Governor of Tabasco

Governor of Tabasco
since October 1, 2024
Term lengthSix years, non-renewable

List of governors of the Mexican state of Tabasco

Political Chiefs of Tabasco (1821–1824)

Political Chief Number Period
Juan Nepomuceno Fernández Mantecón 1st September 8, 1821 – April 22, 1822
Manuel María Leytón 2nd September 7, 1821 – July 22, 1822
José Antonio Rincón 3rd July 23, 1822 – July 1823
Pedro Pérez Medina 4th May 3, 1824 – May 8, 1824

Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco (1824–1836)

Governor Number Period Political party
Agustín Ruíz de la Peña y Urrutia 1st May 8, 1824 – December 6, 1824 Liberal Party
Pedro Pérez Medina 2nd December 6, 1824 – July 31, 1825
Agustín Ruíz de la Peña y Urrutia 2nd Term August 1, 1825 – August 9, 1825 Liberal Party
August 10, 1825 – August 3, 1827
Marcelino Margalli 3rd August 3, 1827 – December 1827 Conservative Party
December 1827 – September 17, 1828
Pedro José García 4th September 18, 1828 – November 7, 1828
Santiago Duque de Estrada 5th November 8, 1828 – August 10, 1829 Conservative Party
José Eusebio Magdonel 6th August 11, 1829 – August 21, 1829
Agustín Ruíz de la Peña y Urrutia 3rd Term August 22, 1829 – December 1829 Liberal Party
Juan Dionisio Marcín 7th December 1829 – August 13, 1830
José Eusebio Magdonel 2nd Term August 14, 1830 – August 18, 1830
José Rovirosa Hernández 8th August 18, 1830 – August 24, 1830
August 25, 1830 – September 26, 1832
Manuel Buelta Rojo 9th September 26, 1832 – March 23, 1834
Juan de Dios Salazar 10th March 23, 1834 – September 15, 1834
Narciso Santa María 11th September 16, 1834 – April 1836
Eduardo Correa 12th April 1836 – August 1836
Santiago Duque de Estrada 2nd Term August 1836 – September 1836 Conservative Party
Eduardo Correa 2nd Term September 1836 – December 30, 1836

Department of Tabasco (1836–1846)

Governor Number Period Political party
Eduardo Correa 1st December 30, 1836 – August 9, 1837
José Ignacio Gutiérrez 2nd August 10, 1837 – November 16, 1840
Juan Pablo de Anaya 3rd November 17, 1840 – December 6, 1840
Agustín Ruíz de la Peña y Urrutia 4th December 6, 1840 – December 14, 1840 Liberal Party
Pedro Requena Estrada 5th December 14, 1840 – January 3, 1841
José Víctor Jiménez Falcón 6th January 4, 1841 – February 1, 1841
February 1, 1841 – March 4, 1841
Justo Santa Anna 7th March 4, 1841 – September 1841
Francisco Díaz del Castillo 8th September 1841 – February 8, 1842
Agustín Ruíz de la Peña y Urrutia 2nd Term February 9, 1842 – May 2, 1842 Liberal Party
José Higinio Ney 9th May 2, 1842 – May 7, 1842
José Julián Dueñas 10th May 7, 1842 – June 11, 1842
Francisco de Sentmanat y Zayas 11th June 12, 1842 – July 11, 1843
José Julián Dueñas 2nd Term July 12, 1843 – August 31, 1843
Pedro de Ampudia y Grimarest 12th September 1, 1843 – May 1844
May 1844 – June 30, 1844
Narciso Santa María 13th June 30, 1844 – September 5, 1844
Pedro de Ampudia y Grimarest 2nd Term September 5, 1844 – January 2, 1845
Juan de Dios Salazar 14th January 2, 1845 – March 1845
José Víctor Jiménez Falcón 2nd Term March 1845 – April 1845
April 1845 – June 14, 1845
Juan de Dios Salazar 2nd Term June 18, 1845 – September 9, 1845
José Víctor Jiménez Falcón 3rd Term August 20, 1845 – August 11, 1846
Juan Bautista Traconis Rodríguez 15th August 12, 1846 – August 22, 1846

Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco (1846–1865)

