This is a list of presidents of Mexico.

See also List of Aztec rulers and List of Viceroys of New Spain. The first leader of independent Mexico was Agustín de Iturbide, he was emperor, ruling from 1821-1823.

Presidents from the declaration of the Republic of Mexico to the 1917 Constitution:

  • 1823-1824: Pedro Celestino Negrete
  • 1824-1829: Guadalupe Victoria
  • 1829-1829: Vicente Guerrero
  • 1829-1829: José María Bocanegra
  • 1829-1829: Pedro Vélez
  • 1830-1832: Anastasio Bustamante
  • 1832-1832: Melchor Múzquiz
  • 1832-1833: Manuel Gómez Pedraza
  • 1833-1833: Valentín Gómez Farías
  • 1833-1835: Antonio López de Santa Anna
  • 1835-1836: Miguel Barragán
  • 1836-1837: José Justo Corro
  • 1837-1839: Anastasio Bustamante
  • 1839-1839: Antonio López de Santa Anna
  • 1839-1839: Nicolás Bravo
  • 1839-1841: Anastasio Bustamante
  • 1841-1841: Francisco Javier Echeverría
  • 1841-1842: Antonio López de Santa Anna
  • 1842-1843: Nicolás Bravo
  • 1843-1843: Antonio López de Santa Anna
  • 1843-1844: Valentín Canalizo
  • 1844-1844: Antonio López de Santa Anna
  • 1844-1844: Valentín Canalizo
  • 1844-1844: José Joaquín de Herrera
  • 1846-1846: Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga
  • 1846-1846: Nicolás Bravo
  • 1846-1846: Mariano Salas
  • 1846-1847: Valentín Gómez Farías
  • 1847-1847: Antonio López de Santa Anna
  • 1847-1847: Pedro María Anaya
  • 1847-1848: Manuel de la Peña y Peña
  • 1848-1851: José Joaquín de Herrera
  • 1851-1853: Mariano Arista
  • 1853-1853: Juan Bautista Ceballos
  • 1853-1853: Manuel María Lombardini
  • 1853-1855: Antonio López de Santa Anna
  • 1855-1855: Martín Carrera
  • 1855-1855: Rómulo Díaz de la Vega
  • 1855-1855: Juan Álvarez Benítez
  • 1855-1857: Ignacio Comonfort
  • 1858-1858: Félix María Zuloaga
  • 1858-1859: Manuel Robles Pezuela
  • 1859-1860: Miguel Miramón
  • 1861-1863: Benito Juárez
  • 1863-1864: Juan Nepomuceno Almonte

  • From 1864 to 1867 most of Mexico was ruled by Maximilian of Habsburg, emperor imposed by Napoleon III of France. During this time Benito Juárez continued a government in the north of the country, which some nations recognized as the legitimate government of Mexico.

  • 1867 - 1872: Benito Juárez
  • 1872 - 1876: Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
  • 1876 - 1880: Porfirio Díaz
  • 1880 - 1884: Manuel González
  • 1884 - 1911: Porfirio Díaz
  • 1911 - 1911: Francisco León de la Barra
  • 1911 - 1913: Francisco Madero
  • February 18, 1913 - February 18, 1913: Pedro Lascuráin Paredes (president for less than one hour)
  • 1913 - July 14, 1914 : Victoriano Huerta
  • July 15, 1914 - August 1914: Francisco S. Carvajal
  • 1914 - 1920: Venustiano Carranza

This is a list of Presidents of Mexico since the adoption of the 1917 Constitution.

President FromTo
Venustiano Carranza 1917 1920
Adolfo de la Huerta 19201920
Álvaro Obregón 19201924
Plutarco Elías Calles19241928
Emilio Portes Gil 1928 1930
Pascual Ortiz Rubio1930 1932
Abelardo L. Rodríguez 19321934
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río1934 1940
Manuel Ávila Camacho 1940 1946
Miguel Alemán 1946 1952
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines1952 1958
Adolfo López Mateos 1958 1964
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz 1964 1970
Luis Echeverría Álvarez 1970 1976
José López Portillo19761982
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado 1982 1988
Carlos Salinas de Gortari1988 1994
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León1994 2000
Vicente Fox Quesada 2000 N/A

See also