Governor of Chiapas

The governor of Chiapas is the chief executive of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The state constitution stipulates a term of 6 years, to which governors can only be elected once. It also specifies the qualifications for becoming governor: a Mexican citizen by birth, aged at least 30 years old, and having not less than 5 years residency in Chiapas. The current governor is Rutilio Escandón from the MRN, who assumed the position in 2018.


 * 1825–1826: Manuel José de Rojas
 * 1826–1830: José Diego Lara
 * 1829: Emeterio Pineda
 * 1830–1834: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
 * 1830: Emeterio Pineda
 * 1830: José Rafael Coello
 * 1830–1832: José Ignacio Gutiérrez
 * 1832: Manuel Escandón
 * 1832: Mariano José Correa
 * 1832: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
 * 1832: Emeterio Pineda
 * 1832–1833: Quirino Domínguez
 * 1833: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
 * 1833: Emeterio Pineda
 * 1833–1834: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
 * 1834–1835: Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez
 * 1835: José Mariano Coello
 * 1835: Ignacio Tovilla
 * 1835–1836: Mariano Montes de Oca
 * 1836–1837: Clemente Aceituno
 * 1836: Salvador Piñeiro
 * 1836: Onofre Reyes
 * 1837–1840: José María Sandoval
 * 1840–1841: José Diego Lara
 * 1841–1842: Salvador Ayanegui
 * 1842–1845: Ignacio Barberena
 * 1845–1848: Jerónimo Cardona
 * 1846–1847: Nicolás Ruiz
 * 1847–1848: Jerónimo Cardona
 * 1848: Manuel María Parada
 * 1848: Jerónimo Cardona
 * 1848: Ponciano Solórzano del Barco
 * 1848–1849: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado
 * 1849–1850: Ramón Larraínzar
 * 1850–1855: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado
 * 1851: José Farrera
 * 1851–1853: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado
 * 1853: Domingo Ruiz Molina
 * 1853–1855: Fernando Nicolás Maldonado
 * 1855–1856: Ángel Albino Corzo
 * 1856: Domingo Ruiz Molina
 * 1856–1861: Ángel Albino Corzo
 * 1857: Francisco Robles
 * 1858: Ángel Albino Corzo
 * 1858–1859: Matías Castellanos
 * 1859–1861: Ángel Albino Corzo
 * 1861: Juan Clímaco Corzo
 * 1861: Ángel Albino Corzo
 * 1861–1863: Juan Clímaco Corzo
 * 1863–1864: José Gabriel Esquinca
 * 1864–1865: José Pantaleón Domínguez
 * 1866: José Mariano García
 * 1866–1875: Without information.
 * 1875–1876: Moisés Rojas
 * 1876: Carlos Borda
 * 1876: Eleuterio Villasana
 * 1876: Manuel Cerón
 * 1877: Diego Betanzos
 * 1877: Sebastián Escobar
 * 1877: Nicolás Ruiz
 * 1877–1878: Sebastián Escobar
 * 1878–1879: Juan José Ramírez
 * 1879: Mariano Aguilar
 * 1879–1883: Miguel Utrilla
 * 1883–1886: José María Ramírez
 * 1886: Adrián Culebro
 * 1886–1887: José María Ramírez
 * 1887: Manuel Carrascosa
 * 1888: Miguel Utrilla
 * 1888–1891: Manuel Carrascosa
 * 1891–1893: Emilio Rabasa
 * 1893: Raúl del Pino
 * 1893–1894: Emilio Rabasa
 * 1894–1895: Fausto Moguel
 * 1895: Francisco León
 * 1896: José María González
 * 1896–1899: Francisco León
 * 1899: Luis Farrera
 * 1899: Francisco León
 * 1899: Rafael Pimentel
 * 1900: Abraham A. López
 * 1901–1902: Rafael Pimentel
 * 1902–1903: Onofre Ramos
 * 1903–1904: Rafael Pimentel
 * 1904: Onofre Ramos
 * 1905: Rafael Pimentel
 * 1905: Onofre Ramos
 * 1905: Rafael Pimentel
 * 1905: Miguel Castillo
 * 1905: Ramón Rabasa
 * 1906: Abraham A. López
 * 1906–1908: Ramón Rabasa
 * 1908: Abraham A. López
 * 1908–1909: Ramón Rabasa
 * 1909: José Inés Cano
 * 1909: Abraham A. López
 * 1909–1910: Ramón Rabasa
 * 1910: José Inés Cano
 * 1910–1911: Ramón Rabasa
 * 1911: José Inés Cano
 * 1911: Manuel Trejo
 * 1911: Ramón Rabasa
 * 1911: Manuel Trejo
 * 1911: Reynaldo Gordillo León
 * 1911: Policarpio Rueda Fernández
 * 1911: Manuel Rovelo Argüello
 * 1911: Marco Aurelio Solís
 * 1911–1912: Reynaldo Gordillo León
 * 1912–1913: Flavio Guillén
 * 1913: Marco Aurelio Solís
 * 1913: Reynaldo Gordillo León
 * 1913–1914: Bernardo Palafox
 * 1913–1914: Bernardo Palafox
 * 1914: José Inés Cano
 * 1914: José María Marín
 * 1914: Jesús Agustín Castro
 * 1914: Blas Corral
 * 1914–1915: Jesús Agustín Castro
 * 1915: Blas Corral
 * 1915: Jesús Agustín Castro
 * 1916: Blas Corral
 * 1916: José Ascención González
 * 1916: Blas Corral
 * 1916–1917: Pablo Villanueva
 * 1917–1918: Manuel Fuentes A.
