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Ismael Burgueño
Mayor of Tijuana
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2024
Preceded byMontserrat Caballero
Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tijuana
In office
19 August 2019 – 11 August 2020
Preceded byJesús Antonio Carrillo Parra
Succeeded byHeriberto Lemuel Ramírez
Personal details
Born (1983-08-31) 31 August 1983 (age 43)
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
PartyMorena
EducationCentro de Estudios Universitarios de Baja California (doctorate)
OccupationPolitician, teacher, lawyer
Websitehttps://www.ismaelburgueno.org/

Ismael Burgueño Ruiz (born August 31, 1983) is a Mexican politician, teacher and lawyer. He was elected Municipal President of Tijuana and took office on October 1, 2024,[1] but has been on leave from the position since June 2026 while he seeks Morena's nomination for Governor of Baja California in the 2027 election.[2] A founding member of Morena in Baja California, he previously served as delegate of Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tijuana and twice led the party's state committee in Baja California.[3]

Personal Life and Education

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Early years and studies

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Burgueño was born on August 31, 1983, in Tijuana, into a family of teachers; his father, mother and older sister all worked in primary education.[4]

He holds a bachelor's degree in primary education from the Escuela Normal Fronteriza Tijuana, a master's degree in pedagogy from the Universidad Estatal de Estudios Pedagógicos, a law degree from the Universidad Humanitas, and a doctorate in educational management and policy from the Centro de Estudios Universitarios de Baja California.[5] He worked as a teacher for twelve years at the Sistema Estatal de Bachillerato y Educación Superior-Instituto de Servicios Educativos y Pedagógicos (SEBS-ISEP) and later practiced law as legal counsel for Section 2 of the National Union of Education Workers (SNTE) in Tijuana, before entering politics.[6]

Political Career

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Burgueño was a founding member of Morena in Baja California from the party's creation in 2014.[3] In 2015, during the party's first election cycle in the state, he served as campaign coordinator for Federal District 4 and later as state councillor for the same district.[7] In 2016, he became Morena's first-ever candidate for mayor of Tijuana, losing the National Action Party (PAN).[8] In 2018, he sought Morena's internal nomination for mayor again but lost to Arturo González Cruz, whom he then supported in the general election; that same year he served as state coordinator of Defensa del Voto in Baja California during the presidential election won by Andrés Manuel López Obrador.[9]

On August 19, 2019, foreign secretary Marcelo Ebrard appointed Burgueño delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) in Tijuana.[10]In 2020 he resigned to lead the party's state committee.

On August 12, 2020, Morena's National Executive Committee appointed Burgueño acting president of the party's state committee in Baja California; the National Electoral Institute confirmed the appointment on September 24, 2020.[11][12] He ceased to hold the position on April 29, 2021.[13] On September 4, 2022, Morena's state council elected him president of the party's state committee in Baja California; he stepped down from that role in 2024, ahead of registering as a candidate for mayor of Tijuana.[14][15]

Presidency of the Municipality of Tijuana

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Burgueño was nominated by Morena for the 2024 Tijuana mayoral election.[1] On June 2, 2024, he was elected municipal president of Tijuana with 286,739 votes, equivalent to 58.37% of the vote and, at the time, the largest vote share recorded by a candidate in the city's history.[16][17] He assumed office on October 1, 2024, succeeding Montserrat Caballero as head of the 25th City Council of Tijuana.[1][18]

In July 2025, he launched the "Tijuana Segura" (Safe Tijuana) plan, focused on crime prevention, inter-agency coordination and citizen participation in public safety.[19] On October 2, 2025, he presented his first annual government report to the city council, reporting a 2025 public-safety budget of 1.97 billion pesos, a multi-year public-works plan valued at 2.381 billion pesos, and a waste-collection and public-space program the city government said had benefited more than 700,000 residents.[20][21]

On June 17, 2026, Burgueño requested a leave of absence from the mayoralty, effective June 22, to seek Morena's internal nomination for governor of Baja California in the 2027 election.[22] Once approved by the city council, he formally registered on June 22 as an aspirant to the Coordinación Estatal de Defensa de la Cuarta Transformación, the nomination process for a coalition of Morena, the Green Ecologist Party (PVEM) and the Labor Party (PT).[23]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Redacción (1 October 2024). "New Tijuana mayor takes helm. 'We are going to have a safe Tijuana.'". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Alcalde con licencia de Tijuana, Ismael Burgueño, busca candidatura de Morena en Baja California". Infobae (in Spanish). 23 June 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Ismael Burgueño Ruiz". Campaigns & Elections México (in Mexican Spanish). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Un cafecito con Ismael Burgueño". Infobaja de BC (in Mexican Spanish). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ismael Burgueño Ruiz, Presidente Municipal de Tijuana — Formación Académica" (PDF). Ayuntamiento de Tijuana (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Burgueño dirige mensaje a sus difamadores en toma de protesta en Tijuana". Semanario ZETA (in Mexican Spanish). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Semblanza". Sitio oficial de Ismael Burgueño Ruiz (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Redacción (19 June 2026). "¿Quién es Ismael Burgueño, alcalde de Tijuana que solicitará licencia a su cargo?". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Designan a Burgueño como delegado de la SRE en Tijuana". Semanario ZETA (in Mexican Spanish). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Designan a Burgueño como delegado de la SRE en Tijuana". Semanario ZETA (in Mexican Spanish). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nombra Morena a Burgueño como delegado en funciones de dirigente estatal". La Voz de la Frontera (in Mexican Spanish). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Avala INE a Ismael Burgueño como líder de MORENA en BC". Cadena Noticias (in Mexican Spanish). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Ismael Burgueño deja de ser presidente Estatal de Morena". AFN Tijuana (in Mexican Spanish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Eligen a Ismael Burgueño como dirigente de Morena en Baja California". La Jornada Baja California (in Mexican Spanish). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Aún sin definir relevo de Burgueño en dirigencia de Morena". Semanario ZETA (in Mexican Spanish). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ismael Burgueño Ruiz arrasa en Tijuana: gana alcaldía con más del 58% de los votos". Tribuna de México (in Mexican Spanish). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Ismael Burgueño, el candidato con más votos en elección para alcaldía de Tijuana". Uniradio Informa Baja California (in Mexican Spanish). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Los principales colaboradores del alcalde Ismael Burgueño". AFN Tijuana (in Mexican Spanish). 26 September 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Burgueño anunció inversión de 760 mdp para seguridad". ReporteBC (in Mexican Spanish). 5 October 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Informe de Gobierno Tijuana: resultados de Ismael Burgueño en su primer año". Tijuana Diario (in Mexican Spanish). 2 October 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Con 62.3 % de apoyo, Burgueño se consolida como el alcalde mejor evaluado de BC". La Política Online (in Mexican Spanish). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  22. ↑ Redacción (19 June 2026). "¿Quién es Ismael Burgueño, alcalde de Tijuana que solicitará licencia a su cargo?". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Alcalde con licencia de Tijuana, Ismael Burgueño, busca candidatura de Morena en Baja California". Infobae (in Mexican Spanish). 23 June 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
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