Rulers: Venezuela
States from 1989
Amazonas
Jul 1992 status changed from federal territory to state
Governors
1992 - 1995 Edgar Sayago Murillo
1995 - 12 Oct 2000 José Bernabé Gutiérrez
12 Oct 2000 - 20 Oct 2017 Liborio Guarulla (b. 1954)
20 Oct 2017 - Miguel Rodríguez (b. 1961)
Anzoátegui
Governors
1989 - 1994 Ovidio González
1994 - 1998 Dennis Balza Ron
1998 - 2000 Alexis Rosas
2000 - 2004 David de Lima
Nov 2004 - 28 Dec 2012 Tarek William Saab (b. 1962)
28 Dec 2012 - 7 Jan 2016 Aristóbulo Istúriz (b. 1946 - d. 2021)
7 Jan 2016 - 26 Oct 2017 Nelson Moreno (b. 1965)
26 Oct 2017 - 3 Dec 2021 Antonio Barreto Sira (b. 1955)
3 Dec 2021 - Luis José Marcano (b. 1984)
Apure
Governors
1989 - 1992 José Gregorio Montilla (1st time)
1992 - 1995 Marcelo Alfonso Oquendo Rojo
1995 - 1999 José Gregorio Montilla (2nd time)
1999 - 2000 Jesús Aguilarte Gámez (1st time) (b. 1958 - d. 2012)
2000 - 2004 Luis Lippa
Nov 2004 - 9 Feb 2011 Jesús Aguilarte Gámez (2nd time) (s.a.)
9 Feb 2011 - 2 Dec 2021 Ramón Carrizalez (b. 1952)
(acting to 29 Dec 2012)
2 Dec 2021 - Aug 2024 Eduardo Piñate (b. 1956)
10 Sep 2024 - Wilmer Rodríguez (acting) (b. 1985)
Aragua
Governors
1989 - Jan 1996 Carlos Tablante (b. 1954)
Jan 1996 - 1 Dec 2008 Didalco Bolívar (b. 1955)
1 Dec 2008 - 22 Dec 2012 Rafael Isea (b. 1968)
22 Dec 2012 - 5 Jan 2017 Tareck El Aissami (b. 1974)
5 Jan 2017 - 19 Oct 2017 Caryl Bertho (f) (acting) (b. 1964)
19 Oct 2017 - 1 Dec 2021 Rodolfo Marco Torres (b. 1966)
1 Dec 2021 - Karina Carpio Bejarano (f) (b. 1959)
Barinas
Governors
1989 - 1992 Rafael Rosales Peña (1st time) (b. 1939)
1992 - 1995 Gehard Cartay (b. 1950)
1995 - 1998 Rafael Rosales Peña (2nd time) (s.a.)
1998 - 2 Dec 2008 Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (b. 1933 - d. 2024)
2 Dec 2008 - 5 Jan 2017 Adán Chávez (b. 1953)
5 Jan 2017 - 6 Jun 2017 Zenaida Gallardo (f) (acting)
6 Jun 2017 - 30 Nov 2021 Argenis Chávez (b. 1958)
(acting to 20 Oct 2017)
30 Nov 2021 - 13 Jan 2022 Jesús Monsalve (acting) (b. 1982)
13 Jan 2022 - Sergio Garrido (b. 1967)
Bolívar
Governors
1989 - 1995 Andrés Velásquez (b. 1953)
1995 - 2000 Jorge Carvajal (b. 1956)
2000 - 2004 Antonio Rojas Suárez
2004 - 20 Oct 2017 Francisco Rangel Gómez (b. 1953)
20 Oct 2017 - 2 Dec 2021 Justo Noguera Pietri (b. 1961)
2 Dec 2021 - Ángel Bautista Marcano (b. 1963)
Carabobo
Governors
1989 - 1995 Henrique Salas Römer (b. 1936)
1995 - 2004 Henrique Salas Feo (1st time) (b. 1960)
2004 - 4 Dec 2008 Luis Felipe Acosta Carlez (b. 1957)
4 Dec 2008 - 27 Dec 2012 Henrique Salas Feo (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Dec 2012 - 14 Jun 2017 Francisco Ameliach (b. 1963)
14 Jun 2017 - 19 Oct 2017 Gustavo Pulido (b. 1973)
(acting to 1 Aug 2017)
19 Oct 2017 - Rafael Lacava (b. 1968)
Cojedes
Governors
1989 - 1992 José Gerardo Lozada
1992 - 1995 José Felipe Machado
1995 - 2000 José Alberto Galíndez (1st time) (b. 1955)
2000 - 28 Nov 2008 Jhonny Yánez Rangel (b. 1961 - d. 2019)
28 Nov 2008 - 27 Dec 2012 Teodoro Bolívar (b. 1960)
27 Dec 2012 - 6 Oct 2016 Érika Farías (f) (b. 1972)
6 Oct 2016 - 2 Dec 2021 Margaud Godoy (f) (b. 1980)
(acting to 20 Oct 2017)