Governor Number Period Political party
Juan Bautista Traconis Rodríguez 13th August 22, 1846 – January 5, 1847
Justo Santa Anna 14th January 5, 1847 – February 13, 1847
February 13, 1847 – July 1847
Gershom J. Van Brunt 15th June 16, 1847 – June 26, 1847
Abraham Bigelow 16th June 26, 1847 – July 22, 1847
José Julián Dueñas 17th July 1847 – October 1847
Justo Santa Anna 2nd Term October 1847 – January 11, 1848
José Encarnación Prats Medina 18th January 11, 1848 – May 1848
Justo Santa Anna 3rd Term May 1848 – July 1848
José Encarnación Prats Medina 2nd Term July 1848 – October 1848
Justo Santa Anna 4th Term October 1848 – September 15, 1849
José Julián Dueñas 2nd Term September 16, 1849 – October 14, 1850
Juan Manuel de Torres 19th October 15, 1850 – December 4, 1850
Gregorio Payró 20th December 15, 1850 – May 1, 1851
Joaquín Cirilo de Lanz 21st May 1, 1851 – July 24, 1851
Justo Santa Anna 5th Term July 24, 1851 – November 9, 1851
November 9, 1851 – November 15, 1851
Manuel Ponz y Ardil 22nd November 15, 1851 – June 1852
Justo Santa Anna 6th Term June 1852 – August 9, 1852
Manuel Ponz y Ardil 2nd Term August 9, 1852 – September 23, 1852
Joaquín Ferrer Martí 23rd September 24, 1852 – June 24, 1853
Manuel María Escobar y Rivera 24th June 24, 1853 – August 29, 1855
Benito Haro 25th August 29, 1855 – May 1856 Liberal Party
José Víctor Jiménez Falcón 26th May 21, 1856 – October 21, 1856
Francisco de Velázquez 27th October 21, 1856 – October 30, 1856
José Justo Álvarez Valenzuela 28th October 30, 1856 – June 24, 1857
Victorio Victorino Dueñas 29th June 24, 1857 – March 26, 1858
Francisco de Velázquez 2nd Term March 26, 1858 – March 29, 1858
Simón Sarlat García 30th March 29, 1858 – November 8, 1858
Victorio Victorino Dueñas 2nd Term November 8, 1858 – November 22, 1860
José Encarnación Prats 3rd Term November 22, 1860 – December 31, 1860
Victorio Victorino Dueñas 3rd Term January 1, 1861 – March 2, 1861
Felipe J. Serra 31st March 2, 1861 – December 2, 1861
Victorio Victorino Dueñas 4th Term December 2, 1861 – July 22, 1863

Imperial Department of Tabasco (1863–1867)

Prefect Period
Eduardo González Arévalo June 18, 1863 – January 20, 1864
Manuel Díaz de la Vega January 20 – April 1, 1864

Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco (from 1867)

