Governor of Quintana Roo

Governor of Quintana Roo
since 25 September 2022
Term lengthSix years, non-renewable.
Inaugural holderJesús Martínez Ross
Formation5 April 1975
WebsiteGovernment of Quintana Roo (in Spanish)

The governors of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, since statehood.

Governors of the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo since 1975

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Political Party
1[1] Jesús Martínez Ross
(born 1934) 		5 April 1975 4 April 1981
2 Pedro Joaquín Coldwell
(born 1950) 		5 April 1981 4 April 1987
3 Miguel Borge Martín
(born 1943) 		5 April 1987 4 April 1993
4

Mario Villanueva Madrid
(born 1948) 		5 April 1993 4 April 1999
5 Joaquín Hendricks Díaz
(born 1951) 		5 April 1999 4 April 2005
6 Félix González Canto
(born 1968) 		5 April 2005 4 April 2011
7 Roberto Borge Angulo
(born 1979) 		5 April 2011 25 September 2016
8 Carlos Joaquín González[2]
(born 1965) 		25 September 2016 25 September 2022
9 Mara Lezama Espinosa
(born 1968) 		25 September 2022 Incumbent
  • Note: In 2001 Mario E. Villanueva was sentenced to prison due to corruption involving Mexican drug war during his time as governor, the length of his sentence has been extended multiple times as more of his past crimes emerged after his capture.[3][4][5]
  • Note: On 5 June 2017; Roberto Borge was sentenced to prison due to corruption involving during his time as governor.[6][7] He was the third ex-governor from the PRI, to be sentenced in 2017 following the captures of Tomas Yarrington (Tamaulipas) and Javier Duarte (Veracruz).

Pre-statehood

Political Chiefs of the Federal Territory of Quintana Roo

Governors of the Federal Territory of Quintana Roo

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Fallece esposa de Jesús Martínez Ross, primer gobernador de Quintana Roo – Pedro Canché Noticias" (in Mexican Spanish). Pedro Canché Noticias. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ Reina, Elena; Usón, Víctor (3 June 2016). "Resultados de las elecciones en México 2016". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ (21 June 2007). "Ex-Mexico Governor Re-Arrested for Drugs". washingtonpost.com.
  4. ^ "Gobernadores que han pisado la cárcel". www.elnorte.com.
  5. ^ "Sentencian a Mario Villanueva a 36 años de prisión". El Universal.
  6. ^ "Mexico seeks extradition of yet another ex-governor facing criminal charges". Los Angeles Times. 6 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Mexico fugitive ex-governor Roberto Borge arrested". 5 June 2017 – via www.bbc.com.