Governor of Sonora

List of Governors of the Mexican state of Sonora since 1911:

• 2015–present Claudia Pavlovich Arellano
• 2009–2015 Guillermo Padrés Elías
  • Note: Since October 2016, Guillermo Padrés has officially been declared a criminal by the Mexican government and is currently considered to be a criminal on the run with his whereabouts unknown.[1][2] The PAN apologized for supporting him and expelled him for their political party.[3]
• 2003–2009 Eduardo Bours Castelo
• 1997–2003 Armando López Nogales
• 1991–1997 Manlio Fabio Beltrones Rivera
• 1991–1991 Mario Morúa Johnson
• 1985–1991 Rodolfo Félix Valdés
• 1979–1985 Samuel Ocaña García
• 1975–1979 Alejandro Carrillo Marcor
• 1973–1975 Carlos Armando Biebrich Torres
• 1967–1973 Faustino Félix Serna
• 1961–1967 Luis Encinas Johnson
• 1955–1961 Álvaro Obregón Tapia
• 1949–1955 Ignacio Soto
• 1948–1949 Horacio Sobarzo
• 1943–1948 Abelardo L. Rodríguez
• 1939–1943 Anselmo Macías Valenzuela
• 1937–1939 Román Yocupicio
• 1935–1937 Ramón Ramos
• 1931–1935 Rodolfo Elías Calles
• 1929–1931 Francisco S. Elías
• 1927–1929 Fausto Topete
• 1923–1927 Alejo Bay
• 1919–1923 Adolfo de la Huerta
• 1915–1919 Plutarco Elías Calles
• 1911–1915 José María Maytorena

Governor of Sonora
Incumbent Claudia Pavlovich since September 13, 2015