Governor of Guanajuato
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the governor
s of the Mexican
state of Guanajuato
since 1917.
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
s of the Mexican
Mexico
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state of Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....
since 1917.
| Name | Took office | Left office |
| Fernando Dávila (interim) | December 18, 1916 | June 14, 1917 |
| Agustín Alcocer | June 15, 1917 | September 18, 1919 |
| Fernando Alcocer (interim) | September 19, 1919 | September 24, 1919 |
| Federico Montes | September 25, 1919 | February 26, 1920 |
| Toribio Villaseñor (interim) | February 27, 1920 | May 4, 1920 |
| Agustín de Ezcurdia (interim) | May 5, 1920 | May 10, 1920 |
| Antonio Madrazo | May 11, 1920 | May 11, 1920 |
| Enrique Colunga (provisional) | May 12, 1920 | September 15, 1920 |
| Antonio Madrazo | September 16, 1920 | September 25, 1923 |
| Enrique Colunga | September 26, 1923 | October 3, 1923 |
| Ignacio García Téllez (interim) | October 4, 1923 | November 2, 1923 |
| Jesús S. Soto (interim) | November 3, 1923 | April 21, 1924 |
| Arturo Sierra (interim) | April 22, 1924 | November 27, 1924 |
| Enrique Colunga | November 28, 1924 | May 5, 1927 |
| Octaviano Mendoza González (interim) | May 6, 1927 | September 25, 1927 |
| Agustín Arroyo | September 26, 1927 | September 25, 1931 |
| Enrique Hernández Álvarez | September 26, 1931 | June 3, 1932 |
| José Reynoso (provisional) | June 4, 1932 | September 25, 1932 |
| Melchor Ortega | September 26, 1932 | September 25, 1935 |
| Jesús Yáñez Maya | September 26, 1935 | December 16, 1935 |
| Enrique Fernández Martínez (provisional) | December 17, 1935 | April 22, 1937 |
| Luis I. Rodríguez | April 23, 1937 | January 20, 1938 |
| Enrique Romero (interim) | January 21, 1938 | April 24, 1938 |
| Rafael Rangel (interim) | April 25, 1938 | November 13, 1938 |
| Ernesto Arnoux S. (interim) | November 14, 1938 | December 2, 1938 |
| Rafael Rangel (interim) | December 3, 1938 | January 1, 1939 |
| Mauro Visoso (interim) | January 2, 1939 | January 3, 1939 |
| Ernesto Arnoux S. (interim) | January 4, 1939 | January 22, 1939 |
| Rafael Rangel (interim) | January 23, 1939 | May 31, 1939 |
| Ernesto Arnoux S. (interim) | June 1, 1939 | June 5, 1939 |
| Rafael Rangel (interim) | June 6, 1939 | September 25, 1939 |
| Ernesto Hidalgo | September 26, 1943 | January 8, 1946 |
| Nicéforo Guerrero (provisional) | January 9, 1946 | September 21, 1947 |
| J. Jesús Castorena (substitute) | September 22, 1947 | October 28, 1948 |
| Antonio Torres Gómez (interim) | October 29, 1948 | October 29, 1948 |
| Luis Díaz Infante (substitute) | October 30, 1948 | September 25, 1949 |
| José Aguilar y Maya | September 26, 1949 | September 25, 1955 |
| J. Jesús Rodríguez Gaona | September 26, 1955 | September 25, 1961 |
| Juan José Torres Landa | September 26, 1961 | September 25, 1967 |
| Manuel M. Moreno | September 26, 1967 | September 25, 1973 |
| Luis H. Ducoing Gamba | September 26, 1973 | September 25, 1979 |
| Enrique Velasco Ibarra | September 26, 1979 | June 25, 1984 |
| Agustin Téllez Cruces (interim) | June 26, 1984 | September 25, 1985 |
| Rafael Corrales Ayala | September 26, 1985 | September 25, 1991 |
| Carlos Medina Plascencia Carlos Medina Plascencia Carlos Medina Plascencia is a Mexican politician affiliated to the conservative National Action Party . He is a former mayor of León, senator and interim governor of Guanajuato... (interim) |
1991 | 1995 |
| Vicente Fox Quesada | 1995 | 1999 |
| Ramón Martín Huerta Ramón Martín Huerta Ramón Martín Huerta was a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party . He served in Vicente Fox's cabinet as Public Security Secretary.-Personal life:... (substitute) |
1999 | 2000 |
| Juan Carlos Romero Hicks Juan Carlos Romero Hicks Juan Carlos Romero Hicks was the Director General of the Mexican Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología . Prior to this, he was the Governor of Guanajuato... |
September 26, 2000 | September 25, 2006 |
| Juan Manuel Oliva Ramírez Juan Manuel Oliva Juan Manuel Oliva Ramírez is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party who currently serves as Governor of Guanajuato.... |
September 26, 2006 | current incumbent |