Mara Lezama Espinosa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lezama and the second or maternal family name is Espinosa.

Mara Lezama Espinosa
Lezama in 2022
9th Governor of Quintana Roo
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 September 2022
Preceded byCarlos Joaquín González
Personal details
Born
María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa

(1968-09-29) 29 September 1968 (age 56)
Mexico City
Political partyNational Regeneration Movement (2015–present)
SpouseOmar Terrazas García
Children3
OccupationPolitician and journalist

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]

In October 2024, she ordered the evacuation of Isla Holbox as a result of Hurricane Milton.[4]

References

  1. ^ Flores, Víctor. "Mara Lezama gana encuesta de Morena para gubernatura en Quintana Roo". El Sol de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ Quintal, Renan (6 June 2022). "Mara Lezama, la periodista y conductora que manejará el destino de Quintana Roo". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Morena registra 8 aspirantes a la gubernatura de Quintana Roo para 2022". Político MX (in Spanish). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Quintana Roo island evacuations begin as Milton intensifies into a category 5 with 330 km/h gusts". Riviera Maya News. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.