Manuel Velasco Coello

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Manuel Velasco Coello
Velasco in 2012
Governor of Chiapas
In office 8 December 2012 – 7 December 2018
Preceded by	Juan Sabines Guerrero
Succeeded by	Rutilio Escandón
President of the National Conference of Governors
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2018
Preceded by	Arturo Núñez Jiménez
Senator of the Congress of the Union for Chiapas First Formula
In office 1 September 2006 – 28 February 2012
Preceded by	José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas
Succeeded by	Luis Armando Melgar Bravo
Deputy of the Congress of the Union Plurinominal
In office 1 September 2003 – 24 April 2006
Member of the Congress of Chiapas Plurinominal
In office 15 November 2001 – 31 August 2003
Personal details
Born	(1980-04-07) 7 April 1980 (age 44) Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Political party	PVEM
Spouse	Anahí Puente ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	Manuel (b. 2017) Emiliano (b. 2020)
Profession	Lawyer and politician

Manuel Velasco Coello (born 7 April 1980) is a Mexican lawyer and politician and a member of PVEM. He served as the Governor of Chiapas from 2012 to 2018. He was the first PVEM politician to become a governor. Prior to his governorship, he served as a state deputy, Federal deputy and Senator, each time becoming the youngest person to ever hold such office.