Mexico: List of governors of Mexican states, their party affiliations and the year of election to the position of governor (October 2005)

Publisher	Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author	Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa
Publication Date	10 November 2005
Citation / Document Symbol	MEX100759.FE
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The following table was produced using information found in Europa World Online (September 2005). Election dates were obtained from the Center of Research for Development (Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo, CIDAC), which indicates that those for the year 2006 may vary based on possible amendments to state election laws (11 January 2003). Asterisks indicate information corroborated by the state's Website.

State Governor Party Election

Aguascalientes Luís Armando Reynoso * PAN * 2010

Baja California Norte Eugenio Elorduy Walther * PAN * 2007 *

Baja California Sur Narciso Agúndez * PRD According to the site for the
State of Baja California Sur, Narciso
Agúndez represented the Coalición 6 February
Democrática Sudcaliforniana (formed 2005 *
from the PRD and the Convergencia)
(16 July 2005).

Campeche Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez * PRI 2009 *

Chiapas Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía * Independant (Supported in the 2000
election by a coalition of eight parties, 20 August
including the PAN, the PRD and the 2006 *
PVEM) (Chiapas n.d.).

Chihuahua José Reyes Baeza * PRI (Coalition of the PRI and the
PVEM according to Terra.com n.d.a). 2010

Coahuila Enrique Martínez yMartínez * PRI * 25 September
2005 (The
mandate of
Governor
Martínez y
Martínez ends
on 30 November
2005) (Coahuila
2004).

Colima Jesús Silverio Cavazos PRI-PT-PVEM 2009
Ceballos *

Distrito Federal Alejandro Encinas * PRD * 2 July 2006

Durango Ismael Hernández * PRI * 2010 *

Guanajuato Juan Carlos Romero Hicks * PAN2 July 2006 *

Guerrero Zeferino Torreblanco * PRD 6 February 2005

Hidalgo Miguel Angel Osorio Chong * PRI * 20 February
2005

Jalisco Francisco Ramirez Acuña * PAN 2 July 2006

Estado de Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto * PRI 3 July 2005

Michoacan Lazaro Cárdenas Batel * PRD * 2007

Morelos Sergio Estrada PAN * 2 July 2006
Cajigal Ramírez *

Nayarit Ney González Sánchez * PRI 3 July 2005

Nuevo Leon José Natividad PRI-PVEM-PLM-Fuerza Ciudadana 2009 *
González Parás *

Oaxaca Ulises Ruíz * PRI (PRI-PT-PVEM coalition according 2010 *
to Terra.com n.d.b).

Puebla Mario Marín Torres * PRI * 2010

Queretaro Francisco Garrido Patrón * PAN * 2009 *

Quintana Roo Félix González Canto * PRI 6 February 2005

San Luis Potosi Marcelo de los Santos Fraga * PAN 2009 *

SinaloaJ esús Aguilar Padilla * PRI * 2010

Sonora José Eduardo Robinson PRI*-PVEM 2009 *
Bours Castelo *

Tabasco Manuel Andrade Díaz * PRI 15 October 2006

Tamaulipas Eugenio Hernández Flores * PRI * 2010

Tlaxcala Héctor Israel Ortíz Ortíz PAN *
(Gobierno de Tlaxcala October
2005; Partido Acción Nacional
(PAN) 2005). According to 2010
Europa World Online, the
governor of Tlaxcala is Mariano
González Zarur of the PRI
(September 2005).

Veracruz Fidel Herrera * PRI 2010

Yucatan Patricio Patrón Laviada * PAN-PRD-PT-PVEM 2007 *

Zacatecas Amalia García * PRD 2010

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

Aguascalientes. 2005. "Gobernador." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Baja California. 2004. "Semblanza." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Baja California Sur. 16 July 2005. "Narciso Agúndez Gobernador BCS 2005-2011." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Campeche. 2005. "Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo, A.C. 11 April 2003. "Calendario electoral." [Accessed 27 Oct. 2005]

Chiapas. N.d. "Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Chihuahua. N.d. "Lic. José Reyes Baeza Terrazas." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Coahuila. 2004. "Biography." [Accessed 31 Oct. 2005]

Colima. N.d. "Gabinete." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Distrito Federal. 2 August 2005. "Toma de protesta de Alejandro Encinas como jefe de gobierno del Distrito Federal." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Durango. 2005. "Mensaje del C. Gobernador." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Europa World Online. September 2005. "State Governors." [Accessed 19 Oct. 2005]

Guanajuato. N.d. "Juan Carlos Romero Hicks." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Guerrero. N.d. "Guerrero. Gobierno del Estado." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Hidalgo. N.d. "Gobernadores. Hidalgo." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Jalisco. N.d. "Francisco Ramírez Acuña." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Estado de México. 2005. "Enrique Peña Nieto." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Michoacán. N.d. "Lázaro Cárdenas Batel." [Accessed 8 Nov. 2005]

Morelos. N.d. "Reseña Biográfica Lic. Sergio Alberto Estrada Cajigal Ramirez." [Accessed 8 Nov. 2005]

Nayarit. N.d. "Nayarit. Gobierno del Estado." [Accessed 8 Nov. 2005]

Nuevo León. N.d. "Gobernador del Estado." [Accessed 8 Nov. 2005]

Oaxaca. 2005. "Ulises Ruiz Ortiz." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). 2005. María Elena de la Rosa. "Alianza Ciudadana por Tlaxcala." [Accessed 27 Oct. 2005]

Puebla. N.d. "Curriculum del Gobernador." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Querétaro. N.d. "Lic. Francisco Garrido Patrón." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Quintana Roo. 2005. "Nuestro Gobernador." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

San Luis Potosí. 2004. "C. Marcelo de los Santos Fraga." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Sinaloa. N.d. "Secretaría Particular del Gobernador del Estado Lic. Jesús A. Aguilar Padilla." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Sonora. N.d. "Ing. Eduardo Bours Castelo." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Tabasco. 9 November 2005. "Semblanza Política del C. Gobernador." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Tamaulipas. 16 May 2005. "Semblanza." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Terra.com. N.d.a. "Chihuahua: José Reyes Baeza (PRI-PVEM)." [Accessed 27 Oct. 2005]
_____. N.d.b. "Oaxaca: Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (PRI-PT-PVEM)." [Accessed 27 Oct. 2005]

Tlaxcala. 31 October 2005. "Gobernador." [Accessed 31 Oct. 2005]

Veracruz. 2005. "Lic. Fidel Herrera Beltrán." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Yucatán. N.d. "Biografía del Gobernador." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2005]

Zacatecas. N.d. "Amalia García Medina." [Accessed 7 Nov. 2005]

Additional Sources Consulted

Oral source: The Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) of Mexico was unable to provide the information requested.

Internet sites, including: Conferencia Nacional de Gobernadores, Entidades Promotoras de Comercio Exterior (EPCE), Federal Electoral Institute.

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