Governor of Nuevo León

The Mexican state of Nuevo León has been governed by more than a hundred individuals in its history, who have had various titles and degrees of responsibility depending on the prevailing political regime of the time.

Under the current regime, executive power rests in a governor, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection. The position is open only to a Mexican citizen by birth, at least 30 years old with at least five years of residency in Nuevo León.

The governor's term begins on October 4 and finishes six years later on October 3. Elections occur 3 years before/after presidential elections.

Gubernatorial elections and term of office

Qualifications

Article 118 of the Constitution of Nuevo León sets qualifications for candidates for governor of Nuevo León:

• Must be a Mexican citizen by birth, in full exercise of rights.
• Must be native to Nuevo León or have at least five years of prior residence.
• Must be at least 30 years old on election day.
• Cannot belong to the clergy or be a minister of any religion.
• Military members must have left active service at least six months before the election.
• Certain public officials (secretaries, legislators, magistrates, councilors, prosecutors, mayors) are ineligible unless they resign or take a leave of absence at least 100 days before the election.

Election

Governors of Nuevo León are elected by plurality vote to a single six-year term, with no possibility of reelection. The governor takes office on 4 October of the election year, with elections held three years before or after the corresponding presidential election.

Recall

Article 60 of the Constitution of Nuevo León establishes the mechanism for a recall election of the governor, which is organized by the State Electoral Institute upon citizen request. A recall may be initiated once during the three months following the governor's third year in office, provided it is supported by at least ten percent of registered voters across a majority of municipalities. For the result to be binding, turnout must reach at least forty percent of the electorate, with removal requiring an absolute majority of votes cast.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the event of removal, the President of the Congress of Nuevo León serves provisionally as governor until the legislature appoints a successor.

List of governors

Nuevo Reino de León

• Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva, 1580–1588
• Diego de Montemayor, 1588–1610
• Diego de Montemayor (el mozo), 1610–1611
• Diego Rodríguez, 1612–1614
• Agustín de Zavala, 1614–1625

• Martín de Zavala, 1625–1664
• León de Alza, 1665–1667
• Nicolás de Azcárraga, 1667–1676
• Domingo de Prudena, 1676–1681
• Blas de la Garza y Falcón, 1681
• Domingo de Videgaray y Zarza, 1681
• Francisco de la Calancha y Valenzuela, 1681
• Blas de la Garza Falcón, 1681
• Juan de Echeverría, 1681–1682
• Diego de Villarreal, 1682–1683
• Alonso de León, 1683–1684
• Antonio de Echevérez y Subiza, 1684–1687
• Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, 1687–1688
• Pedro Fernández de la Ventosa, 1688–1693
• Juan Pérez de Merino, 1693–1698
• Juan Francisco de Vergara y Mendoza 1698–1703
• Francisco Báez Treviño, 1703–1705
• Gregorio de Salinas Varona, 1705–1707
• Cipriano García de Pruneda, 1707–1708
• Luis García de Pruneda 1708–1710
• Francisco Mier y Torre, 1710–1714
• Francisco Báez Treviño 1714–1718
• Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón 1718
• Francisco de Barbadillo y Vitoria, 1719–1723
• Juan José de Arriaga y Brambila, 1723–1725
• Pedro de Sarabia Cortés, 1725–1729
• Bernardino de Meneses Monroy y Mendoza, 1730–1731
• Juan Antonio Fernández de Jáuregui y Urrutia, 1731–1740
• Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella, 1740–1746
• Vicente Bueno de Borbolla, 1746–1751
• Pedro del Barrio Junco y Espriella, 1752–1757
• Juan Manuel Muñoz de Villavicencio, 1757–1762
• Carlos de Velasco, 1762–1764
• Ignacio Ussel y Guimbarda, 1764–1772
• Francisco de Echegaray, 1772–1773
• Melchor Vidal de Lorca y Villena, 1773
• Vicente González de Santianes, 1773–1788
• Manuel Bahamonde y Villamil, 1788–1795
• Simón de Herrera y Leyva, 1795–1810
• Manuel de Santa María, 1810–1811
• José Santiago Villarreal, 1811
• Blas José Gómez de Castro, 1811–1813
• Ramón Díaz Bustamante, 1813
• José Antonio Mujica, 1814
• Froilán de Mier y Noguera, 1815
• Francisco Bruno Barreda, 1816 and 1818–1821
• Bernardo Villamil, 1817–1818

Independent Mexico

• Juan de Echandía 1822Template:Efn
• Francisco de Mier y Noriega, 1823
• José Antonio Rodríguez, 1824
• José María Parás, 1825–1827
• Manuel Gómez Castro, 1827–1829
• Joaquín García, 1829–1833
• Manuel Gómez Castro, 1833
• Manuel María de Llano, 1833–1834
• Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evía, 1835–1837Template:Efn
• Joaquín García, 1837–1839
• Manuel María de Llano, 1839–1845Template:Efn
• José María Ortega, 1841
• Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evía, 1845–1846
• Pedro de Ampudia, 1846Template:Efn
• José María Parás, 1848–1850
• Pedro de Ampudia, 1853–1854
• Pedro José García, 1850–1851
• Agapito García Dávila, 1851–1853
• Mariano Morret, 1854
• Jerónimo Cardona, 1854–1855
• Santiago Vidaurri, 1855–1859Template:Efn
• José Silvestre Aramberri, 1859
• Santiago Vidaurri, 1860–1864Template:Efn

