The
Mexican state of
Nuevo León has been governed by more than a hundred individuals in its history, who have had various titles and degrees of responsibility depending on the prevailing political
regime of the time.
Under the current regime, executive power rests in a
governor, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a
secret ballot, to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection. The position is open only to a Mexican citizen by birth, at least 30 years old with at least five years of residency in Nuevo León.
The governor's term begins on October 4 and finishes six years later on October 3. Elections occur 3 years before/after presidential elections.
^Statehood was restored with the Plan de Monterrey. Coahuila was annexed and the
Republic of the Sierra Madre was declared in 1856.
^The separatists were defeated and Nuevo León was reincorporated as a Mexican state in 1864.
^On January 27, 2017, Rodrigo Medina was declared a criminal and incarcerated in the Penal de Topo Chico in
Monterrey for crimes committed during his time as governor.[2][3]
^Manuel Florentino González Flores served as interim governor while Jaime Rodríguez Calderón ran for President from January 1 to July 2, 2018.
The
Mexican state of
Nuevo León has been governed by more than a hundred individuals in its history, who have had various titles and degrees of responsibility depending on the prevailing political
regime of the time.
Under the current regime, executive power rests in a
governor, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a
secret ballot, to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection. The position is open only to a Mexican citizen by birth, at least 30 years old with at least five years of residency in Nuevo León.
The governor's term begins on October 4 and finishes six years later on October 3. Elections occur 3 years before/after presidential elections.
^Statehood was restored with the Plan de Monterrey. Coahuila was annexed and the
Republic of the Sierra Madre was declared in 1856.
^The separatists were defeated and Nuevo León was reincorporated as a Mexican state in 1864.
^On January 27, 2017, Rodrigo Medina was declared a criminal and incarcerated in the Penal de Topo Chico in
Monterrey for crimes committed during his time as governor.[2][3]
^Manuel Florentino González Flores served as interim governor while Jaime Rodríguez Calderón ran for President from January 1 to July 2, 2018.