List of heads of state of Mexico

Table columns:
№
President
President.1
Took office
Left office
Political Party
Notes

Table rows:
cells: 9
Miguel Barragán (1789–1836)
January 28, 1835
February 27, 1836
Liberal Party
He left office because of a serious illness. He died two days later.[29]
cells: 10
José Justo Corro (1794–1864)
February 27, 1836
April 19, 1837
Conservative Party
He was appointed Interim President by Congress to conclude the presidential term. During his term, he enacted the Seven Laws and Spain recognized the Independence of Mexico.[33][34][35]
cells: Anastasio Bustamante (1780–1853)
April 19, 1837
March 18, 1839
Conservative Party
He took office as constitutional elected president. He was elected in the elections of 1837 for an eight years term.[36][37]
cells: Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876)
March 18, 1839
July 10, 1839
Liberal Party
He was appointed interim president by the Supreme Conservative Power when Bustamante left office to fight federalist rebellions.[24][38]
cells: 11
Nicolás Bravo (1786–1854)
July 11, 1839
July 19, 1839
Conservative Party
He was appointed substitute president when Santa Anna left office.[26][39][40]
cells: Anastasio Bustamante (1780–1853)
July 19, 1839
September 22, 1841
Conservative Party
He reassumed the presidency.[26][41]
cells: 12
Francisco Javier Echeverría (1797–1852)
September 22, 1841
October 10, 1841
Conservative Party
He was appointed interim president when Bustamante left office to fight a rebellion headed by Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga, Santa Anna, and Gabriel Valencia. He resigned after the triumph of the rebellion.[42][43][44]
cells: Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876)
October 10, 1841
October 26, 1842
Liberal Party
He was appointed provisional president by a Junta de Representantes de los Departamentos (Board of Representatives of the Departments).[45][46][47]
cells: Nicolás Bravo (1786–1854)
October 26, 1842
March 4, 1843
Conservative Party
He was appointed substitute president by Santa Anna when he left office.[40][47]
cells: Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876)
March 4, 1843
October 4, 1843
Liberal Party
He reassumed the presidency as provisional president.[48]
cells: 13
Valentín Canalizo (1794–1850)
October 4, 1843
June 4, 1844
Conservative Party
He was appointed interim president by Santa Anna when he left office.[49][50]
cells: Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876)
June 4, 1844
September 12, 1844
Liberal Party
He reassumed the presidency after being elected constitutional president by Congress on January 2, 1844.[51][52]
cells: 14
José Joaquín de Herrera (1792–1854)
September 12, 1844
September 21, 1844
Liberal Party
He was appointed substitute president by Congress to replace the interim president Valentin Canalizo.[52][53]
cells: Valentín Canalizo (1794–1850)
September 21, 1844
December 6, 1844
Conservative Party
He assumed the presidency as interim president.[54]
cells: José Joaquín de Herrera (1792–1854)
December 6, 1844
December 30, 1845
Liberal Party
He was appointed interim, and after, constitutional president by Senate after Canalizo was arrested for trying to dissolve the Congress.[53][55][56]
cells: 15
Mariano Paredes (1797–1849)
December 31, 1845
July 28, 1846
Conservative Party
He assumed office via a coup against De Herrera. On June 12, he was appointed interim president.[57][58]
cells: 15
Vice President[58] Nicolás Bravo
cells: Nicolás Bravo (1786–1854)
July 28, 1846
August 4, 1846
Conservative Party
He took office when Paredes left the presidency to fight the Americans in the Mexican–American War. He was deposed by a federalist rebellion led by Jose Mariano Salas and Valentin Gomez Farias.[59][60][61]
cells: 16
José Mariano Salas (1797–1867)
August 5, 1846
December 23, 1846
Conservative Party
He assumed office as provisional president after the triumph of the federalist rebellion (Plan de la Ciudadela). He put in force the Constitution of 1824 on August 22.[62][63][64] He served both as last president of the Centralist Republic and first of the Second Federal Republic.

Questions about this table:
originalText: who was the leader of mexico in 1845
answer: answerTexts: José Joaquín de Herrera
Mariano Paredes