2 Dec 2021 - José Alberto Galíndez (2nd time) (s.a.)
Delta Amacuro
1991 status changed from federal territory to state
Governors
1992 Sarkis Nemer
1992 - 1994 Emery Mata Millán (1st time)
1994 - 1995 Armando Salazar
1995 - 2000 Emery Mata Millán (2nd time)
2000 - 15 Dec 2008 Yelitze Santaella (f) (b. 1960)
15 Dec 2008 - Lizeta Hernández (f) (b. 1967)
Distrito Capital
1998 after separation of Vargas municipality to form Vargas state,
the Distrito Federal comprises only Libertador municipality
2000 Distrito Federal replaced by Distrito Capital, with no district
government as such
Apr 2009 district government restored
Governors of Distrito Federal
2 Feb 1989 - Jan 1992 Virgilio Ávila Vivas (b. 1941)
Jan 1992 - May 1993 Antonio Ledezma (b. 1955)
May 1993 - 1994 César Rodríguez
1994 - 1996 Asdrúbal Aguiar (b. 1949)
1996 - 1998 Abdón Vivas Terán
1998 - 2 Feb 1999 Moisés Orozco (b. 1944)
2 Feb 1999 - 2000 Hernán Grüber Odremán (b. 1940)
Mayors of Libertador
1996 - 2000 Antonio Ledezma (s.a.)
2000 - 30 Nov 2008 Freddy Bernal (b. 1962)
30 Nov 2008 - 7 Nov 2017 Jorge Rodríguez (b. 1965)
7 Nov 2017 - Dec 2017 Luis Lira (acting) (b. 1965)
Dec 2017 - 26 Aug 2021 Érika Farías (f) (b. 1972)
26 Aug 2021 - 2 Dec 2021 Beatriz Rodríguez (f) (acting)
2 Dec 2021 - Carmen Meléndez (f) (b. 1961)
Chiefs of government of Distrito Capital
16 Apr 2009 - 13 Oct 2014 Jacqueline Faría (f) (1st time) (b. 1957)
13 Oct 2014 - 26 May 2015 Ernesto Villegas (b. 1970)
26 May 2015 - 11 Jan 2016 Juan Carlos Dugarte (b. 1955)
11 Jan 2016 - 31 Jan 2017 Daniel Aponte (b. 1988)
31 Jan 2017 - 21 Jun 2017 Carolina Cestari (f) (1st time) (b. 1964)
21 Jun 2017 - 4 Jan 2018 Antonio Benavides Torres (b. 1961)
4 Jan 2018 - 29 Jan 2020 Carolina Cestari (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Jan 2020 - 13 Aug 2020 Darío Vivas (b. 1950 - d. 2020)
17 Aug 2020 - 28 Jan 2021 Jacqueline Faría (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
28 Jan 2021 - Nahum Jephte Fernández Molina (b. 1979)
Falcón
Governors
1989 - 1995 Aldo Cermeño
1995 - 2000 José Curiel (b. 1937 - d. 2022)
2000 - 28 Nov 2008 Jesús Montilla (b. 1961)
28 Nov 2008 - 20 Oct 2017 Stella Lugo (f) (b. 1965)
20 Oct 2017 - Víctor Clark (b. 1982)
Guárico
Governors
4 Jan 1990 - 1990 Rafael Tobías Delgado (acting)
1990 - 1992 Modesto Freites (2nd time) (b. 19... - d. 2003)
