List of presidents and governors of Zulia

List of Presidents and Governors of Zulia
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StyleGovernor
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Term lengthFour years

This is a list of presidents and governors of the Venezuelan Zulia State. In some years the head of Zulia state was known as President or Civil and Military Chief, in others Governor. In 1881 Zulia was joined in a union with Falcón. Its autonomy was restored in 1890 with Maracaibo as its capital.

Presidents

Governors

Until 1989, governors were appointed by the President of Venezuela.[citation needed] Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections.

# Name Party Term
1 Benjamín Ruiz N/A 1900
2 Aurelio Valbuena N/A 1900
3 Juan Francisco Castillo N/A 1900
4 Rafael López Baralt N/A 1900
5 Diego Bautista Ferrer N/A 1900–1902
6 Guillermo Aranguren N/A 1902–1904
7 Regulo Olivares N/A 1904–1908
8 José Ignacio Lares Baralt N/A 1908–1909
9 Alejandro Rivas Vásquez N/A 1909–1911
10 José María García N/A 1911–1915
11 Jose Antonio Chavez N/A 1915–1916
12 Alberto Aranguren N/A 1916–1918
13 Santo Matute Gómez N/A 1918–1919
14 José J. Gabaldon N/A 1919–1921
15 Santos Matute Gómez N/A 1921–1924
16 Renato Serrano N/A 1924–1925
17 Isilio Febres Cordero N/A 1925–1926
18 Vicencio Pérez Soto N/A 1926–1929
19 J.M. Leonardo Villasmil N/A 1929–1936
20 León Jurado N/A 1936
21 Regulo Olivares N/A 1936
22 Luis Rocajolo N/A 1936–1937
23 José Encarnación Serrano N/A 1937–1938
24 Manuel Maldonado N/A 1938–1941
25 Abigail Colmenares N/A 1941
26 Luis Pino Ochoa N/A 1941
27 Alberto Lossada Casanova N/A 1941–1942
28 José Quintero García N/A 1942–1943
29 Benito Roncajolo N/A 1943
30 Luis Pinto Salvatierra N/A 1943
31 Héctor Cuenca N/A 1943
32 Carlos Ramírez MacGregor N/A 1943–1945
33 Felipe Hernández N/A 1945
34 Octavio Andrade Delgado N/A 1945–1947
35 Hercolino Adrianza N/A 1947–1949
36 Atenogenes Olivares N/A 1949–1950
37 Leopoldo D'Alta N/A 1950
38 Darío Parra N/A 1950
39 Renato Estevan Ríos N/A 1950
40 Néstor Prato Chacón N/A 1950–1958
41 Rafael Virgilio Vivas N/A 1958
42 Gaston Montiel Villasmil N/A 1958
43 Pedro Bracho Urdaneta N/A 1958
44 Renato Estevan Ríos N/A 1958
45 Horacio Guillermo Villalobos N/A 1958
46 Julio Arraga Zuleta N/A 1958
47 Horacio Guillermo Villalobos N/A 1958–1959
48 Eloy Parraga Villamarin Acción Democrática 1959–1961
49 Luis Vera Gómez Acción Democrática 1961–1964
50 Octavio Andrade Delgado Acción Democrática 1964–1967
51 Luis Vera Gómez Acción Democrática 1967–1968
52 Gabriel José Páez Acción Democrática 1968
53 José León García Díaz Acción Democrática 1968–1969
54 Elio Suárez Romero COPEI 1969–1971
55 Hilarion Cardozo COPEI 1971–1974
56 Carmelo Contreras Barboza Acción Democrática 1974–1975
57 Omar Baralt Méndez Acción Democrática 1975–1977
58 Guillermo Rincón Araujo Acción Democrática 1977–1979
59 Gilberto Urdaneta Bessón COPEI 1979–1982
60 Humberto Fernández Auvert COPEI 1982–1984
61 Ángel Zambrano Acción Democrática 1984–1985
62 Omar Barboza Gutiérrez Acción Democrática 1985–1989
63 Ismael Ordaz González Acción Democrática 1989–1990
64 Oswaldo Álvarez Paz COPEI 1990–1993
65 Lolita Aniyar de Castro Movimiento al Socialismo 1993–1996
66 Francisco Arias Cárdenas La Causa Radical 1996–1998
67 Giovanny Villalobos N/A 1998–1999
68 Germán Valero N/A 1999–2000
69 Manuel Rosales Un Nuevo Tiempo 2000–2008
70 Pablo Pérez Un Nuevo Tiempo 2008–2012
71 Francisco Arias Cárdenas United Socialist Party of Venezuela 2012–2017
72 Juan Pablo Guanipa Justice First 2017
73 Magdely Valbuena PSUV 2017
74 Omar Prieto PSUV 2017–2021
75 Manuel Rosales Un Nuevo Tiempo 2021-2025

List of elected governors

Took office Left office Governor Vote
1989 1992 Oswaldo Álvarez Paz, COPEI 38.44
1992 1993 Oswaldo Álvarez Paz, COPEI 66.03
1993 1995 Lolita Aniyar de Castro, MAS 40.74
1995 1998 Francisco Arias Cárdenas, Radical Cause 30.45
1998 2000 Francisco Arias Cárdenas, Radical Cause 54.49
2000 2004 Manuel Rosales, A New Era 51.44
2004 2008 Manuel Rosales, A New Era 54.03
2008 2012 Pablo Pérez Álvarez, A New Era 53.59
2012 2017 Francisco Arias Cárdenas, PSUV 52.22
2017 2017 Juan Pablo Guanipa, PJ 51,06
2017 2017 Magdely Valbuena, PSUV Replacement after Guanipa's removal.
2017 2021 Omar Prieto, PSUV 57.35
2021 2025 Manuel Rosales, A New Era 56.90 [1]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Manuel Rosales ganó la Gobernación del Zulia". noticialdia.com. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.