List of heads of state of Mexico

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The list of heads of state of Mexico lists all the heads of state in Mexico since its independence in 1821.

For the rulers of Mexico up to 1821 see: List of Viceroys of New Spain

Emperor 1821–1823

Term of office Surname
1821-1823 Agustín de Iturbide (as Emperor Agustín I)

Triumvirate 1823-1824

Term of office Surname
1823-1824 Pedro Celestino Negrete
Guadalupe Victoria
Nicolás Bravo

Presidents 1824–1864

Term of office Surname
1824-1829 Guadalupe Victoria
1829 Vicente Guerrero
1829 José María Bocanegra
1829 Pedro Velez
1830-1832 Anastasio Bustamante
1832 Melchor Múzquiz
1832-1833 Manuel Gomez Pedraza
1833 Valentín Gómez Farías
1833-1835 Antonio López de Santa Anna
1835-1836 Miguel Barragan
1836-1837 José Justo Corro
1837-1839 Anastasio Bustamante
1839 Antonio López de Santa Anna
1839 Nicolás Bravo
1839-1841 Anastasio Bustamante
1841 Francisco Javier Echeverría
1841-1842 Antonio López de Santa Anna
1842-1843 Nicolás Bravo
1843 Antonio López de Santa Anna
1843-1844 Valentín Canalizo
1844 Antonio López de Santa Anna
1844 Valentín Canalizo
1844-1845 José Joaquín de Herrera
1846 Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga
1846 Nicolás Bravo
1846 Mariano Salas
1846-1847 Valentín Gómez Farías
1847 Antonio López de Santa Anna
1847 Pedro María Anaya
1847-1848 Manuel de la Peña y Peña
1848-1851 José Joaquín de Herrera
1851-1853 Mariano Arista
1853 Juan Bautista Ceballos
1853 Manuel María Lombardini
1853-1855 Antonio López de Santa Anna
1855 Martín Carrera
1855 Rómulo Díaz de la Vega
1855 Juan Álvarez Benítez
1855-1857 Ignacio Comonfort
1858 Félix María Zuloaga
1858-1859 Manuel Robles Pezuela
1859-1860 Miguel Miramón
1861-1863 Benito Juarez
1863-1864 Juan Nepomuceno Almonte (regent together with Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos , José Mariano Salas and Juan Bautista de Ormaechea )

Emperor of the 2nd Empire (1863–1867)

Term of office Surname
1863-1867 Maximilian I (at the same time counter-government under Benito Juárez )

Presidents 1858–1917 (Restored Republic, Porfiriat, Revolution)

Surname Taking office Resignation Political party
Benito Juarez January 21, 1858 July 18, 1872 Liberal
Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada July 18, 1872 November 20, 1876 Liberal
José María Iglesias October 27, 1876 December 6, 1876 Liberal
Porfirio Díaz November 27, 1876 December 6, 1876 Liberal
Juan Nepomuceno Méndez December 6, 1876 February 16, 1877 Liberal
Porfirio Díaz February 16, 1877 November 30, 1880 Liberal
Manuel González Flores December 1, 1880 November 30, 1884 Liberal
Porfirio Díaz December 1, 1884 May 25, 1911 Liberal
Francisco Leon de la Barra May 25, 1911 November 6, 1911 independent
Francisco I. Madero November 6, 1911 February 19, 1913 National anti-re-election party
Pedro Lascuráin Paredes February 19, 1913 February 19, 1913 independent
Victoriano Huerta February 19, 1913 July 15, 1914 independent
Francisco S. Carvajal July 15, 1914 August 13, 1914 independent
Venustiano Carranza Garza August 14, 1914 April 30, 1917 Liberal Constitutionalist Party (PLC)

Presidents under the 1917 Constitution

Surname Taking office Resignation Political party
Venustiano Carranza Garza May 1, 1917 May 21, 1920 Liberal Constitutionalist Party (PLC)
Adolfo de la Huerta June 1, 1920 November 30, 1920 PLC
Álvaro Obregón Salido December 1, 1920 November 30, 1924 Mexican Labor Party (PLM)
Plutarco Elías Calles December 1, 1924 November 30, 1928 PLM
Emilio Portes Gil December 1, 1928 4th February 1930 National Revolutionary Party (PNR)
Pascual Ortiz Rubio 5th February 1930 September 4, 1932 PNR
Abelardo Luján Rodríguez September 4, 1932 November 30, 1934 PNR
Lázaro Cardenas del Río December 1, 1934 November 30, 1940 PNR
Manuel Avila Camacho December 1, 1940 November 30, 1946 Mexican Revolution Party (PRM)
Miguel Alemán Valdés December 1, 1946 November 30, 1952 Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines December 1, 1952 November 30, 1958 PRI
Adolfo López Mateos 1st December 1958 November 30, 1964 PRI
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz December 1, 1964 November 30, 1970 PRI
Luis Echeverría Álvarez 1st December 1970 November 30, 1976 PRI
José López Portillo y Pacheco 1st December 1976 November 30, 1982 PRI
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado 1st December 1982 November 30, 1988 PRI
Carlos Salinas de Gortari December 1, 1988 November 30, 1994 PRI
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León December 1, 1994 November 30, 2000 PRI
Vicente Fox Quesada December 1, 2000 November 30, 2006 National Action Party (PAN)
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa December 1, 2006 November 30, 2012 PAN
Enrique Peña Nieto December 1, 2012 November 30, 2018 PRI
Andrés Manuel López Obrador 1st December 2018 officiating MORENA