1992 - 1995 José Antonio Malavé Risso (b. 1942)
1995 - 1998 Rafael Silveira
1998 - 8 Dec 2008 Eduardo Manuitt (b. 1955)
8 Dec 2008 - 10 Sep 2010 Willian Lara (b. 1954 - d. 2010)
11 Sep 2010 - 11 Dec 2010 Arturo Suárez
11 Dec 2010 - 20 Dec 2012 Luis Gallardo
20 Dec 2012 - 19 Oct 2017 Ramón Rodríguez Chacín (b. 1949)
19 Oct 2017 - José Vásquez (b. 1972)
La Guaira
1998 Vargas state created from part of Distrito Federal
6 Jun 2019 renamed La Guaira
Governors
1998 - 2000 Alfredo Laya
2000 - 28 Nov 2008 Antonio Rodríguez (b. 1957)
28 Nov 2008 - 22 May 2021 Jorge Luis García Carneiro (b. 1952 - d. 2021)
22 May 2021 - 2 Dec 2021 José Manuel Suárez Maldonado (b. 1966)
(acting)
2 Dec 2021 - José Alejandro Terán (b. 1980)
Lara
Governors
1989 - 1995 José Mariano Navarro
1995 - 2000 Orlando Fernández (b. 1946)
2000 - 13 Dec 2008 Luis Reyes Reyes (b. 1952)
13 Dec 2008 - 20 Oct 2017 Henri Falcón (b. 1961)
20 Oct 2017 - 26 Oct 2020 Carmen Meléndez (f) (b. 1961)
26 Oct 2020 - Adolfo Pereira (b. 1969)
(acting to 3 Dec 2021)
Mérida
Governors
1989 - 1995 Jesús Rondón Nucete (b. 1941)
1995 - 2000 Williams Dávila (2nd time) (b. 1951)
2000 - 12 Dec 2008 Florencio Porras
12 Dec 2008 - 21 Dec 2012 Marcos Díaz Orellana (b. 1960)
21 Dec 2012 - 26 Oct 2017 Alexis Ramírez (b. 1975)
26 Oct 2017 - 1 Dec 2021 Ramón Guevara (b. 1958)
1 Dec 2021 - Jehyson Guzmán (b. 1980)
Miranda
Governors
1989 - 1995 Arnaldo Arocha (2nd time) (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
1995 - 2004 Enrique Mendoza (b. 1945 - d. 2023)
2004 - 29 Nov 2008 Diosdado Cabello (b. 1963)
29 Nov 2008 - 19 Oct 2017 Henrique Capriles Radonski (b. 1972)
19 Oct 2017 - Aug 2024 Héctor Rodríguez (b. 1982)
10 Sep 2024 - Elio Serrano (acting) (b. 1963)
Monagas
Governors
1989 - 1995 Guillermo Call (2nd time) (b. 1940)
1995 - 2000 Luis Eduardo Martínez
2000 Miguel Gómez (acting)
2000 - 2004 Guillermo Call (3rd time) (s.a.)
2004 - 28 Dec 2012 José Gregorio Briceño (b. 1965)
28 Dec 2012 - 2 Dec 2021 Yelitze Santaella (f) (b. 1960)
2 Dec 2021 - Ernesto Luna (b. 1985)
Nueva Esparta
Governors
1989 - 1995 Morel Rodríguez Ávila (2nd time) (b. 1942)
1995 - 11 Jan 1999 Rafael Tovar (b. 1928 - d. 1999)
1999 - 2000 Irene Sáez (f) (b. 1961)
2000 Eustacio Aguilera (acting)
2000 - 2004 Alexis Navarro Rojas (b. 1946 - d. 2016)
2004 - 28 Dec 2012 Morel Rodríguez Ávila (3rd time) (s.a.)
