Governor of Durango

Under the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, the exercise of the Executive authority of this Mexican government unit is reserved for an individual known as the Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Durango. This post is held for a period of 6 years, and no re-election is permitted. The governor's term begins on September 15 of the year of the election and finishes on September 14 after having passed six years. The post is open to all citizens meeting the following criteria: a natural born citizen of Mexico, at least 30 years of age, and a resident of Durango for an unbroken period of 5 years prior to election.

Governor of Durango
Incumbent Esteban Villegas Villarreal since September 15, 2022
Inaugural holder	Ángel Pinilla

Governors of the Free and Sovereign State of Durango

• (1936–1940): Enrique R. Calderón
• (1940–1944): Elpidio G. Velázquez
• (1944–1947): Blas Corral Martínez
• (1947): Francisco Celis
• (1947–1950): José Ramón Valdés
• (1950–1956): Enrique Torres Sánchez
• (1956–1962): Francisco González de la Vega
• (1962): Rafael Hernández Piedras
• (1962–1966): Enrique Dupré Ceniceros^[1]
• (1966–1968): Ángel Rodríguez Solórzano^[2]
• (1968–1974): Alejandro Páez Urquidi^[3]
• (1974–1979): Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez^[4]
• (1979–1980): Salvador Gámiz Fernández
• (1980–1986): Armando del Castillo Franco^[5]
• (1986–1992): José Ramírez Gamero^[6]
• (1992–1998): Maximiliano Silerio Esparza^[7]
• (1998–2004): Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier^[8]
• (2004–2010): Ismael Hernández^[9]
• (2010–2016): Jorge Herrera Caldera^[10]
• (2016–2022): José Rosas Aispuro^[11]
• (2022–present): Esteban Villegas Villarreal

See also

• List of Mexican state governors

References

1. Camp, Roderic Ai (2011). Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-2009: Fourth Edition. University of Texas Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-292-72634-5.
2. Camp; p. 827
3. Camp; p. 728
4. Camp; p. 613
5. Camp; p. 255
6. Camp; p. 777
7. Camp; p. 916
8. "Fallece el exgobernador de Durango, Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
9. Villegas, Leticia (19 May 2019). "Denuncian desaparición de cuñado del ex gobernador de Durango". Debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
10. Casas, Martha (10 November 2016). "Exgobernador de Durango tramita amparo contra detención". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
11. Maldonado, Saúl (26 August 2023). "Se ampara ex mandatario de Durango para no comparecer por desvío de $304 millones". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2024.

External links

• Governors of Durango