Governor Number Period Political party
Felipe J. Serra 2nd Term July 22, 1863 – October 4, 1864
Gregorio Méndez Magaña 32nd October 4, 1864 – June 6, 1867
Felipe J. Serra 3rd Term June 6, 1867 – December 31, 1867
January 1, 1868 – July 19, 1871
Victorio Victorino Dueñas 5th Term July 25, 1871 – July 30, 1871
Ignacio Vado Ruz 33rd July 31, 1871 – December 31, 1871
Victorio Victorino Dueñas 6th Term January 1, 1872 – December 1, 1873
Simón Sarlat Nova 34th December 1, 1873 – April 1, 1874
Victorio Victorino Dueñas 7th Term April 1, 1874 – December 31, 1875
Santiago Cruces Zentella 35th January 1, 1876 – May 8, 1876
Pedro Carrillo 36th May 8, 1876 – May 17, 1876
Jesús Oliver Beristain 37th May 17, 1876 – June 8, 1876
Pedro Baranda 38th June 8, 1876 – December 21, 1876
Carlos Borda 39th December 21, 1876 – December 24, 1876
Juan Ramírez Calzada 40th December 24, 1876 – May 31, 1877
Simón Sarlat Nova 2nd Term June 1, 1877 – September 30, 1879
José Francisco de Lanz y Rolderat 41st September 30, 1879 – November 30, 1879
Simón Sarlat Nova 3rd Term November 30, 1879 – May 24, 1880
Manuel Foucher 42nd May 25, 1880 – July 6, 1880
Simón Sarlat Nova 4th Term July 7, 1880 – December 31, 1880
José Francisco de Lanz y Rolderat 2nd Term January 1, 1880 – March 18, 1881
Manuel Foucher 2nd Term March 18, 1881 – November 2, 1882
Wenceslao Briseño Bonilla 43rd November 2, 1882 – December 10, 1882
Lauro León Vázquez 44th December 10, 1882 – December 11, 1882
Francisco de Paula Aguilar 45th December 11, 1882 – December 25, 1882
Eusebio Castillo Zamudio 46th December 25, 1882 – January 4, 1883
Francisco de Paula Aguilar 2nd Term January 4, 1883 – May 15, 1883
Manuel Mestre Gorgoll 47th May 15, 1883 – September 10, 1883
Lauro León Vázquez 2nd Term September 10, 1883 – October 1, 1883
Manuel Mestre Gorgoll 2nd Term October 1, 1883 – February 1, 1884
Lauro León Vázquez 3rd Term February 2, 1884 – July 24, 1884
Manuel Mestre Gorgoll 3rd Term July 25, 1884 – December 31, 1884
Eusebio Castillo Zamudio 2nd Term January 1, 1885 – March 11, 1886
Policarpo Valenzuela 48th March 12, 1886 – April 5, 1886
Eusebio Castillo Zamudio 3rd Term April 6, 1886 – March 21, 1887
Policarpo Valenzuela 2nd Term March 21, 1887 – March 23, 1887
Abraham Bandala Patiño 49th March 25, 1887 – September 30, 1887 Military
Simón Sarlat Nova 5th Term October 1, 1887 – October 10, 1888
Calixto Merino Jiménez 50th October 10, 1888 – January 1, 1889
Simón Sarlat Nova 6th Term January 1, 1889 – March 20, 1890
Calixto Merino Jiménez 2nd Term March 20, 1890 – June 13, 1890
Simón Sarlat Nova 7th Term June 13, 1890 – December 31, 1890
January 1, 1891 – March 1, 1891
Calixto Merino Jiménez 3rd Term March 1, 1891 – September 11, 1891
Simón Sarlat Nova 8th Term September 11, 1891 – August 17, 1892
Joaquín Zeferino Kerlegand 51st August 17, 1892 – December 1, 1892 Military
Simón Sarlat Nova 9th Term December 1, 1892 – March 12, 1894
Abraham Bandala Patiño 2nd Term March 12, 1894 – August 15, 1894 Military
Simón Sarlat Nova 10th Term August 15, 1894 – December 31, 1894
Abraham Bandala Patiño 3rd Term January 1, 1895 – September 20, 1895 Military
Felipe J. Serra 4th Term September 20, 1895 – October 27, 1895
Abraham Bandala Patiño 4th Term October 27, 1895 – November 11, 1896 Military
Felipe J. Serra 5th Term November 11, 1896 – January 10, 1897
Abraham Bandala Patiño 5th Term January 10, 1897 – November 20, 1897 Military
Felipe J. Serra 6th Term November 20, 1897 – January 12, 1898
Abraham Bandala Patiño 6th Term January 12, 1898 – December 31, 1898 Military
January 1, 1899 – November 10, 1899
Felipe J. Serra 7th Term November 10, 1899 – December 29, 1899
Abraham Bandala Patiño 7th Term December 29, 1899 – November 3, 1900 Military
Felipe J. Serra 8th Term November 3, 1900 – December 24, 1900
Abraham Bandala Patiño 8th Term December 24, 1900 – November 1, 1901 Military
Manuel Martínez Guido 52nd November 1, 1901 – January 2, 1902
Abraham Bandala Patiño 9th Term January 2, 1902 – February 27, 1902 Military
Manuel Martínez Guido 2nd Term February 27, 1902 – March 10, 1902
Abraham Bandala Patiño 10th Term March 10, 1902 – December 31, 1902 Military
January 1, 1903 – October 23, 1903
Manuel Martínez Guido 3rd Term October 23, 1903 – December 1, 1903
Abraham Bandala Patiño 11th Term December 1, 1903 – October 26, 1904 Military
Manuel Martínez Guido 4th Term October 27, 1904 – December 24, 1904
Abraham Bandala Patiño 12th Term December 24, 1904 – October 27, 1905 Military
Manuel Martínez Guido 5th Term October 27, 1905 – December 20, 1905
Abraham Bandala Patiño 13th Term December 20, 1905 – December 31, 1906 Military
