Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Covarrubias and the second or maternal family name is Villaseñor.

Marcos Alberto Covarrubias Villaseñor (born July 2, 1967) is a Mexican politician. He has been the governor of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur since April 5, 2012.

Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor
Villaseñor in 2011
Governor of Baja California Sur
In office April 5, 2011 – September 10, 2015
Preceded by	Narciso Agúndez Montaño
Succeeded by	Carlos Mendoza Davis
Personal details
Born	(1967-07-02) July 2, 1967 (age 58) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Political party	National Action Party
Spouse	María Elena Hernández

Covarrubias Villaseñor was a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico before being elected governor in 2011. He was elected to the chamber through the support of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).^[1]

Covarrubias Villaseñor ran for governor of Baja California Sur in the 2011 gubernatorial election, which was held on February 6, 2011.^[1] He was nominated by the National Action Party (PAN). The PRD had held the state's governorship since 1999 at the time. He won the election with more than 40% of the vote.^[2] The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate, Ricardo Barroso Agramont, was second with 33.52% and the PRD's incumbent candidate, Luis Armando Díaz, was third with approximately 20% of the vote.^[2]

Covarrubias Villaseñor was sworn into office on April 5, 2011.^[3]