 * 1918–1919: Pablo Villanueva
 * 1919: Manuel Fuentes A.
 * 1919: Pablo Villanueva
 * 1919–1920: Pascual Morales Molina
 * 1920: Alejo González
 * 1920: Francisco G. Ruíz
 * 1920: Juan Zertuche
 * 1920: Fausto Ruíz
 * 1920: Francisco G. Ruíz
 * 1920: Amadeo Ruíz
 * 1920–1924: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
 * 1921: Benigno Cal y Mayor
 * 1922: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
 * 1922: Amadeo Ruíz
 * 1922–1923: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
 * 1923: Manuel Encarnación Cruz
 * 1923–1924: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
 * 1924: Rogelio García Castro
 * 1924: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
 * 1924: Luis García
 * 1924: Martín Paredes
 * 1924: Tiburcio Fernández Ruíz
 * 1924: Raúl de León
 * 1924: Luis Ramírez Corzo
 * 1925: César Córdova
 * 1925: Carlos A. Vidal
 * 1925: José Castañón
 * 1925–1926: Carlos A. Vidal
 * 1926: J. Amilcar Vidal
 * 1927: Luis P. Vidal
 * 1927: Manuel Alvarez
 * 1927–1928: Federico Martínez Rojas
 * 1928: Amador Coutiño
 * 1928: Rosendo Delabre Santeliz
 * 1928–1929: Raymundo E. Enríquez
 * 1929: Ernesto Constantino Herrera
 * 1929: Alvaro Cancino
 * 1930: Martín G. Cruz
 * 1930: Alvaro Cancino
 * 1930: Moisés E. Villers
 * 1930: Alberto Domínguez R.
 * 1931: José María Brindís
 * 1931: Raúl León
 * 1932: Mariano G. A. Enríquez
 * 1932: Rodolfo Ruíz G.
 * 1932: Moisés Enríquez
 * 1932: Raymundo Enríquez
 * 1932–1936: Victórico R. Grajales
 * 1936–1940: Efraín A. Gutiérrez
 * 1940–1944: Rafael Pascacio Gamboa
 * 1944–1947: Juan M. Esponda
 * 1947–1948: César A. Lara
 * 1948–1952: Francisco J. Grajales
 * 1952–1958: Efraín Aranda Osorio
 * 1958–1964: Samuel León Brindis
 * 1964–1970: José Castillo Tielemans
 * 1970–1976: Manuel Velasco Suárez
 * 1976–1977: Jorge de la Vega Domínguez
 * 1977–1979: Salomón González Blanco
 * 1979–1982: Juan Sabines Gutiérrez
 * 1982: Gustavo Armendáriz
 * 1982–1988: Absalón Castellanos Domínguez
 * 1988–1993: Patrocinio González Garrido
 * 1993–1994: Elmar Setzer Marseille
 * 1994: Javier López Moreno
 * 1994–1995: Eduardo Robledo Rincón
 * 1995–1998: Julio César Ruíz Ferro
 * 1998–2000: Roberto Albores Guillén
 * 2000–2006: Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía
 * 2006–2012: Juan José Sabines Guerrero
 * 2012–2018: Manuel Velasco Coello
 * 2018–present: Rutilio Escandón