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.

# 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 76 Luis Caldera GPPSB 2025-2029

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 2025 2029 Luis Caldera, GPPSB 64.63

See also

History of Venezuela List of Venezuela governors Politics of Venezuela Zulia state

References

Galería de Gobernadores del Estado ZuliaZulia State Government website.