# List of governors of Guayas

The Governor of the Guayas is the representative authority in the Province of Guayas of the President of Ecuador. The governor coordinates and controls the policies of the national government and directs the activities of the employees and representatives of the executive branch in the province. The position has been occupied by Vicente Auad since April 25, 2024.

## History

Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda was the first governor of Guayas, appointed by the first president of Ecuador Juan José Flores, in the year 1830.
Between 1963-1966 and 1972-1976, the responsibilities of the governor of Guayas were occupied by the military.
This position was also occupied by notable people such as: José Joaquín de Olmedo (1830-31/39), Vicente Ramón Roca (1832/34-36/37-38), Vicente Rocafuerte (1834/39-43), Gabriel García Moreno (1847–48), Francisco Robles (1853-1856), Ignacio de Veintemilla (1875-1876), José María Plácido Caamaño (1876-1878/92-94), Emilio Estrada (1906–11), Gustavo Noboa (1983–84), Jaime Nebot (1984–88) and Guillermo Lasso (1988-99).

## Governors of Guayas
### 1830-1900

| Governor | Governor | Term | Term | Appointed by | Ref. |
| Governor | Governor | Start | End | Appointed by | Ref. |
| | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda | 1830 | 1830 | Juan José Flores | |
| Juan Ignacio de Pareja y Arteta | Juan Ignacio de Pareja y Arteta | 1830 | 1830 | Juan José Flores | |
| | José Joaquín de Olmedo y Maruri | 1830 | 1831 | Juan José Flores | |
| | Vicente Ramón Roca Rodríguez | 1832 | 1833 | Juan José Flores | |
| | León de Febres Cordero y Oberto | 1833 | 1833 | Juan José Flores | |
| Pedro Santander y Peña | Pedro Santander y Peña | 1833 | 1833 | Juan José Flores | |
| José María Caamaño y Arteta | José María Caamaño y Arteta | 1833 | 1834 | Juan José Flores | |
| | Vicente Rocafuerte y Rodríguez de Bejarano | 1834 | 1834 | Juan José Flores | |
| | Vicente Ramón Roca Rodríguez | 1834 | 1836 | Vicente Rocafuerte | |
| Francisco de Paula de Icaza y Silva | Francisco de Paula de Icaza y Silva | 1836 | 1836 | Vicente Rocafuerte | |
| Vicente González y Rodríguez | Vicente González y Rodríguez | 1836 | 1837 | Vicente Rocafuerte | |
| Francisco de Paula de Icaza y Silva | Francisco de Paula de Icaza y Silva | 1837 | 1837 | Vicente Rocafuerte | |
| | Vicente Ramón Roca Rodríguez | 1837 | 1838 | Vicente Rocafuerte | |
| Ángel de Tola y Salcedo | Ángel de Tola y Salcedo | 1838 | 1839 | Vicente Rocafuerte | |
| | José Joaquín de Olmedo y Maruri | 1839 | 1839 | Vicente Rocafuerte | |
| | Vicente Rocafuerte y Rodríguez de Bejarano | 1839 | 1843 | Juan José Flores | |
| José García Moreno | José García Moreno | 1844 | 1845 | Juan José Flores | |
| Francisco de Paula de Icaza y Silva | Francisco de Paula de Icaza y Silva | 1845 | 1846 | Gobierno Provisorio | |
| | Gabriel García Moreno | 1847 | 1848 | Vicente Ramón Roca | |
| Francisco de Paula de Icaza y Silva | Francisco de Paula de Icaza y Silva | 1849 | 1850 | Manuel de Ascázubi | |
| | Antonio Elizalde Lamar | 1850 | 1853 | Diego Noboa | . |
| | Juan Francisco Robles y García | 1853 | 1856 | José María Urbina | . |
| José Antonio Gómez Iturralde | José Antonio Gómez Iturralde | 1856 | 1857 | Francisco Robles | . |
| Juan Francisco Boloña Mármol | Juan Francisco Boloña Mármol | 1858 | 1859 | Francisco Robles | . |
| Teodoro Maldonado Cora | Teodoro Maldonado Cora | 1859 | 1859 | Francisco Robles | . |
| José Antonio Gómez Iturralde | José Antonio Gómez Iturralde | 1859 | 1862 | Gabriel García Moreno | |
| | Vicente Piedrahíta Carbo | 1862 | 1865 | Gabriel García Moreno | |
| Miguel García Moreno | Miguel García Moreno | 1865 | 1869 | Jerónimo Carrión | . |
| Vicente de Santistevan y Rocafuerte | Vicente de Santistevan y Rocafuerte | 1869 | 1875 | Gabriel García Moreno | . |
| | Ignacio de Veintemilla Villacís | 1875 | 1876 | Antonio Borrero Cortázar | . |
| | José María Plácido Caamaño y Gómez Cornejo | 1876 | 1878 | Ignacio de Veintemilla | |
| José Sánchez Rubio | José Sánchez Rubio | 1878 | 1883 | Ignacio de Veintemilla | |
| José Antonio Gómez Iturralde | José Antonio Gómez Iturralde | 1883 | 1884 | José María Plácido Caamaño | |
| Modesto Jaramillo Egas | Modesto Jaramillo Egas | 1884 | 1888 | José María Plácido Caamaño | |
| Francisco Campos Coello | Francisco Campos Coello | 1888 | 1891 | Antonio Flores Jijón | |
| Francisco García Avilés | Francisco García Avilés | 1891 | 1892 | Antonio Flores Jijón | |
| | José María Plácido Caamaño y Gómez Cornejo | 1892 | 1894 | Luis Cordero Crespo | |
| Francisco Javier Gálvez Montes | Francisco Javier Gálvez Montes | 1894 | 1895 | Luis Cordero Crespo | |
| Rafael Pólit Cevallos | Rafael Pólit Cevallos | 1895 | 1895 | Vicente Lucio Salazar | |
| José María Sáenz del Campo | José María Sáenz del Campo | 1895 | 1896 | Eloy Alfaro | |
| | Homero Morla Mendoza | 1896 | 1896 | Eloy Alfaro | |
| Ignacio Robles y Santistevan | Ignacio Robles y Santistevan | 1896 | 1896 | Eloy Alfaro | |
| Felipe V. Carbo Briones | Felipe V. Carbo Briones | 1897 | 1898 | Eloy Alfaro | |
| Roberto Alfredo Cucalón Marticorena | Roberto Alfredo Cucalón Marticorena | 1899 | 1900 | Eloy Alfaro | |

