Guillermo Padrés Elías (born 29 June 1969) is a Mexican politician and a member of the National Action Party (PAN).

Padres' political career began in 1997 when he was elected to the Congress of Sonora as State Representative for the 7th electoral district with 61 percent of the vote.

[5] On 1 March 2009, he won the first day of PAN elections in Sonora, with 2,625 votes against 1,709 for María Dolores del Rio and 477 for Florencio Diaz Armenta.

The following day, María Dolores del Rio and Florencio Diaz Armenta withdrew from the race,[6][7] leaving Padrés as the sole candidate.

Padrés Elías was wanted by the Federal Police and Interpol on multiple charges of corruption, embezzlement, and extortion.