Mara Lezama Espinosa

Mara Lezama Espinosa
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; 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.^[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]

In October 2024, she ordered the evacuation of Isla Holbox as a result of Hurricane Milton.^[4]

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.

[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.

[4] "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.

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