# Governor of Tierra del Fuego

The Governor of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Spanish: Gobernador de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is the highest executive officer of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego. The Governor is directly elected by the people of the province for a four-year term. A Vice Governor (vicegobernador) is elected at the same time and can assume office in the absence, death or suspension of the Governor. The current governor of Tierra del Fuego is Gustavo Melella, elected in 2019.
The office of Governor was created in 1884, when it was a position appointed by the Government of Argentina. Argentina claims Argentine Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as part of its territory (although these regions are governed as overseas territories of the United Kingdom) and in 1957 they were added to the National Territory of Tierra del Fuego (which became known as Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands). During the Argentine occupation of the Falkland Islands, the South Atlantic Islands were removed from the jurisdiction of the Government of Tierra del Fuego, although they were officially returned in 1985. On 17 May 1991, Tierra del Fuego became a full-fledged province of the Argentine Republic.

## List of governors
### Governors of the National Territory of Tierra del Fuego

| Governor | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Félix Mariano Paz | 25 November 1884 | 6 June 1890 | |
| Mario Cornero | 1890 | 1893 | |
| Pedro Godoy | 1893 | 1899 | |
| Félix A. Carrié | 1899 | 1902 | |
| Esteban Deloqui | 1902 | 1905 | |
| Manuel Fernández Valdés | 1905 | 1918 | |
| Haroldo Simesen de Bielke Cayetano Ripoll Juan Grandón Avelino Jiménez Esteban Repetto | 1918 | 1920 | Interim Governors |
| Carlos C. Molina | 1920 | 1923 | |
| José María Gómez | 1924 | 1932 | |
| Mario Siches | 1932 | 1935 | |
| Carlos Moneta | 1935 | 1939 | |
| Gregorio Báez | 1939 | 1942 | |
| Horacio Rotondaro | 21 October 1942 | 1943 | |
| José María Gómez | 1943 | 21 September 1943 | |
| In 1943, the Gobernación Marítima de Tierra del Fuego was established. ||||
| Fidel Anadón | 21 September 1943 | 1 January 1944 | |
| Gregorio Portillo | 1 January 1944 | 12 February 1946 | |
| Fidel Degaudenzi | 12 February 1946 | 2 November 1947 | |
| Mario Sánchez Negrete | 2 November 1947 | 1947 | |
| Antonio Pietranera | 1947 | 1948 | |
| Horacio Howard | January 1948 | 17 January 1948 | |
| Manlio Buldrini | 17 January 1948 | 24 September 1949 | |
| Pedro Cases | 24 September 1949 | 17 January 1950 | |
| Guillermo Carro Catáneo | 17 January 1950 | 17 January 1952 | |
| Jorge E. Suaya | 17 January 1952 | 1954 | |
| Carlos Suárez Doriga | 1954 | 1954 | |
| Juan José Jáuregui | 1 January 1955 | 1955 | |
| José María Guzmán | 1955 | 1957 | |
| In 1957, the National territory of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands was established. ||||
| Pedro C. Florido | 1957 | 7 June 1958 | |
| Ernesto M. Campos | 7 June 1958 | December 1965 | |
| Ruperto Bilbao | December 1965 | 10 July 1966 | |
| José María Guzmán | 10 July 1966 | 1969 | |
| Gregorio Lloret | 1969 | 13 June 1973 | |
| Mariano Loedel | 20 June 1973 | 1974 | |
| Justo G. Padilla | 1974 | 1975 | |
| Gregorio Lloret | 1975 | 1976 | |
| Jorge Arigoti | 1976 | 1981 | |
| On 3 April 1982 (following the invasion and occupation of the Falkland Islands and their dependencies by the Argentine military junta) the South Atlantic Islands were removed from the jurisdiction of Tierra del Fuego. ||||
| Raúl E. Suárez del Cerro | 1981 | 10 December 1983 | |
| Ramón Alberto Trejo Noel | 10 December 1983 | 15 May 1984 | |
| Jorge Néstor Vera | 17 May 1984 | 15 July 1984 | |
| On 15 May 1985, the South Atlantic Islands were returned to the jurisdiction of Tierra del Fuego (although in reality they are under British administration). ||||
| Adolfo Luis Sciurano | 15 July 1984 | 26 May 1986 | |
| Alfredo A. Ferro | 26 May 1986 | 12 December 1987 | |
| Helios Eseverri | 12 December 1987 | 13 July 1989 | |
| Carlos Martín Torres | 13 July 1989 | 1991 | |
| Adrián Aquiles Fariña | 1991 | 17 January 1991 | |
| Matilde Svatetz de Menéndez | 17 January 1991 | 10 January 1992 | Federal interventor |

### Governors of Tierra del Fuego Province

| Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Vice Governor |
| José Arturo Estabillo | 10 January 1992 – 4 November 1997 | MOPOF | 1991 | Miguel Ángel Castro |
| José Arturo Estabillo | 10 January 1992 – 4 November 1997 | MOPOF | 1995 | Miguel Ángel Castro |
| Miguel Ángel Castro | 4 November 1997 – 10 December 1997 | MOPOF | 1995 | Vacant |
| José Arturo Estabillo | 10 December 1997 – 10 January 2000 | MOPOF | 1995 | Miguel Ángel Castro |
| Carlos Manfredotti | 10 January 2000 – 10 January 2004 | PJ | 1999 | Daniel Gallo |
| Jorge Colazo | 10 January 2004 – 2 December 2005 | UCR | 2003 | Hugo Cóccaro |
| Hugo Cóccaro | 2 December 2005 – 17 December 2007 | PJ | 2003 | Vacant |
| Fabiana Ríos | 17 December 2007 – 17 December 2015 | ARI | 2007 | Carlos Basanetti |
| Fabiana Ríos | 17 December 2007 – 17 December 2015 | PSP | 2011 | Roberto Crocianelli |
| Rosana Bertone | 17 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | PJ | 2015 | Juan Carlos Arcando |
| Juan Carlos Arcando | 10 December 2019 – 17 December 2019 | PJ | 2015 | Vacant |
| Gustavo Melella | 17 December 2019 – Incumbent | FORJA | 2019 | Mónica Urquiza |
| Gustavo Melella | 17 December 2019 – Incumbent | FORJA | 2023 | Mónica Urquiza |