List of governors of Rondônia
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The governor of Rondônia is the head of government of the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Prior to becoming a state, Rondônia was a federal territory and was also governed by a governor.
The current governor is Marcos Rocha, who has been in office since 2019.
List of governors
Federal Territory of Guaporé
The Federal Territory of Guaporé was created on 13 September 1943 from the states of Amazonas and Mato Grosso.[1]
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Appointing President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aluísio Ferreira
(1897–1980) |
1 November 1943[2] – 7 February 1946[2] |
_ | _ | |
| 2 | Joaquim Rondon | 7 February 1946[2] – 31 October 1947[2] |
PSD[3] | Eurico Gaspar Dutra[3] | |
| 3 | Frederico Trotta | 31 October 1947[2][4] – 9 June 1948[2][4] |
_ | Eurico Gaspar Dutra[4] | |
| 4 | Joaquim de Araújo Lima | 9 June 1948[2][5] – 22 February 1951[2][5] |
PSD[5] | Eurico Gaspar Dutra[5] | |
| 5 | Petrônio Barcelos | 22 February 1951[2][6] – 7 February 1952[a] |
PTB[6] | _ | |
| 6 | Jesus Burlamaqui Hosannah | 7 February 1952[b] – 18 November 1953[2][7] |
PTB[7] | Getúlio Vargas[7] | |
| 7 | Ênio dos Santos Pinheiro | 18 November 1953[c] – 13 September 1954[2][8] |
PSD[8] | Getúlio Vargas[8] | |
| 8 | Paulo Nunes Leal
(1916–2003)[9] |
13 September 1954[d] – 5 April 1955[2][9] |
_ | Café Filho[9] | |
| 9 | José Ribamar de Miranda
(1901–1971)[10] |
5 April 1955[2][10] – 14 October 1956[2][10] |
PSD[10] | Café Filho[10] | |
Federal Territory of Rondônia
The Federal Territory of Guaporé was renamed to the Federal Territory of Rondônia on 17 February 1956 in honor of explorer Cândido Rondon.[1]
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Appointing President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaime Araújo dos Santos | 14 October 1956[2][11] – 6 November 1958[2] |
PSD[11] | Juscelino Kubitschek[11] | |
| 2 | Paulo Nunes Leal | 6 November 1958[2][9] – 18 March 1961[e] |
_ | Juscelino Kubitschek[9] | |
| 3 | Abelardo Mafra | 18 March 1961[12] – 13 September 1961[12] |
PTN[12] | _ | |
| 4 | Ênio dos Santos Pinheiro | 13 September 1961[2][8] – 3 July 1962[2][8] |
PTB[8] | _ | |
| 5 | Milton Lima | 3 July 1962[2][13] – 12 December 1962[2][13] |
PTB[13] | _ | |
| 6 | Wady Darwich Zacarias | 12 December 1962[2][13] – 27 May 1963[2][13] |
PSD[13] | _ | |
| 7 | Ari Marcos da Silva | 27 May 1963[2][13] – 14 October 1963[2][13] |
_ | João Goulart[13] | |
| 8 | Paulo Eugênio Pinto Guedes | 14 October 1963[2][13] – 27 January 1964[2][13] |
PRP[13] | _ | |
| 9 | Abelardo Mafra | 27 January 1964[12] – 24 April 1964[12] |
PSD[12] | _ | |
| 10 | José Manuel Luís da Cunha Menezes | 24 April 1964[2] – 29 March 1965[2] |
PSD[14] | Castelo Branco[14] | |
| 11 | João Carlos dos Santos Mader | 29 March 1965[2][15] – 10 April 1967[2][15] |
ARENA[15] | Castelo Branco[15] | |
| 12 | Flávio de Assunção Cardoso | 10 April 1967[2][15] – 30 November 1967[2][15] |
_ | Castelo Branco[15][f] | |
| 13 | José Campedelli | 30 November 1967[2][15] – 13 February 1969[2] |
_ | _ | |
| 14 | João Carlos Marques Henrique Neto | 13 February 1969 – 31 October 1972 |
_ | _ | |
| 15 | Teodorico Gaíva | 31 October 1972[2] – 23 April 1974[2] |
_ | _ | |
| 16 | João Carlos Marques Henrique Neto | 23 April 1974[2][16] – 20 May 1975[2] |
ARENA[16] | Ernesto Geisel[16] | |
| 17 | Humberto da Silva Guedes | 20 May 1975[2][17] – 2 April 1979[2][17] |
_ | Ernesto Geisel[17] | |
| 18 | Jorge Teixeira | 10 April 1979[2] – 4 January 1982[2] |
PDS[18] | João Figueiredo[18] | |
State of Rondônia
The state of Rondônia was created from the Federal Territory of Rondônia on 22 December 1981.[1]
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Vice-governor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Teixeira
(1921–1987) |
4 January 1982[19] – 10 May 1985[19] |
Janilene Vasconcelos de Melo[19] | PDS[18] | –[g] | |
| * | Janilene Vasconcelos de Melo
(1948–) |
3 January 1984[20]
– |
Vacant | – | –[h] | |
| 2 | Ângelo Angelin
(1935–2017) |
10 May 1985[19] – 15 March 1987[19] |
Vacant[19] | PMDB[21] | –[i] | |
| 3 | Jerônimo Santana
(1934–2014) |
15 March 1987[19] – 15 March 1991[19] |
Orestes Muniz[19] | PMDB[22] | 1986[22] | |
| 4 | Osvaldo Piana Filho
(1949–) |
15 March 1991[19] – 1 January 1995[19] |
Assis Canuto[19] | PTR[23] | 1990[23] | |
| PP[23] | ||||||
| 5 | Valdir Raupp
(1955–) |
1 January 1995[19] – 1 January 1999[19] |
Aparício Carvalho[19] | PMDB[24] | 1994[24] | |
| 6 | José Bianco
(1944–) |
1 January 1999[19] – 1 January 2003[19] |
Miguel de Souza[19] | PFL[25] | 1998[25] | |
| 7 | Ivo Cassol
(1959–) |
1 January 2003[19] – 31 March 2010[19] |
Odaisa Fernandes[19] | PSDB[26] | 2002[26] | |
| João Cahulla[19] | PPS[26] | 2006[26] | ||||
| 8 | João Cahulla
(1954–) |
31 March 2010[19] – 1 January 2011[19] |
Vacant[19] | PPS | –[j] | |
| 9 | Confúcio Moura
(1948–) |
1 January 2011[19] – 5 April 2018[19] |
Airton Gurgacz[19] | PMDB[27] | 2010[27] | |
| Daniel Pereira[19] | PMDB[27] | 2014[27] | ||||
| 10 | Daniel Pereira
(1965–) |
5 April 2018[19][28] – 31 December 2018[19] |
Vacant[19] | PSB[28] | –[k] | |
| 11 | Marcos Rocha
(1968–) |
1 January 2019[19] – Incumbent[19] |
Zé Jodan | PSL | 2018 | |
| Sérgio Gonçalves[19] | UNIÃO | 2022 | ||||
Notes
- Source says that he was nominated by Castelo Branco despite Castelo Branco no longer being president on 10 April 1967.
- Nominated by President João Figueiredo[18]
- Nominated by President José Sarney[21]
- Cahulla took office after Cassol renounced his governorship to run for senate.