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Mexican Mayors
19 January 2012: The Mexican Republic consists of 31 states and a Federal District, the country’s capital. Within the 31 states there are 2,377 municipalities with 145,712 local communities of varying sizes. Local government elections are held every three years. The largest cities after the Federal District (Mexico City) are: Puebla, Guadalajara and Monterrey, all with more than one million inhabitants. |
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| Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Popl: 797,010 www.ags.gob.mx/ |
Lorena Martínez Rodríguez; (Ms) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1964 Lawyer; State Political Councillor since 1991; Party: PRI* |
| Campeche Campeche Popl: 259,005 municipiodecampeche |
Carlos Ernesto Rosado Ruelas; (Mr) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1978 Accountancy and Administration graduate; Local Deputy; President of the Audit Committee of the State Congress; Internal Comptroller of Champotón Town Council Party: PAN* |
| Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas Popl: 321,953 www.ciudadvictoria.gob.mx |
Miguel Ángel González Salum; (Mr) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1967 Public Accountant; State political Councillor since 2005; Local Deputy; President of the Municipal Financing Committee Party: PRI* |
| Colima Colima Popl: 146,904 www.colima.gob.mx/ |
José Ignacio Peralta Sánchez (Mr) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1970 Economics graduate; Secretary of Economic Promotion of the State of Colima; University lecturer Party: PRI* |
| Cuernavaca Morelos Popl: 365,168 www.cuernavaca.gob.mx/ |
Manuel Martínez Garrigós; (Mr) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1978 Lawyer; Businessman; Member of the National Chamber of Commerce in Cuernavaca; President of the Petrol Stations Association of the State of Morelos; State Political Councillor; Active member of the Political Permanent Commission 2002-2006; President of the Municipal Steering Committee of the PRI party in Cuernavaca 2001-2004 Party: PRI* |
| Culiacán Sinaloa Popl: 858,638 http://culiacan.gob.mx/ |
Héctor Melesio Cuén Ojeda; (Mr) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1955 Chemist, Pharmacist and Biologist; Headmaster of the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa 2005-2009 Party: PRI* |
| Chetumal Quintana Ro Popl: 151 243 www.opb.gob.mx/ |
Carlos Mario Villanueva Tenorio (Mr) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1973 Lawyer; Local Deputy Party: PRI* |
| Chihuahua Chihuahua Popl: 819,543 municipiochihuahua.gob.mx/ |
Marco Adán Quezada Martínez; (Mr) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1968 Lawyer; Local Deputy; Urban Development Director Party: PRI* |
| Chilpancingo Guerrero Popl: 241,717 www.chilpancingo.gob.mx/ |
Hector A. Astudillo Flores; (Mr) | Elected 1996, 2008; Next elections 2011 | Born 1958 Lawyer; Local Deputy; Senator 2000-2006 Party: PRI* |
| Distrito Federal (Mexico City) Popl: 8,851,080 www.df.gob.mx/ |
Miguel Angel Mancera; (Mr) | Elected 2012; Next elections 2018 | Born 1966 Lawyer and politician Party: PRD* |
| Durango Durango Popl: 582,267 www.municipiodurango |
Adán Soria Ramírez; (Mr) | Elected 2004, 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1974 Public Accountant; Local Deputy; Mayor of Santiago Papasquiaro (2004-2007; Director of the Secretary of Social Advancement in Durango Party: PRI* |
| Guadalajara Jalisco Popl: 1,495,189 portal.guadalajara.gob.mx/ |
Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz; (Mr) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1971 Lawyer; Local Deputy; Councilman of Guadalajara 2001-2003; University lecturer Party: PRI* |
| Guanajuato Guanajuato Popl: 171,709 guanajuatocapital.gob.mx/ |
Nicéforo Guerrero Reynoso; (Mr) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1943 Lawyer; University lecturer; Federal Deputy; General Coordinator of Regional Administration and Decentralization of the Treasury Secretary; various posts at the Secretary of the Interior Party: PRI* |
| Hermosillo Sonora Popl: 784,342 www.hermosillo.gob.mx/ |
Javier Gándara Magaña; (Mr) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1944 Business Administration graduate; President of Ganfer Foundation Party: PAN* |
| La Paz Baja California Sur Popl: 251,871 www.lapaz.gob.mx/ |
Esthela de Jesús Ponce Beltrán; (Ms) | Elected 2011; Next elections 2015 | Born 1964 Business Administration graduate; State Assistant Secretary General since 1993 Party: PRI* |
| Mérida Yucatán Popl: 830,732 www.merida.gob.mx/ |
Angélica del Rosario Araujo Lara; (Ms) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1964 Architect; Member of the Housing National Chamber, Yucatán Delegation; Federal Deputy Party: PRI* |