28 Dec 2012 - 25 Oct 2017 Carlos Mata Figueroa (b. 1957)
25 Oct 2017 - 3 Dec 2021 Alfredo Díaz (b. 1969)
3 Dec 2021 - Morel Rodríguez Ávila (4th time) (s.a.)
Portuguesa
Governors
1989 - 1995 Elías Donghia Colaprico
1995 - 2000 Iván Colmenares
2000 - 4 Dec 2008 Antonia Muñoz (f)
4 Dec 2008 - 7 Jan 2016 Wilmar Castro Soteldo (b. 1956)
7 Jan 2016 - 20 Oct 2017 Reinaldo Castañeda (b. 1966)
20 Oct 2017 - 2 Dec 2021 Rafael Calles (b. 1970)
2 Dec 2021 - Antonio Cedeño (b. 1953)
Sucre
Governors
1989 - 1992 Eduardo Morales
1992 - 1998 Ramón Martínez (1st time) (b. 1948 - d. 2022)
1998 - 2000 Eloy Gil (b. 1947)
2000 - 3 Dec 2008 Ramón Martínez (2nd time) (s.a.)
3 Dec 2008 - 28 Dec 2012 Enrique Maestre (b. 1968)
28 Dec 2012 - 30 Jan 2017 Luis Acuña (b. 1946)
30 Jan 2017 - 3 Dec 2021 Edwin Rojas (b. 1978)
(acting to 21 Oct 2017)
3 Dec 2021 - Gilberto Pinto (b. 1963)
Táchira
Governors
1989 - 1995 José Francisco Ron Sandoval
1995 - 1998 Ricardo Méndez Moreno
1998 - 2000 Sergio Omar Calderón (b. 1949)
2000 - 7 Jan 2009 Ronald Blanco (b. 1959)
7 Jan 2009 - 21 Dec 2012 César Pérez Vivas (b. 1957)
21 Dec 2012 - 26 Oct 2017 José Gregorio Vielma Mora (b. 1964)
26 Oct 2017 - 4 Dec 2021 Laidy Gómez (f) (b. 1981)
4 Dec 2021 - Freddy Bernal (b. 1962)
Trujillo
Governors
1989 - 1995 José Méndez Quijada
1995 - 2000 Luis González
2000 - 2 Dec 2008 Gílmer Viloria (b. 1945)
2 Dec 2008 - 21 Dec 2012 Hugo Cabezas (b. 1972)
21 Dec 2012 - 3 Dec 2021 Henry Rangel Silva (b. 1961)
3 Dec 2021 - Gerardo Márquez (b. 1960)
Yaracuy
Governors
1989 - 1995 Nelson Suárez Montiel
1995 - 2004 Eduardo Lapi (b. 1963)
2004 - 14 Jun 2008 Carlos Giménez (b. 1959)
14 Jun 2008 - 4 Dec 2008 Álex Sánchez (b. 1955 - d. 2020)
4 Dec 2008 - Julio León Heredia (b. 1966)
Zulia
Governors
1989 - 1993 Oswaldo Álvarez Paz (b. 1943)
1993 - 1995 Lolita Aniyar de Castro (f) (b. 1937 - d. 2015)
1995 - 2000 Francisco Arias Cárdenas
(1st time) (b. 1950)
2000 - 1 Dec 2008 Manuel Rosales (1st time) (b. 1952)
1 Dec 2008 - 20 Dec 2012 Pablo Pérez (b. 1969)
20 Dec 2012 - 27 Oct 2017 Francisco Arias Cárdenas
(2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Oct 2017 - 13 Dec 2017 Magdely Valbuena (f) (acting) (b. 1954)
13 Dec 2017 - 10 Dec 2021 Omar Prieto (b. 1969)
10 Dec 2021 - Manuel Rosales (2nd time) (s.a.)