# List of governors of Apure

This is a list of governors of the Venezuelan Apure State:
Until 1989, they were appointed by the president of Venezuela. Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections.

## Appointed governors

| Date | Name |
| 1862–1864 | Gral. Napoleón Arteaga y Gral Julian Sosa |
| 1864–1866 | Gral. Juan Garcia |
| 1866–1867 | Gral. Cornelio Muñoz |
| 1867–1868 | Dr. Diego Chacón |
| 1868 | Gral. Gregorio Segovia |
| 1868–1869 | Gral. Felipe Parra |
| 1869 | Dr. Lisandro Diaz |
| 1869 | Gral. Cornelio Muñoz |
| 1869–1870 | Sr. Antonio Real |
| 1870 | Gral. Simón Egaña |
| 1870–1871 | Gral. Cosme Rodríguez |
| 1871 | Dr. Lisandro Díaz |
| 1871–1872 | Gral. Adolfo Olivo |
| 1872 | Gral. Alejandro Ibarra |
| 1872–1873 | Gral. Ignacio Avendaño |
| 1873 | Gral. Fortunato Vautrai |
| 1873 | Gral. Manuel Mendible |
| 1873–1874 | Gral. Cosme Rodriguez |
| 1874–1876 | Gral. Raimundo Fonseca |
| 1876 | Gral. Ignacio Avendaño |
| 1876–1877 | Gral. Raimundo Fonseca |
| 1877 | Gral. Federico Fonseca |
| 1877 | Gral. Raimundo Fonseca |
| 1877 | Gral. Francisco Arnao |
| 1877–1878 | Gral. Jose Galindez |
| 1878–1879 | Gral. Hermenegildo Perez |
| 1879–1880 | Gral. Raimundo Fonseca |
| 1880 | Gral. E. Pulgar |
| 1880–1882 | Gral. Raimundo Fonseca |
| 1882 | Gral. Jose Carrillo |
| 1882 | Sr. Juan Carrillo |
| 1882–1892 | Ninguno |
| 1892–1899 | Gral. Jose Galindez |
| 1899–1900 | Gral. Ignacio Avendaño |
| 1900–1901 | Gral. Francisco Parra |
| 1901 | Gral. Rafael Carabaño |
| 1901–1903 | Gral. Miguel Marquez |
| 1903 | Sr. Felipe Real |
| 1903–1904 | Dr. Guillermo Tell |
| 1904–1905 | Gral. Ignacio Quintana |
| 1905–1910 | Dr. Jose Gabaldon |
| 1910–1911 | Dr. Jose Núñez |
| 1911–1915 | Gral. Ignacio Quintana |
| 1915–1921 | Gral. Vicencio Perez |
| 1921–1927 | Dr. Hernán Pérez |
| 1927–1931 | Gral. Jose Domínguez |
| 1931–1933 | Dr. Francisco Parra |
| 1933–1934 | Gral. Jose Domínguez |
| 1934–1935 | Gral. Juan Ramirez |
| 1935–1936 | Cnel. Carlos Sanchez |
| 1936 | Gral. Alfredo Franco |
| 1936 | Dr. Temístocles Esteves |
| 1936 | Sr. Carlos Rodríguez |
| 1936–1937 | Dr. Saverio Barbarito |
| 1937–1938 | Sr. Carlos Arriaga |
| 1938 | Dr. Alejandro Rivas |
| 1938–1939 | Sr. Carlos Rodriguez |
| 1939–1940 | Sr. Antonio Este |
| 1940 | Sr. Carlos Diaz |
| 1940–1941 | Sr. Julio Montenegro |
| 1941–1945 | Sr. Carlos Rodriguez |
| 1945 | Sr. Juan Salerno |
| 1945 | Sr. Carlos Vivas |
| 1945 | Sr. Julio Sánchez |
| 1945 - 1948 | Dr. Pedro Hernández |
| 1948 - 1958 | Dr. Edgar Dominguez |
| 1958 | Dr. Humberto Barrios |
| 1958 - 1959 | Dr. Virgilio Leon |
| 1959 - 1960 | Sr. Rafael Castillo |
| 1960 - 1961 | Sr. Leónidas Monasterios |
| 1961 - 1964 | Sr. Octavio Viana |
| 1964 - 1965 | Prof. Héctor Saldeño |
| 1965 - 1967 | Sr. Ricardo Montilla |
| 1967 - 1968 | Sr. Julio Yanez |
| 1968 | Dr. Mauro Gonzalez |
| 1968 - 1969 | Dr. Jose Tirado |
| 1969 - 1970 | Dr. Gilmer Urdaneta |
| 1970 - 1972 | Sra. Carmen Morales De Valera |
| 1972 - 1974 | Dr. Amando Michelangelli |
| 1974 - 1976 | Dr. Eduardo Hernandez |
| 1976 - 1979 | Sr. Elias Castro |
| 1979 - 1983 | Sr. Rafael Bolivar |
| 1983 - 1984 | Dr. Ismael Colmenarez |
| 1984 - 1986 | Dr. Euclides Martinez |
| 1986 - 1987 | Econ. Pablo Marquez |
| 1987 | Dr. Rafael Marin |
| 1987 - 1988 | Econ. Jose Flores |
| 1988 - 1989 | Dr. Hugo Marquez |

## Elected governors

| Took office | Left office | Governor | Vote |
| 1989 | 1992 | José Gregorio Montilla, Acción Democrática | 56.55 |
| 1992 | 1995 | Marcelo Oquendo Rojo, Acción Democrática | 53.24 |
| 1995 | 1998 | José Gregorio Montilla, Acción Democrática | 60.77 |
| 1998 | 1999 | José Gregorio Montilla, Acción Democrática | 54.25 |
| 1999 | 2000 | Jesús Aguilarte, MVR | 51.51 |
| 2000 | 2004 | Luis Lippa, Acción Democrática | 48.37 |
| 2004 | 2008 | Jesús Aguilarte, MVR | 66.85 |
| 2008 | 2011 | Jesús Aguilarte, PSUV | 56.97 |
| 2012 | 2017 | Ramón Carrizales, PSUV | 63.30 |
| 2017 | 2021 | Ramón Carrizales, PSUV | 52,13 |