January 1, 1907 – October 17, 1907
Gonzalo Acuña Pardo 53rd October 17, 1907 – November 27, 1907
Abraham Bandala Patiño 14th Term November 27, 1907 – February 21, 1910 Military
Nicandro Melo 54th February 21, 1910 – May 9, 1910
Abraham Bandala Patiño 15th Term May 9, 1910 – August 27, 1910 Military
Nicandro Melo 2nd Term August 27, 1910 – September 8, 1910
Abraham Bandala Patiño 16th Term September 8, 1910 – December 31, 1910 Military
Policarpo Valenzuela 3rd Term January 1, 1911 – June 9, 1911
Manuel Mestre Ghigliazza 55th June 9, 1911 – July 3, 1911
Domingo Borrego Moreno 56th July 3, 1911 – August 31, 1911
Manuel Mestre Ghigliazza 2nd Term September 1, 1911 – April 28, 1913
Agustín A. Valdez 57th April 28, 1913 – August 20, 1913 Military
Alberto Yarza Gutiérrez 58th August 20, 1913 – September 1, 1914 Military
Luis Felipe Domínguez Suárez 59th September 1, 1914 – November 1, 1914 Military
Carlos Greene Ramírez 60th November 1, 1914 – February 2, 1915 Military
Aquileo Juárez 61st February 2, 1915 – August 28, 1915 Military
Pedro C. Colorado 62nd August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1915 (5:00 PM to 1:15 AM)
José Gil Morales 63rd August 29, 1915 – September 5, 1915 Military
Aquileo Juárez 2nd Term September 5, 1915 – September 18, 1915 Military
Francisco J. Mújica 64th September 18, 1915 – January 11, 1916 Military
Aureliano Colorado 65th January 11, 1916 – February 24, 1916
Francisco J. Mújica 2nd Term February 24, 1916 – September 15, 1916 Military
Luis Felipe Domínguez Suárez 2nd Term September 16, 1916 – May 10, 1917 Military
Joaquín Ruiz 66th May 10, 1917 – July 5, 1918
Luis M. Hernández 67th July 5, 1918 – November 1, 1918 Military
Heriberto Jara 68th November 1, 1918 – January 6, 1919 Military
Carlos A. Vidal 69th January 6, 1919 – March 9, 1919 Military
Carlos Greene Ramírez 2nd Term March 9, 1919 – August 21, 1919 Military
Luis Felipe Domínguez Suárez 3rd Term March 9, 1919 Military
Esteban Abreu Domínguez 70th March 10, 1919 – September 14, 1919
Francisco Castellanos Díaz 71st September 14, 1919 – September 27, 1919
Tomás Garrido Canabal 72nd August 21, 1919 – December 30, 1919 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Carlos Greene Ramírez 3rd Term December 30, 1919 – February 6, 1920 Military
Juan Ricárdez Broca 73rd February 6, 1920 – April 6, 1920
Carlos Greene Ramírez 4th Term April 6, 1920 – June 10, 1920 Military
Guillermo Escoffié 74th June 11, 1920 – August 1, 1920
Carlos Greene Ramírez 5th Term August 1, 1920 – October 1920 Military
Primitivo Aguilar Suárez 75th October 28, 1920 – January 11, 1921
Tomás Garrido Canabal 2nd Term October 28, 1920 – May 14, 1921 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Manuel Garrido Lacroix 76th May 14, 1921 – May 21, 1921
Tomás Garrido Canabal 3rd Term May 21, 1921 – July 9, 1921 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Tobías Magaña 77th July 9, 1921 – August 8, 1921
Tomás Garrido Canabal 4th Term August 9, 1921 – November 6, 1921 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Leonel Magaña 78th November 7, 1921 – December 3, 1921
Alejandro Lastra Ortiz 79th December 4, 1921 – January 3, 1922
Tomás Garrido Canabal 5th Term January 4, 1922 – January 31, 1922 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Pedro Casanova Casao 80th February 1, 1922 – May 19, 1922
Santiago Ruiz Sobredo 81st May 20, 1922 – June 6, 1922
Miguel Torruco Jiménez 82nd June 7, 1922 – July 6, 1922
Pedro Casanova Casao 2nd Term July 7, 1922 – December 31, 1922
Tomás Garrido Canabal 6th Term January 1, 1923 – February 4, 1923 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Manuel Garrido Lacroix 2nd Term February 5, 1923 – May 5, 1923
Tomás Garrido Canabal 7th Term May 6, 1923 – September 20, 1923 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Alejandro Lastra Ortiz 2nd Term September 21, 1923 – December 24, 1923
Tomás Garrido Canabal 8th Term December 25, 1923 – January 14, 1924 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Manuel Ferrer Vega 83rd January 18, 1924 – January 20, 1924 Military
Manuel Antonio Romero 84th January 21, 1924 – June 7, 1924
Tomás Garrido Canabal 9th Term June 8, 1924 – July 5, 1924 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Santiago Ruiz Sobredo 2nd Term July 5, 1924 – December 5, 1924
Ausencio C. Cruz 85th December 6, 1924 – January 2, 1925
Tomás Garrido Canabal 10th Term January 2, 1925 – April 4, 1926 Tabasco Radical Socialist Party
Santiago Ruiz Sobredo 3rd Term April 4, 1926 – October 28, 1926
Augusto Hernández Olivé 86th October 29, 1926 – December 31, 1926
Ausencio C. Cruz 2nd Term January 1, 1927 – April 23, 1928