| Mexicali Baja Californiao Popl: 936,826 www.mexicali.gob.mx/ |
Francisco José Pérez Tejada Padilla; (Mr) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1978 International Business graduate Party: PRI* |
| Monterrey Nuevo León Popl: 1,135,550 portal.monterrey.gob.mx/ |
Fernando Alejandro Larrazábal Bretón; (Mr) | Elected 2000, 2008; Next elections 2012 | Born 1962 Civil Engineer; Local Deputy; Mayor of SanNicolás de los Garza, N.L. 2000-2003 Party: PAN* |
| Morelia Michoacán Popl: 729,279 www.morelia.gob.mx/ |
Ma. Del Rocío Pineda Gochi (Ms) | Elected 2008; Next elections 2011 | Born 1955 Public Accountant; Coordinator of the Planning and Development Committee of Morelia Town Council; Technical Secretary of Morelia's Mayor's Office Party: PRI* |
| Oaxaca Oaxaca Popl: 263,357 municipiodeoaxaca.gob |
Luis Julián Ugartechea Begué; (Mr) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1972 Business Administration graduate; President of the Social Union of Businessmen of Mexico in Oaxaca Party: PAN* |
| Pachuca Hidalgo Popl: 267,862 www.pachuca.gob.mx/ |
Eleazar García Sánchez; (Mr) | Elected 2011; Next elections 2014 | Born 1973; Industrial Engineer; President of the Employer’s Confederation of the Mexican Republic in the State of Hidalgo (2009-2011); Party: PRI* |
| Puebla Puebla Popl: 1,539,819 pueblacapital.gob.mx/wb/ |
Eduardo Rivera Pérez; (Mr) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1972 Political Sciences graduate; Local Deputy; Federal Deputy; Chairman of the State Steering Committee of PAN party in the State of Puebla Party: PAN* |
| Querétaro Querétaro Popl: 801,940 municipiodequeretaro |
Francisco Domínguez Servién; (Mr) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1966 Veterinary Surgeon and Zootechnician; Federal Deputy 2006-2009; State's councillor; President of the Regional Livestock Union of Queretaro Party: PAN* |
| Saltillo Coahuila Popl: 725,123 www.saltillo.gob.mx/ |
Jericó Abramo Masso; (Mr) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2013 | Born 1975 Business Administration graduate; Federal Deputy; member of the economic and communications committees Party: PRI* |
| San Luís Potosí San Luís Potosí Popl: 772,604 www.sanluis.gob.mx/ |
Victoria Labastida Aguirre; (Ms) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1952 Psychologist; University lecturer; founder of the State Women's Institute; Administrative head and house member of the state's Congress Party: PRI* |
| Tepic Nayarit Popl: 380,249 www.tepic.gob.mx/ |
Héctor González Curiel; (Mr) | Elected 2011; Next elections 2014 | Born 1968 Civil Engineer; Director of the State's Water Party: PRI* |
| Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Popl: 89,795 municipiotlaxcala.gob.mx/ |
Pedro Pérez Lira; (Mr) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1974 Party: PRI* |
| Toluca Estado de México Popl: 819,561 www.toluca.gob.mx/ |
María Elena Barrera Tapia; (Ms) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1960 Physician; University lecturer; Member of the Mexican Association of Public Health; Secretary of Health and General Director of the Health Institute of the Estado de Mexico Party: PRI* |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas Popl: 553,374 www.tuxtla.gob.mx/ |
Seth Yassir Vázquez Hernández; (Ms) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2012 | Born 1978 Business Administration graduate; Secretary of Social Advancement of the State of Chiapas; Undersecretary of Political Relations Party: PRD * |
| Villahermosa Tabasco Popl: 558,524 villahermosa.gob.mx |
Jesús Alí de la Torre; (Mr) | Elected 2009; Next elections 2012 | Born 1965 International Relations graduate; Local Deputy; Secretary of the Parliamentary Regulations and Practices Committee Party: PRI* |
| Xalapa Veracruz Popl: 457,928 www.jalapa.gob.mx/ |
Elizabeth Morales García (Ms) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1970 Business Administration graduate; Local Deputy; President of the Communication and Image Commission of the State Managing Committee of the PRI party in Veracruz since 2005 Party: PRI* |
| Zacatecas Zacatecas Popl: 138,176 municipiozacatecas |
Arnoldo Rodríguez Reyes; (Mr) | Elected 2010; Next elections 2013 | Born 1970 Professional Technician in Communication Sciences; Councilman of Zacatecas Municipality 2004-2006; Local Deputy Party: PRI* |
*PRI: Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party): Neo-liberal; Ruled the country from 1929 to 2006 when lost the power to the PAN.
*PAN: Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party); Centre-right.
*PRD: Partido de la Revolución Democrática (Democratic Revolution Party): Centre-left.
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