Governors of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo since statehood in 1975:
Governors of the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo
Jesús Martínez Ross (PRI), 5 April 1975 – 4 April 1981
Pedro Joaquín Coldwell (PRI), 5 April 1981 – 4 April 1987
Dr. Miguel Borge Martín (PRI), 5 April 1987 – 4 April 1993
Mario E. Villanueva Madrid (PRI), 5 April 1993 – 4 April 1999
Note: In 2001 Mario E. Villanueva was sentenced to prison due to corruption involving Mexican drug war during his time as governor, the length of his sentence has been extended multiple times as more of his past crimes emerged after his capture.
Joaquín Ernesto Hendricks Díaz (PRI), 5 April 1999 – 4 April 2005
Félix González Canto (PRI), 5 April 2005 – 4 April 2011
Roberto Borge Angulo (PRI), 5 April 2011 – 4 April 2016
Pre-statehood
Political Chiefs of the Federal Territory of Quintana Roo
1902 – 1903: José María de la Vega
1903 – 1911: Ignacio A. Bravo
1911 – 1912: Manuel Sánchez Rivera
1912: Rafael Egealiz
1912 – 1913: Alfredo Cámara Vales
1913: Isidro Escobar Garrido
1913: Alfonso Carrera Carbó
1913: Víctor M. Morón
1913: Arturo Garcilazo Juárez
1913 – 1915: Annexed to Yucatán
1915 – 1916: Carlos Plank
1916 – 1917: Carlos A. Vidal
Governors of the Federal Territory of Quintana Roo
1917 – 1918: Carlos A. Vidal
1918 – 1921: Octaviano Solís Aguirre
1921: Pascual Coral Heredia
1921 – 1923: Librado Abitia
1923: Camilo E. Félix
1923 – 1924: Anastasio Rojas
1924: Librado Abitia
1924 – 1925: Enrique Barocio Barrios
1925: Amado Aguirre Santiago
1925: Enrique Barocio Barrios
1925 – 1926: Candelario Garza
1926: Malrubio de la Chapa
1926 – 1927: Antonio Ancona Albertos
1927 – 1930: José Siurob
1930 – 1931: Arturo Campillo Seyde
1931: J. Félix Bañuelos
1931 – 1935: Annexed to Yucatán and Campeche
1935 – 1940: Rafael E. Melgar
1940 – 1944: Gabriel R. Guevara
1944 – 1959: Margarito Ramírez
1959 – 1964: Aarón Merino Fernández
1965 – 1967: Rufo Figueroa Figueroa
1967 – 1970: Javier Rojo Gómez
1971 – 1974: David Gustavo Gutiérrez
