Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Rubén Rocha Moya

Discover the career path of Rubén Rocha Moya, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.

Rubén Rocha Moya is a Mexican politician and educator. He served as the Governor of Sinaloa from 2021 to 2026. He is a member of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA). Before becoming governor, Rocha served as a senator in the Mexican Congress from 2018 to 2021.

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1968: Became general secretary of the Federation of Rural Socialist Students

In 1968, Rocha became the general secretary of the Federation of Rural Socialist Students.

1969: Continued tenure as general secretary of the Federation of Rural Socialist Students

In 1969, Rocha continued his tenure as the general secretary of the Federation of Rural Socialist Students.

1972: Returned to Sinaloa and Became a Teacher

In 1972, Rocha returned to his home state and became a physics and mathematics teacher at the preparatory school in Guamúchil, later becoming the head of the campus.

1980: Position as Press Secretary

In 1980, Rocha was offered a position as press secretary for the university's teachers' union.

1983: Became a State Deputy

In 1983, Rocha became a state deputy, serving until 1986.

1983: Named Union's General Secretary

In 1983, Rocha was named the union's general secretary.

1986: Gubernatorial Candidacy

In 1986, Rocha ran for governor for the first time.

1986: Gubernatorial candidate and end of term.

In 1986, after his three-year term ended, Rocha Moya was a gubernatorial candidate for the leftist Movimiento Popular Sinaloense party.

1989: Named General Secretary

In 1989, Rocha returned to Sinaloa and was named the UAS rector's general secretary.

1997: End of Rectorship

In 1997, Rocha's tenure as rector ended.

1998: Second bid for governor

In 1998, Rocha made a second bid for governor of Sinaloa as the candidate of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).

1998: Second Gubernatorial Candidacy

In 1998, Rocha ran for governor for a second time.

2002: Resignation from the PRD

In 2002, Rocha resigned from the PRD after being blocked from running for head of the state party.

2005: Coordinator of Advisors

From 2005, Rocha served as the coordinator of advisors to Institutional Revolutionary Party governor Jesús Vizcarra Calderón.

2010: End of Term as Coordinator of Advisors

In 2010, Rocha's term as coordinator of advisors ended.

2013: Deputy Director of Training at ISSSTE

In 2013, Rocha was named the deputy director of training at the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE).

2018: Elected Senator

In 2018, Rocha Moya was elected to the Senate for the Juntos Haremos Historia alliance.

2020: Obtained Law Degree

In 2020, Rocha obtained a law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

March 2021: Named Gubernatorial Candidate

In March 2021, MORENA named Rocha Moya as its gubernatorial candidate for Sinaloa.

2021: Became Governor of Sinaloa

In 2021, Rubén Rocha Moya became the Governor of Sinaloa, a position he held until 2026.

2022: Senate approved new General Law of Higher Education

In 2022, During Rocha's presidency of the Education Commission, the Senate approved a new General Law of Higher Education, requiring the Mexican state to ensure free access to the higher education system beginning in 2022.