| Mara Lezama Espinosa | |
|---|---|
 Lezama in 2022 | |
| 9th Governor of Quintana Roo | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Joaquín González |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa (1968-09-29) 29 September 1968 (age 56) 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. She is the current Governor of Quintana Roo, becoming the first woman to govern the state.
Political career
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.
In October 2024, she ordered the evacuation of Isla Holbox as a result of Hurricane Milton.
References
- 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.
- "Quintana Roo island evacuations begin as Milton intensifies into a category 5 with 330 km/h gusts". Riviera Maya News. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- 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
- Governors of Quintana Roo
- Women governors of States of Mexico