Governor of Veracruz

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Governor of Veracruz
Gobernador de Veracruz
Coat of arms of Veracruz.svg
Gobernador Cuitlahuac.jpg
since December 1, 2018
Member of CONAGO
Residence State Government Palace
Seat Xalapa-Enríquez
AppointerPopular vote
Term length Six years, non-renewable.
Constituting instrumentState Constitution
Inaugural holder Miguel Barragán
Formation20 May 1825
Salary MXN$58,801.96 [1]
Website veracruz.gob.mx/gobiernover/gobernador/

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 Cuitláhuac García Jiménez, who assumed the position on December 1, 2018. He is a member of the National Regeneration Movement.

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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

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

Veracruz in the Second Empire

From 1864 to 1867.

Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz-Llave

Twentieth century

Twenty-first century

Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

No.PortraitNameGovernorshipTerm of officePolitical partyNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
FidelHerrreraBTRN.jpg Fidel Herrera Beltrán Constitutional1 December 200430 November 20106 years, 0 days PRI
Javier Duarte de Ochoa.jpg Javier Duarte de Ochoa Constitutional1 December 201012 October 20165 years, 316 days PRI 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]
Coat of arms of Veracruz.svg Flavino Ríos Alvarado Substitute12 October 201630 November 201650 days PRI
MAYL.jpg Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares Constitutional1 December 201630 November 20182 years, 0 days PAN Governorship lasted only 2 years to align state elections with federal general elections
Gobernador Cuitlahuac.jpg Cuitláhuac García Jiménez Constitutional1 December 2018Incumbent5 years, 335 days Morena

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References

  1. "Decreto de Presupuesto de Egresos para el Ejercicio Fiscal 2022" [Expenditure Budget Decree for Fiscal Year 2022](PDF). Congreso del Estado de Veracruz. 2021-12-30. p. 26. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  2. Perez, Sonia; Orsi, Peter (16 April 2017). "Fugitive Mexican ex-Gov. Javier Duarte detained in Guatemala". Associated Press . Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. FGR México [@PGR_mx] (2017-01-07). "#Recompensa ¿Tienes información que ayude a la localización y aprehensión de #JavierDuarte?" [#Reward Do you have information to help locate and arrest of #JavierDuarte?] (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2024-10-31 via Twitter.
  4. "PRI expulsa a Javier Duarte" [PRI expels Javier Duarte]. Forbes México (in Spanish). 2016-10-26. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2024-10-31.