (1940–1944): Jorge Cerdán LaraJorge Cerdán LaraJorge Cerdán Lara was a Mexican attorney and politician who served as governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz from 1940–1944. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party .-See also:...
- (1944–1948): Adolfo Ruíz CortinesAdolfo Ruiz CortinesAdolfo Ruiz Cortines was President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party he was one of the oldest presidents of Mexico...
- (1948–1950): Ángel Carvajal BernalÁngel Carvajal BernalÁngel Carvajal Bernal was a Mexican politician....
(Interim Governor) - (1950–1956): Marco Antonio Muñoz Turnbull
- (1956–1962): Antonio María Quirasco
- (1962–1968): Fernando López AriasFernando López AriasFernando López Arias was a Mexican politician....
- (1968–1974): Rafael Murillo Vidal
- (1974–1980): Rafael Hernández OchoaRafael Hernández OchoaRafael Hernández Ochoa was a Mexican politician and lawyer, Governor of Veracruz, from 1 December 1974 to 30 November 1980.-Biography:...
- (1980–1986): Agustín Acosta Lagunes
- (1986–1988): Fernando Gutiérrez BarriosFernando Gutiérrez BarriosFernando Gutiérrez Barrios was a controversial Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
- (1988–1992): Dante Delgado Rannauro (Interim Governor)
- (1992–1998): Patricio Chirinos Calero
- (1998–2004): Miguel Alemán VelascoMiguel Alemán VelascoMiguel Alemán Velasco is a Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is a former senator and governor of Veracruz....
Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
- (2004–2010): Fidel Herrera BeltránFidel Herrera BeltránFidel Herrera Beltrán is a Mexican politician and former governor of Veracruz. A member of Institutional Revolutionary Party , he was elected governor in 2004...
- (2010–2016): Javier Duarte de Ochoa
See also
- List of Mexican state governors
- State of VeracruzVeracruzVeracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...