Governor of Tlaxcala
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The Governor of Tlaxcala is the position representing the complete executive power of the government of the Mexican
state of Tlaxcala
, per the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala.
The governor is elected for a period of six years, and cannot be re-elected for any reason. The term of office begins on January 15 and ends on January 14, six years later. Elections are held 1 year prior to presidential
elections.
To be elected, the candidate must be a natural-born citizen of Mexico, at least 30 years of age, and a resident of Tlaxcala for at least 5 years prior to election.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala....
, per the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala.
The governor is elected for a period of six years, and cannot be re-elected for any reason. The term of office begins on January 15 and ends on January 14, six years later. Elections are held 1 year prior to presidential
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
elections.
To be elected, the candidate must be a natural-born citizen of Mexico, at least 30 years of age, and a resident of Tlaxcala for at least 5 years prior to election.
Governors of the Free and Soveriegn State of Tlaxcala
- (1933–1937): Adolfo Bonilla
- (1937–1940): Isidro Candia
- (1940–1941): Joaquín Cisneros Molina
- (1941–1944): Manuel SantillánManuel SantillánManuel Santillán Osorno was a Mexican geological engineer and politician.Manuel Santillán, the youngest of three sons , was born on September 29, 1894, in the Hacienda de Xalostoc , to Calixto Santillan and Manuela Osorno...
- (1944–1945): Mauro Angulo
- (1945–1951): Rafael Avila Bretón
- (1951–1957): Felipe Mazarraza
- (1957–1963): Joaquín Cisneros Molina
- (1963–1969): Anselmo Cervantes
- (1969–1970): Ignacio BonillasIgnacio BonillasIgnacio Bonillas Frajio was a Mexican diplomat. He was a Mexican ambassador to the United States and held a degree in mine engineering from M.I.T....
- (1970): Crisanto Cuéllar Abaroa
- (1970–1975): Luciano Huerta Sánchez
- (1975–1981): Emilio Sánchez Piedras
- (1981–1987): Tulio Hernández Gómez
- (1987–1992): Beatriz Paredes RangelBeatriz Paredes RangelBeatriz Elena Paredes Rangel is a Mexican politician who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
- (1992–1993): Samuel Quiróz de la Vega
- (1993–1999): José Antonio Álvarez Lima
- (1999–2005): Alfonso Sánchez Anaya
- (2005–2011): Héctor Ortiz OrtizHéctor Ortiz OrtizHéctor Israel Ortiz Ortiz is a Mexican politician who currently serves as Governor of Tlaxcala.-Professional career:...
See also
- TlaxcalaTlaxcalaTlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala....