Joaquín Jesus Díaz Mena

Joaquín Jesús Díaz Mena (born 16 August 1974), nicknamed Huacho, is a Mexican politician currently from the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). He was a federal deputy during the 63rd session of Congress, representing Yucatán from the third electoral region. He is the current Governor of Yucatán, in which office he has served since 1 October 2024.

Life Díaz Mena obtained a degree in Tourism Business Administration-Hotels and Restaurants from the Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida in 1994; he managed the Mesón Hacienda restaurant, and the Hotel Club Las Velas in Cancún. In the 60th Congress, he was a secretary on the Fishing Commission and also sat on those dealing with Indigenous Matters and Special for Regional Development Projects in Southern and Southeastern Mexico.

Díaz Mena mounted a bid for governor of Yucatán as the PAN candidate in 2012, but ultimately lost to the PRI candidate, Rolando Zapata Bello.

In 2015, Díaz Mena returned to San Lázaro, this time as a proportional representation deputy from the third region. He was the secretary of the Indigenous Matters and South/Southeastern Border Matters Commissions and also served on the Public Education and Educational Services Commission.

Party switch to Morena and gubernatorial candidacies On 5 March 2018, Díaz Mena announced his resignation from the PAN and that he would become a member of National Regeneration Movement (Morena), declaring that the state party had become a "rich kids' club" and calling out party leaders for leading the "decomposition" of the institution, saying that if the party's founders came back to life, they would be disappointed at its current state. Twelve days later, Morena and the other parties in the Juntos Haremos Historia coalition nominated Díaz Mena as their gubernatorial candidate.

On election day, Díaz Mena pulled 20.45 percent of the vote, placing third behind PRI candidate Mauricio Sahuí Rivero and the winner, PAN candidate Mauricio Vila Dosal.

Díaz Mena contended again for the governorship of Yucatán in the 2 June 2024 election, representing the Morena-led Sigamos Haciendo Historia coalition. This time he won.