The Constitution (1916) of Mendoza Province, Argentina, states that the executive power of the province will be led by a citizen chosen as a governor by the people for a four-year term, and not allowed to be re-elected for the immediately following term.

Before it was constituted as a province in 1920, Mendoza Province was known as the Province of Cuyo. Before 1813, it was part of Córdoba Province. The office of governor came into existence when the independent province was created.

Since that time Mendoza Province has had almost a hundred governors, as well as other types of officials in charge of the executive power.

The office of the Governor of Mendoza is on the 4th floor of the Government House building, inside the Civic Center of the City of Mendoza. The Civic Center is a park with administrative buildings of the executive and judicial powers and the Mendoza Province Federal Court.

The office of the governor is commonly known as The Seat of San Martín, since José de San Martín was one of the first governors of the province. This was the only executive office that San Martín ever held in the history of Argentina.

List of governors

Before the Sáenz Peña Law (1820–1914) PortraitGovernorTermPolitical PartyNotesJosé Clemente Benegas17 January – February 1820Pedro José CamposFebruary – March 1820José Clemente BenegasMarch – 29 July 1820Tomás Godoy Cruz29 July 1820 – 7 May 1822Pedro Molina7 May 1822 – 29 April 1824Juan Agustín Maza29 – 30 April 182430 April – 7 May 1824Pedro Molina7 May – 4 June 1824José Albino Gutiérrez4 – 8 June 1824Juan Lavalle8 June – 4 July 1824Juan de Dios Correas4 July 1824 – 8 November 1826Juan Rege Corvalán8 November 1826 – 10 August 1829Rudecindo Alvarado10 August – 18 August 1829José Vicente Gil de Acosta Moyano y Silva18 August – 23 Setiembre 1829Provincial, National Deputy and Minister of GovernmentJuan Rege Corvalán23 September 1829 – 8 April 1830Tomás Godoy Cruz8 – 30 April 1830José Videla Castillo30 April 1830 – 5 April 1831Manuel Lemos5 April – 25 December 1831Pedro Nolasco Ortiz25 December 1831 – 4 August 1832Pedro Molina4 August 1832 – 20 March 1838Justo Correas20 March 1838 – 4 November 1840Pedro Molina4 November – 15 November 1840Justo Correas15 November 1840 – 16 May 1841Juan Isidro Maza16 May – 2 September 1841José María Reina2 – 5 September 1841Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid5 September – 24 November 1841José Félix Aldao24 November 1841 – 19 January 1845Celedonio de la Cuesta19 January – 10 February 1845Pedro Pascual Segura10 February 1845 – 4 April 1847Alejo Mallea4 April 1847 – 3 March 1852Pedro Pascual Segura3 March 1852 – 22 February 1856Juan Cornelio Moyano22 February 1856 – 25 March 1859He was the first to hold the position according to the Provincial Constitution.Federico Maza25 March – 16 April 1859Pascual Echagüe16 April – 23 August 1859Laureano Nazar23 August 1859 – 16 December 1861Resigned.Juan de Dios Videla16 December 1861 – 2 January 1862Deposed by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and fled to Chile.Hilario Correas2 January 1862Lino AlmandozMarch – 29 July 1820Luis Molina2 January 1862 – 25 September 1863Died in office.Domingo Bombal25 September – 7 November 1863Carlos González7 November 1863 – 1 November 1866Melitón Arroyo1 – 11 November 1866Carlos Juan Rodríguez11 November 1866 – 11 April 1867Melitón Arroyo11 April – 11 July 1867Ezequiel García11 July – 16 October 1867Nicolás Villanueva16 October 1867 – 16 October 1870Arístides Villanueva16 October 1870 – 16 October 1873Francisco Civit16 October 1873 – 29 October 1874Eliseo Marenco29 October – 8 November 1874Francisco Civit8 November 1874 – 16 October 1876Joaquín Villanueva16 October 1876 – 24 December 1877Julio Gutiérrez24 December 1877 – 15 February 1878Elías Villanueva15 February 1878 – 15 February 1881José Miguel Segura15 February 1881 – 15 February 1884Rufino Ortega15 February 1884 – 15 February 1887National Autonomist PartyTiburcio Benegas15 February 1887 – 6 January 1889National Autonomist PartyManuel J. Bermejo6 January – early 1889National Autonomist PartyManuel Derquiearly 1889 – mid-1889National Autonomist PartyTiburcio Benegasmid-1889 – 9 June 1889National Autonomist PartyJacinto Álvarez9 June 1889 – mid-1889National Autonomist PartyDeoclecio Garcíamid-1889 – end of 1889National Autonomist PartyDomingo Bombalend of 1889 – 10 June 1890National Autonomist PartyOseas Guiñazú10 June 1890 – 15 October 1891National Autonomist PartyResigned.Pedro N. Ortiz15 October 1891 – 25 January 1892National Autonomist PartyFrancisco Uriburu25 January – 21 February 1892National Autonomist PartyDeoclecio García21 February – 6 August 1892National Autonomist PartyDied in office.Pedro Anzorena6 August 1892 – 31 December 1894National Autonomist PartyResigned.Jacinto Álvarez31 December 1894 – mid-1895National Autonomist PartyTiburcio Benegasmid – end of 1895National Autonomist PartyFrancisco Moyanoend of 1895 – 1898National Autonomist PartyEmilio Civit1898National Autonomist PartyResigned.Jacinto Álvarez1898 – 1901National Autonomist PartyElías Villanueva1901 – 1904National Autonomist PartyCarlos Galigniana Segura1904 – 1905National Autonomist PartyDeposed after the Argentine Revolution of 1905.José Néstor Lencinas1905De Facto Revolutionary InterventionCarlos Galigniana Segura1905 – 1907National Autonomist PartyResumed his term.Emilio Civit1907 – 6 March 1910National Autonomist PartyRufino Ortega Ozamis6 March 1910 – 6 March 1914National Autonomist Party

