Governor of Sonora

List of Governors of the Mexican state of Sonora since 1911:

• 2015–present Claudia Pavlovich Arellano  PRI
• 2009–2015 Guillermo Padrés Elías  PAN[lower-alpha 1]
• 2003–2009 Eduardo Bours Castelo  PRI
• 1997–2003 Armando López Nogales
• 1991–1997 Manlio Fabio Beltrones Rivera  PRI
• 1991–1991 Mario Morúa Johnson
• 1985–1991 Rodolfo Félix Valdés
• 1979–1985 Samuel Ocaña García
• 1975–1979 Alejandro Carrillo Marcor  PRI
• 1973–1975 Carlos Armando Biebrich Torres  PRI
• 1967–1973 Faustino Félix Serna  PRI
• 1961–1967 Luis Encinas Johnson  PRI
• 1955–1961 Álvaro Obregón Tapia  PRI
• 1949–1955 Ignacio Soto  PRI
• 1948–1949 Horacio Sobarzo  PRI
• 1943–1948 Abelardo L. Rodríguez, Party of the Mexican Revolution, PRM
• 1939–1943 Anselmo Macías Valenzuela, PRM
• 1937–1939 Román Yocupicio, National Revolutionary Party, PNR
• 1935–1937 Ramón Ramos, PNR
• 1931–1935 Rodolfo Elías Calles, PNR
• 1929–1931 Francisco S. Elías, PNR
• 1927–1929 Fausto Topete
• 1923–1927 Alejo Bay
• 1919–1923 Adolfo de la Huerta
• 1915–1919 Plutarco Elías Calles
• 1911–1915 José María Maytorena

Governor of Sonora
Incumbent Claudia Pavlovich since September 13, 2015
Term length	6 years

See also

• List of Mexican state governors
• Politics of Mexico

References

Footnotes

1. Since October 2016, Guillermo Padrés has officially been declared a criminal by the Mexican government and is currently considered to be a criminal on the run with his whereabouts unknown.[1][2] The PAN apologized for supporting him and expelled him for their political party.[3]

Citations

1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-investigating-opposition-governor-of-sonora-1425606887
2. http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/interpol-alert-issued-former-sonora-governor/
3. http://www.reporteniveluno.mx/2016/10/13/expulsion-guillermo-padres-del-pan-podria-darse-en-30-dias/