Politics · Mexico · 2 days ago
Chihuahua governor names new security chief and justice official
Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos announced changes to the state’s security and justice leadership.
Gilberto Loya Chávez, who led the public security department, will take charge of the state prosecutor’s office on an acting basis.
Luis Ángel Aguirre Rodríguez, previously a deputy in that department, will lead public security.
Francisco Sáenz Soto, who had been in charge of the prosecutor’s office, will continue working within the institution.
Campos said the changes are intended to strengthen coordination and deliver measurable results in security and justice.
Loya’s permanent appointment as prosecutor general must still follow the process set by the state constitution and legislature.
In the meantime, he is taking charge of the office.
Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos announced changes to the state’s security and justice leadership on October 9, 2026.
Campos named Gilberto Loya Chávez acting head of the State Attorney General’s Office and said the permanent appointment would follow the process set by the state constitution and Congress.
She named Luis Ángel Aguirre Rodríguez, previously a deputy secretary in the state security department, to lead the State Public Security Secretariat.
Campos said the changes were intended to strengthen justice and deliver measurable results, and asked Francisco Sáenz Soto to remain part of the institution.
Infobae described Loya as the new head of the Attorney General’s Office, while El Economista MX specified that he was acting head pending the permanent appointment process.
- Who
- Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos; Gilberto Loya Chávez; Luis Ángel Aguirre Rodríguez; Francisco Sáenz Soto
- What
- Campos announced leadership changes in the state’s public security and justice institutions.
- When
- October 9, 2026
- Where
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- Why
- Campos said she wanted to strengthen justice and deliver results, with greater order, discipline and coordination.
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La designación definitiva del fiscal general seguirá el proceso que marcan la Constitución y el Congreso del Estado.
Los chihuahuenses no esperan pretextos, están cansados de ellos. Esperan justicia y eso es lo que debemos entregar.
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- Announcement date
- October 9, 2026
- Acting head of the Attorney General’s Office
- Gilberto Loya Chávez
- New head of the Public Security Secretariat
- Luis Ángel Aguirre Rodríguez
- Previous officeholder at the Attorney General’s Office
- Francisco Sáenz Soto, whom Campos asked to remain part of the institution
- Permanent appointment
- To follow the process set by the state constitution and Congress
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