Mara Lezama Espinosa
Mara Lezama Espinosa | |
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| 9th Governor of Quintana Roo | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Joaquín González |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa 29 September 1968 Mexico City |
| Political party | National Regeneration Movement (2015–present) |
| Spouse | Omar Terrazas García |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician and journalist |
María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa (born 29 September 1968), known as Mara Lezama, is a Mexican journalist and politician from the Morena party.[1] She is the current Governor of Quintana Roo, becoming the first woman to govern the state.[2]
Political career[edit]
She was the mayor of Benito Juárez from 2021 to 2022. She then became a candidate for Governor of Quintana Roo, supported by the Juntos Hacemos Historia alliance in the 2022 local elections, which she eventually won.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Flores, Víctor. "Mara Lezama gana encuesta de Morena para gubernatura en Quintana Roo". El Sol de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Quintal, Renan (6 June 2022). "Mara Lezama, la periodista y conductora que manejará el destino de Quintana Roo". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Morena registra 8 aspirantes a la gubernatura de Quintana Roo para 2022". Político MX (in Spanish). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1968 births
- 21st-century Mexican women politicians
- Women mayors of places in Mexico
- Morena (political party) politicians
- Politicians from Mexico City
- Politicians from Quintana Roo
- Anahuac universities
- Mexican Catholics
- Municipal presidents in Quintana Roo
- 21st-century Mexican politicians
- Governors of Quintana Roo
- Women governors of States of Mexico