Jesús Martínez Ross
Jesús Martínez Ross | |
|---|---|
Governor of Quintana Roo | |
| In office 5 April 1975 – 4 April 1981 | |
| Preceded by | David Gustavo Gutiérrez (Governor of the Federal Territory) |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Joaquín Coldwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1934 Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Died | 14 September 2025 (aged 91) Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Party | PRI |
| Spouse | Alicia Márquez Aguirre (d. 12 June 2020)[1] |
| Profession | Politician, economist |
Jesús Martínez Ross[a] (7 May 1934 – 14 September 2025) was a Mexican politician belonging to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was a native of Chetumal, Quintana Roo.[2]
From 1973 to 1975, he held a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, representing Quintana Roo's sole district.[3] In 1975 he contended to serve as the first elected governor of Quintana Roo following statehood, defeating his sole opponent, Antonio Miselem Asfura of the Popular Socialist Party (PPS) by a margin of 41,165 votes to 443.[4] He subsequently served as governor from 1975 to 1981.[2][5]
Martínez Ross died on 14 September 2025 in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, at the age of 91.[2][6][7]
References
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Ross.
- ^ "Fallece esposa de Jesús Martínez Ross, primer gobernador de Quintana Roo – Pedro Canché Noticias" (in Spanish). Pedro Canché Noticias. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Fallece Jesús Martínez Ross, primer gobernador de Quintana Roo, a los 91 años". El Universal. 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Legislatura 49" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual. Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Resultados de la elección de gobernador de 1975". Instituto Electoral de Quintana Roo. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Recuperan playas de Posada del Mar". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Fallece Jesús Martínez Ross, primer gobernador de Quintana Roo, a los 91 años". El Universal. 15 September 2025.
- ^ Muere a los 91 años Jesús Martínez Ross, primer gobernador constitucional de QR (in Spanish)