Governor of Quintana Roo
Chief executive of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo
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The governors of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, since statehood.
| Governor of Quintana Roo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Term length | Six years, non-renewable. |
| Inaugural holder | Jesús Martínez Ross |
| Formation | 5 April 1975 |
| Website | Government of Quintana Roo (in Spanish) |
Governors of the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo since 1975
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Jesús Martínez Ross (1934–2025) [1] |
5 April 1975 – 4 April 1981 |
PRI | 1975 | |
| 2 |  |
Pedro Joaquín Coldwell (b. 1950) |
5 April 1981 – 4 April 1987 |
PRI | 1981 | |
| 3 |  |
Miguel Borge Martín (b. 1943) |
5 April 1987 – 4 April 1993 |
PRI | 1987 | |
| 4 |  |
Mario Villanueva Madrid (b. 1948) |
5 April 1993 – 4 April 1999 |
PRI | 1993 | |
| 5 |  |
Joaquín Hendricks Díaz (b. 1951) |
5 April 1999 – 4 April 2005 |
PRI | 1999 | |
| 6 |  |
Félix González Canto (b. 1968) |
5 April 2005 – 4 April 2011 |
PRI | 2005 | |
| 7 |  |
Roberto Borge Angulo (b. 1979) |
5 April 2011 – 25 September 2016 |
PRI | 2010 | |
| 8 |  |
Carlos Joaquín González (b. 1965) [2] |
25 September 2016 – 25 September 2022 |
PRD | 2016 | |
| 9 |  |
Mara Lezama Espinosa (b. 1968) |
25 September 2022 – Incumbent |
Morena | 2022 | |
- 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
- 1902 – 1903: José María de la Vega
- 1903 – 1911: Ignacio A. Bravo
- 1911 – 1912: Manuel Sánchez Rivera
- 1912: Rafael Egealiz
- 1912 – 1913: Alfredo Cámara Vales
- 1913: Isidro Escobar Garrido
- 1913: Alfonso Carrera Carbó
- 1913: Víctor M. Morón
- 1913: Arturo Garcilazo Juárez
- 1913 – 1915: Annexed to Yucatán
- 1915 – 1916: Carlos Plank
- 1916 – 1917: Carlos A. Vidal
Governors of the Federal Territory of Quintana Roo
- 1917 – 1918: Carlos A. Vidal
- 1918 – 1921: Octaviano Solís Aguirre
- 1921: Pascual Coral Heredia
- 1921 – 1923: Librado Abitia
- 1923: Camilo E. Félix
- 1923 – 1924: Anastasio Rojas
- 1924: Librado Abitia
- 1924 – 1925: Enrique Barocio Barrios
- 1925: Amado Aguirre Santiago
- 1925: Enrique Barocio Barrios
- 1925 – 1926: Candelario Garza
- 1926: Malrubio de la Chapa
- 1926 – 1927: Antonio Ancona Albertos
- 1927 – 1930: José Siurob
- 1930 – 1931: Arturo Campillo Seyde
- 1931: J. Félix Bañuelos
- 1931 – 1935: Annexed to Yucatán and Campeche
- 1935 – 1940: Rafael E. Melgar
- 1940 – 1944: Gabriel R. Guevara
- 1944 – 1959: Margarito Ramírez
- 1959 – 1964: Aarón Merino Fernández
- 1965 – 1967: Rufo Figueroa Figueroa
- 1967 – 1970: Javier Rojo Gómez
- 1971 – 1974: David Gustavo Gutiérrez
