Juan Sabines Guerrero
Juan Sabines Guerrero | |
|---|---|
| Consul of Mexico in Orlando | |
| In office November 1, 2019 – October 31, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Cuéllar |
| Succeeded by | Iván Pliego Morales |
| In office June 2015 – November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Efrén Leyva Acevedo |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Cuéllar |
| Governor of Chiapas | |
| In office December 8, 2006 – December 7, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Velasco Coello |
| Municipal President of Tuxtla Gutiérrez | |
| In office January 1, 2005 – April 26, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Victoria Rincón Carrillo |
| Succeeded by | María del Rosario Pariente Gavito |
| Deputy of the Congress of the State of Chiapas | |
| In office November 15, 2001 – November 14, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Isabel Rincón Carrillo |
| Succeeded by | Flor de María Coello Trejo |
| Constituency | District 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1968 Tepetlaoxtoc de Hidalgo, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Party | No Political Party |
| Spouse | Isabel Aguilera |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Universidad Iberoamericana |
| Profession | Politician |
Juan José Sabines Guerrero (born August 20, 1968, in Tepetlaoxtoc, State of Mexico) is a Mexican politician and diplomat. He is the son of former Governor of Chiapas Juan Sabines Gutiérrez and María de los Ángeles Guerrero, and nephew of poet Jaime Sabines.
He holds a degree in Political Science and Public Administration from the Universidad Iberoamericana. He also completed a Diploma in Consular Protection at the Instituto Matías Romero, a Diploma in U.S. Law at the University of Arizona, and pursued further studies in International Relations at the UNAM, Communication Sciences at CECC, and Social Doctrine at IMDOSOC. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Chiapas.
Sabines has twice served as Consul of Mexico in Orlando, Florida: first from June 2015 to November 2018, and later from November 2019 to October 2025.
He is recognized for promoting an "open doors" policy, including the creation of the Comprehensive Window for Indigenous Peoples of Mexico Abroad (VAIPOIME), the first consular initiative dedicated to supporting indigenous migrant communities.
From 2006 to 2012, he was Governor of Chiapas, elected as the candidate of the Coalition for the Good of All, made up of the PRD, PT, and Convergence parties. During his administration, in partnership with the United Nations System in Mexico and the UNDP, extreme poverty in Chiapas was reduced: more than 75,000 people left extreme poverty according to CONEVAL, with the overall percentage of the population in extreme poverty falling from 77% to 74.7%. His administration also recorded the creation of 48,441 permanent jobs registered with the IMSS.
For his work in favor of migrants, he received several international honors: the Order José Cecilio del Valle in the rank of Grand Cross of Silver from Honduras; the Order of the Quetzal in the rank of Grand Cross from Guatemala; the Order José Matías Delgado in the rank of Grand Cross Plaque of Silver from El Salvador; and the title Noble Friend of El Salvador from the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.
The United Nations System in Mexico also awarded him the “More United Nations in Mexico” Prize for the success of the Chiapas-UN Agenda. In addition, he was decorated with the Order of Dannebrog by the Government of Denmark.
During his administration as governor, the monumental Christ of Chiapas was built in Copoya, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, which became the largest Christ statue in the world and a major symbol of the city.