Mara Lezama Espinosa
9th Governor of Quintana Roo
Assumed office
25 September 2022
Preceded byCarlos Joaquín González
Personal details
Born
María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa

(1968-09-29) 29 September 1968
Mexico City
Political partyNational Regeneration Movement (2015–present)
SpouseOmar Terrazas García
Children3
OccupationPolitician 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

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

  1. ↑ Flores, Víctor. "Mara Lezama gana encuesta de Morena para gubernatura en Quintana Roo". El Sol de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Morena registra 8 aspirantes a la gubernatura de Quintana Roo para 2022". Político MX (in Spanish). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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