French intervention

• Jesús María Benítez y Pinillos, 1864
• Mariano Escobedo, 1865
• Simón de la Garza Melo, 1865
• Mariano Escobedo, 1866
• Manuel Z. Gómez, 1866–1867

Restored Republic

• Jerónimo Treviño, 1867–1869
• Simón de la Garza Melo, 1869
• Lázaro Garza Ayala, 1869
• José Eleuterio González, 1870
• Jerónimo Treviño; 1871, 1877 and 1913
• Genaro Garza García, 1871
• Lázaro Garza Ayala, 1872
• Narciso Dávila, 1872
• José Eleuterio González, 1872–1873
• Ramón Treviño, 1873
• José Eleuterio González, 1874
• Ramón Treviño, 1874
• Francisco González Doria, 1874
• Carlos Fuero, 1875–1876
• Narciso Dávila, 1876
• Canuto García, 1876
• Genaro Garza García 1876

Porfiriato

• Genaro Garza García, 1877–1879
• Viviano L. Villareal, 1879–1881
• Genaro Garza García, 1881–1883
• Canuto García, 1883–1885
• Genaro Garza García, 1885
• Bernardo Reyes; 1885–1887, 1889–1900, and 1903–1909
• Lázaro Garza Ayala, 1887–1889
• Pedro Benítez Leal, 1900–1902
• José María Mier, 1909–1910

Mexican Revolution

• Leobardo Chapa, 1910–1911
• Viviano L. Villarreal, 1911–1913
• Salomé Botello, 1913–1914
• Antonio de la Paz Guerra, 1914
• Antonio L. Villarreal, 1914–1915
• Rafael Cepeda de la Fuente, 1915
• Felipe Ángeles, 1915
• Raúl Madero, 1915
• Ildefonso V. Vázquez, 1915
• Pablo A. de la Garza, 1915 and 1916
• Diódoro de la Garza, 1916
• Alfredo Recaut, 1917

Governor			Term in office	Election	Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Nicéforo Zambrano Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1919	1917
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		José E. Santos Template:Small	Template:Dts – 13 May 1920 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1919
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Porfirio G. González<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 5 February 1921	Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Juan M. García Template:Small	Template:Dts – 4 April 1922 Template:Small	1921
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Ramiro Tamez Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1923	Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Alfredo Pérez Garza<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Small	Template:Dts Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1923 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Anastasio Treviño Martínez<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 25 December 1923	Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Porfirio G. González<ref name=":1" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 16 October 1925 Template:Small	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Jerónimo Siller Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1927	Template:Small

Modern Nuevo León (1927–present)

Governor			Term in office	Election	Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Aarón Sáenz Garza Template:Small	Template:Dts – 27 March 1928 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1927
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		José Benítez Martínez<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 14 August 1928	Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Aarón Sáenz Garza Template:Small	Template:Dts – 6 November 1928 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	—
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		José Benítez Martínez<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 25 March 1929	Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Aarón Sáenz Garza Template:Small	Template:Dts – 26 April 1929 Template:Small	—	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Plutarco Elías Calles Chacón Template:Small	Template:Dts – 2 June 1929	Template:Small	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Generoso Chapa Garza<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 12 June 1929	Template:Small	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Aarón Sáenz Garza Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 February 1930 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	—	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		José Benítez Martínez<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 12 September 1931	Template:Small	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Aarón Sáenz Garza Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1931	—	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Francisco A. Cárdenas Template:Small	Template:Dts – 27 December 1933 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1931	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Pablo Quiroga Treviño<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1935	Template:Small	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Gregorio Morales Sánchez Template:Small	Template:Dts – 1 May 1936	Template:Small	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Anacleto Guerrero Guajardo Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1939	1936	National Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Bonifacio Salinas Leal Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1943	1939	Party of the Mexican Revolution
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Arturo B. de la Garza<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1949	1943	Party of the Mexican Revolution
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Ignacio Morones Prieto Template:Small	Template:Dts – 1 December 1952 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1949	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		José S. Vivanco Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1955	Template:Small	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Raúl Rangel Frías<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1961	1955	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Eduardo Livas Villarreal<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1967	1961	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Eduardo Ángel Elizondo Lozano<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 5 June 1971 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1967	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Luis M. Farías<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 31 July 1973	Template:Small	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Pedro Zorrilla Martínez<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 31 July 1979	1973	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Alfonso Martínez Domínguez Template:Small	Template:Dts – 31 July 1985	1979	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Jorge Alonso Treviño<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 31 July 1991	1985	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Sócrates Rizzo García Template:Small	Template:Dts – 17 April 1996 Template:Small	1991	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Benjamín Clariond Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 1997	Template:Small	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Fernando Canales Clariond<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 13 January 2003 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1997	National Action Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Fernando Elizondo Barragán<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 2003	Template:Small	National Action Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		José Natividad González Parás<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 2009	2003	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz<ref name=":0" /> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 2015	2009	Institutional Revolutionary Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Jaime Rodríguez Calderón Template:Small	Template:Dts – 31 December 2017 Template:Small	2015	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Manuel Florentino González Flores Template:Small	Template:Dts – 2 July 2018	Template:Small	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Jaime Rodríguez Calderón Template:Small	Template:Dts – 3 October 2021	—	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		Samuel García Template:Small	Template:Dts – 1 December 2023 Template:Small	2021	Citizens' Movement
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	Template:Dts – 4 December 2023	Template:Small	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small	Template:Dts – Incumbent	—	Citizens' Movement

Sources

• This article originated as a translation of the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia. That, in turn, gives the following sources:
  • La Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Nuevo León
  • Israel Cavazos: Breve historia de Nuevo León

External links

• Constitution of Nuevo León
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