Límbano Correa 87th April 24, 1928 – May 2, 1928
Tomás Taracena 88th May 2, 1928 – May 22, 1928
Ausencio C. Cruz 3rd Term May 23, 1928 – March 22, 1929
Nicanor González 89th March 23, 1929 – April 19, 1929 National Revolutionary Party
Manuel Lastra Ortiz 90th April 19, 1929 – May 5, 1929 National Revolutionary Party
Ausencio C. Cruz 4th Term May 5, 1929 – September 13, 1929 National Revolutionary Party
Manuel Lastra Ortiz 2nd Term September 13, 1929 – December 4, 1929 National Revolutionary Party
Isidro María Diez 91st December 4, 1929 – February 27, 1930
Ausencio C. Cruz 5th Term February 27, 1930 – May 15, 1930 National Revolutionary Party
Manuel Lastra Ortiz 3rd Term May 15, 1930 – May 20, 1930 National Revolutionary Party
Ausencio C. Cruz 6th Term May 27, 1930 – October 12, 1930 National Revolutionary Party
Nicanor González 92nd October 13, 1929 – October 27, 1930
Ausencio C. Cruz 7th Term October 28, 1929 – December 31, 1930 National Revolutionary Party
Tomás Garrido Canabal 10th Term January 1, 1931 – February 19, 1931 National Revolutionary Party
Francisco Trujillo Gurría 93rd February 19, 1931 – February 23, 1931 National Revolutionary Party
Tomás Garrido Canabal 11th Term February 23, 1931 – June 16, 1931 National Revolutionary Party
Francisco Trujillo Gurría 2nd Term June 17, 1931 – June 27, 1931 National Revolutionary Party
Tomás Garrido Canabal 12th Term June 27, 1931 – December 31, 1934 National Revolutionary Party
Manuel Lastra Ortiz 4th Term January 1, 1935 – March 1, 1935 National Revolutionary Party
Manuel Graniel González 94th March 2, 1935 – April 1, 1935 National Revolutionary Party
Manuel Lastra Ortiz 5th Term April 2, 1935 – July 18, 1935 National Revolutionary Party
Aureo L. Calles Pardo 95th July 19, 1935 – March 31, 1936 National Revolutionary Party
Víctor Fernández Manero 96th April 1, 1936 – December 31, 1938 National Revolutionary Party
Francisco Trujillo Gurría 3rd Term January 1, 1939 – December 31, 1942 Party of the Mexican Revolution
Noé de la Flor Casanova 97th January 1, 1943 – December 31, 1946 Party of the Mexican Revolution
Francisco J. Santamaría 98th January 1, 1947 – December 31, 1952 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Manuel Bartlett Bautista 99th January 1, 1953 – March 22, 1955 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Miguel Orrico de los Llanos 100th March 23, 1955 – December 31, 1958 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Carlos Alberto Madrazo Becerra 101st January 1, 1959 – December 31, 1964 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Manuel R. Mora 102nd January 1, 1965 – December 31, 1970 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Mario Trujillo García 103rd January 1, 1971 – December 31, 1976 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Leandro Rovirosa Wade 104th January 1, 1977 – December 31, 1982 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Enrique González Pedrero 105th January 1, 1983 – December 14, 1987 Institutional Revolutionary Party
José María Peralta López 106th December 14, 1987 – December 31, 1988 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Salvador Neme Castillo 107th January 1, 1989 – January 28, 1992 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Manuel Gurría Ordóñez 108th January 28, 1992 – December 31, 1994 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Roberto Madrazo Pintado 109th January 1, 1995 – June 14, 1999 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Víctor Manuel Barceló 110th June 14, 1999 – December 7, 1999 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Roberto Madrazo Pintado 2nd Term December 8, 1999 – December 31, 2000 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Enrique Priego Oropeza 111th January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2001 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Manuel Andrade Díaz 112th January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2006 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Andrés Granier Melo 113th January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012 Institutional Revolutionary Party
Arturo Núñez Jiménez 114th January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2018 Party of the Democratic Revolution
Adán Augusto López Hernández 115th January 1, 2019 – August 26, 2021 National Regeneration Movement
Carlos Manuel Merino Campos 116th August 26, 2021 – October 1, 2024 National Regeneration Movement
Javier May Rodríguez 117th From October 1, 2024 National Regeneration Movement

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