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Salomón Jara Cruz

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jara and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
Salomón Jara Cruz
Salomón Jara Cruz in 2022
Governor of Oaxaca
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2022
Preceded byAlejandro Murat Hinojosa
Senator of the Congress of the Union
for Oaxaca
In office
1 September 2018 – 16 December 2021
Preceded byAdolfo Romero Laines
Personal details
Born (1959-09-15) 15 September 1959 (age 65)
San Melchor Betaza, Oaxaca, Mexico
Political partyMORENA (2014–present)
PRD (1989–2013)
OccupationPolitician

Salomón Jara Cruz (born 15 September 1959) is a Mexican politician. Currently affiliated with National Regeneration Movement (Morena), he previously belonged to the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Since December 2022, he is the governor of Oaxaca.

Political career

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Salomón Jara Cruz was born in San Melchor Betaza, Oaxaca, on 15 September 1959. He holds a degree in chemical engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).[1][2]

For the PRD, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a plurinominal deputy in the 1991 mid-terms (55th Congress, 1991–1994).[3] He later served in the Senate for Oaxaca, on the PRD ticket, during the 60th and 61st sessions of Congress (2006–2012).[4]

In the 2018 general election, as a member of Morena, he was re-elected to the Senate for the state of Oaxaca for the 64th and 65th congressional sessions (2021–2024).[2]

Jara Cruz resigned his Senate seat on 16 December 2021[5] to contend for the governorship of Oaxaca in the 5 June 2022 state elections. He received over 60% of the votes cast[6] and was sworn in as governor on 1 December 2002.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "¿Quién es Salomón Jara, virtual ganador a la gubernatura de Oaxaca?". Milenio. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Perfil: Sen. Salomón Jara Cruz, LXIV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Legislatura 55" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual. Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Perfil: Sen. Salomón Jara Cruz, LXI Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Perfil: Sen. Salomón Jara Cruz, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Elecciones en Oaxaca 2022: Salomón Jara arrasó al PRI con el 60% en el estado". Infobae. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Salomón Jara Cruz toma protesta de ley como Gobernador de Oaxaca". Gobierno de Oaxaca. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  8. ^ "¿Cuándo tomará posesión Salomón Jara como gobernador de Oaxaca? Esto dice la Constitución oaxaqueña". El Universal (in Spanish). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.


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