After the Sáenz Peña Law (1914–Present)

PortraitGovernorTerm startTerm endPartyElectionNotesFrancisco S. Álvarez6 March 19146 March 1918La Liga CívicaJosé Néstor Lencinas6 March 191817 February 1919Tomás de Veyga17 February 191912 April 1919UCR—Federal controller (Hipólito Yrigoyen)Perfecto Araya12 April 191925 July 1919UCR—Federal controller (Hipólito Yrigoyen)José Néstor Lencinas25 July 191920 January 1920Retook office after federal intervention. Died in office.Ricardo Báez20 January 19203 September 1920—Provisional President of the ; took office after the death of José Néstor Lencinas.Eudoro Vargas Gómez3 September 19204 February 1922UCR—Federal controller (Hipólito Yrigoyen)Carlos Washington Lencinas4 February 19229 October 1924Enrique Mosca9 October 19246 February 1926—Federal controller (Marcelo T. de Alvear)Alejandro Orfila6 February 19264 December 1928Carlos A. Borzani4 December 19287 September 1930UCR—Federal controller (Hipólito Yrigoyen)Ergasto Saforcada7 September 193025 September 1930——De facto federal controller (1930 Argentine coup d'état)José María Rosa25 September 193018 February 1932——De facto federal controller (1930 Argentine coup d'état)Ricardo Videla18 February 193218 February 1935PDGuillermo G. Cano18 February 193518 February 1938PDRodolfo Corominas Segura18 February 193818 February 1941PDAdolfo Vicchi18 February 19414 June 1943PDHumberto Sosa Molina4 June 194311 June 1943——De facto federal controller (1943 Argentine coup d'état)Luis Elías Villanueva11 June 194321 December 1943——De facto federal controller (1943 Argentine coup d'état)Aristóbulo Vargas Belmonte21 December 19434 June 1946——De facto federal controller (1943 Argentine coup d'état)Faustino Picallo4 June 194612 March 1949Blas Brisoli12 March 19494 June 1952PPCarlos Horacio Evans4 June 195218 September 1955PPRoberto Nazar18 September 195513 December 1955——De facto federal controller (Revolución Libertadora)Héctor Ladvocat13 December 19557 May 1956——De facto federal controller (Revolución Libertadora)Isidoro Busquets9 May 19561 May 1958UCR—De facto federal controller (Revolución Libertadora)Ernesto Ueltschi1 May 19581 May 1961UCRIFrancisco Gabrielli1 May 196123 April 1962PDCarlos Armanini23 April 1962Decreto 3.544/19625 June 1962——De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)Joaquín S. Guevara Civit5 June 1962Decreto 5.076/19626 February 1963——De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)Ricardo Alberto Parola6 February 19639 February 1963——De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)Augusto Lavalle Cobo9 February 19639 April 1963——De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)Horacio Pietrapera9 April 196327 April 1963——De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)Sergio Moretti27 April 196312 October 1963——De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)Francisco Gabrielli12 October 196328 June 1966PDEmilio JofréElected but did not assume powerPDTomás José Caballero28 June 1966Decreto 8/196622 July 1966——De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)José Eugenio Blanco22 July 1966Decreto 299/19668 June 1970——De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)Francisco Gabrielli8 June 19704 April 1972PD—De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)Luis Carlos Gómez Centurión4 April 197214 April 1972——De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)Félix Gibbs14 April 197222 March 1973PD—De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)Ramón Genaro Díaz Bessone22 March 197325 May 1973——De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)Alberto Martínez Baca25 May 19736 June 1974PJDismissed from office due to impeachment.Carlos Mendoza6 June 197413 August 1974PJLieutenant Governor, assumed office after the removal of Alberto Martínez Baca.Antonio Cafiero13 August 19747 May 1975Decreto 1.215/1975PJ—Federal controller (Isabel Perón)Luis María Rodríguez7 May 1975Decreto 1.216/19753 November 1975Decreto 3.238/1975PJ—Federal controller (Isabel Perón)Pedro León Lucero3 November 197524 March 1976PJ—Federal controller (Isabel Perón)Tamer Yapur24 March 1976Decreto 4/19767 April 1976——De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)Jorge Sixto Fernández7 April 1976Decreto 47/197615 February 1980——De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)Rolando Ghisani15 February 198020 January 1982——De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)Bonifacio Cejuela20 January 198225 February 1983PD—De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)Eliseo Vidart Villanueva25 February 198310 December 1983PD—De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)Santiago Llaver10 December 198310 December 1987UCRJosé Octavio Bordón10 December 198710 December 1991PJ Rodolfo Gabrielli10 December 199110 December 1995PJArturo Lafalla10 December 199510 December 1999PJRoberto Iglesias10 December 199910 December 2003UCRJulio Cobos10 December 200310 December 2007UCRCelso Jaque10 December 200710 December 2011PJFrancisco Pérez10 December 201110 December 2015PJAlfredo Cornejo10 December 201510 December 2019UCRRodolfo Suárez10 December 20199 December 2023UCRAlfredo Cornejo9 December 2023IncumbentUCRFirst person to be elected governor for a second term.

See also Legislature of Mendoza Senate of Mendoza Chamber of Deputies of Mendoza

References

External links Government of Mendoza (in Spanish)