List of Presidents and Governors of Zulia
StyleGovernor
Status
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

  • 1863-1868 Jorge Sutherland
  • 1868-1870 José María Hernández (Venezuela)
  • 1870-1874 Venancio Pulgar
  • 1880 José Victorino García Olavarría

Governors

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

#NamePartyTerm
1Benjamín RuizN/A1900
2Aurelio ValbuenaN/A1900
3Juan Francisco CastilloN/A1900
4Rafael López BaraltN/A1900
5Diego Bautista FerrerN/A19001902
6Guillermo ArangurenN/A19021904
7Regulo OlivaresN/A19041908
8José Ignacio Lares BaraltN/A19081909
9Alejandro Rivas VásquezN/A19091911
10José María GarcíaN/A19111915
11Jose Antonio ChavezN/A19151916
12Alberto ArangurenN/A19161918
13Santo Matute GómezN/A19181919
14José J. GabaldonN/A19191921
15Santos Matute GómezN/A19211924
16Renato SerranoN/A19241925
17Isilio Febres CorderoN/A19251926
18Vicencio Pérez SotoN/A19261929
19J.M. Leonardo VillasmilN/A19291936
20León JuradoN/A1936
21Regulo OlivaresN/A1936
22Luis RocajoloN/A19361937
23José Encarnación SerranoN/A19371938
24Manuel MaldonadoN/A19381941
25Abigail ColmenaresN/A1941
26Luis Pino OchoaN/A1941
27Alberto Lossada CasanovaN/A19411942
28José Quintero GarcíaN/A19421943
29Benito RoncajoloN/A1943
30Luis Pinto SalvatierraN/A1943
31Héctor CuencaN/A1943
32Carlos Ramírez MacGregorN/A19431945
33Felipe HernándezN/A1945
34Octavio Andrade DelgadoN/A19451947
35Hercolino AdrianzaN/A19471949
36Atenogenes OlivaresN/A19491950
37Leopoldo D'AltaN/A1950
38Darío ParraN/A1950
39Renato Estevan RíosN/A1950
40Néstor Prato ChacónN/A19501958
41Rafael Virgilio VivasN/A1958
42Gaston Montiel VillasmilN/A1958
43Pedro Bracho UrdanetaN/A1958
44Renato Estevan RíosN/A1958
45Horacio Guillermo VillalobosN/A1958
46Julio Arraga ZuletaN/A1958
47Horacio Guillermo VillalobosN/A19581959
48Eloy Parraga VillamarinAcción Democrática19591961
49Luis Vera GómezAcción Democrática19611964
50Octavio Andrade DelgadoAcción Democrática19641967
51Luis Vera GómezAcción Democrática19671968
52Gabriel José PáezAcción Democrática1968
53José León García DíazAcción Democrática19681969
54Elio Suárez RomeroCOPEI19691971
55Hilarion CardozoCOPEI19711974
56Carmelo Contreras BarbozaAcción Democrática19741975
57Omar Baralt MéndezAcción Democrática19751977
58Guillermo Rincón AraujoAcción Democrática19771979
59Gilberto Urdaneta BessónCOPEI19791982
60Humberto Fernández AuvertCOPEI19821984
61Ángel ZambranoAcción Democrática19841985
62Omar Barboza GutiérrezAcción Democrática19851989
63Ismael Ordaz GonzálezAcción Democrática19891990
64Oswaldo Álvarez PazCOPEI19901993
65Lolita Aniyar de CastroMovimiento al Socialismo19931996
66Francisco Arias CárdenasLa Causa Radical19961998
67Giovanny VillalobosN/A19981999
68Germán ValeroN/A19992000
69Manuel RosalesUn Nuevo Tiempo2000–2008
70Pablo PérezUn Nuevo Tiempo2008–2012
71Francisco Arias CárdenasUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela2012–2017
72Juan Pablo GuanipaJustice First2017
73Magdely ValbuenaPSUV2017
74Omar PrietoPSUV2017–2021
75Manuel RosalesUn Nuevo Tiempo2021–present

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 current Manuel Rosales, A New Era 56.90 [1]

See also

flag Venezuela portal

References

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