### 1900-1950

| Governor | Governor | Term | Term | Appointed by | Ref. |
| Governor | Governor | Start | End | Appointed by | Ref. |
| Carlos Benjamín Rosales Llaguno | Carlos Benjamín Rosales Llaguno | 1900 | 1901 | Eloy Alfaro | |
| Roberto Alfredo Cucalón Marticorena | Roberto Alfredo Cucalón Marticorena | 1901 | 1901 | Eloy Alfaro | |
| Luis Adriano Dillon Reyna | Luis Adriano Dillon Reyna | 1901 | 1902 | Leónidas Plaza | |
| Martín Avilés Elizalde | Martín Avilés Elizalde | 1903 | 1904 | Leónidas Plaza | |
| Roberto Alfredo Cucalón Marticorena | Roberto Alfredo Cucalón Marticorena | 1904 | 1905 | Leónidas Plaza | |
| Federico Galdós Terán | Federico Galdós Terán | 1905 | 1906 | Lizardo García | |
| | Emilio Estrada Carmona | 1906 | 1911 | Eloy Alfaro | |
| Gustavo R. de Ycaza Aguirre | Gustavo R. de Ycaza Aguirre | 1911 | 1912 | Emilio Estrada | |
| Carlos Gómez Rendón | Carlos Gómez Rendón | 1912 | 1914 | Leónidas Plaza | |
| José Antonio Gómez Valverde | José Antonio Gómez Valverde | 1915 | 1916 | Leónidas Plaza | |
| Lautaro Aspiazu Cedeño | Lautaro Aspiazu Cedeño | 1916 | 1918 | Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno | |
| Jorge Pareja Pareja | Jorge Pareja Pareja | 1918 | 1923 | José Luis Tamayo | |
| Alberto Gaztelú Concha | Alberto Gaztelú Concha | 1923 | 1924 | José Luis Tamayo | |
| Alberto Ycaza Carbo | Alberto Ycaza Carbo | 1924 | 1925 | Gonzalo Córdova | |
| Vicente Paz Ayora | Vicente Paz Ayora | 1925 | 1926 | Junta de Gobierno Provisional | |
| Pedro Pablo Eguez Baquerizo | Pedro Pablo Eguez Baquerizo | 1926 | 1927 | Isidro Ayora | |
| José Darío Moral Romero | José Darío Moral Romero | 1927 | 1929 | Isidro Ayora | |
| Carlos V. Coello Salvador | Carlos V. Coello Salvador | 1929 | 1932 | Isidro Ayora | |
| Roberto Illingworth Icaza | Roberto Illingworth Icaza | 1932 | 1933 | Juan de Dios Martínez | |
| Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno | Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno | 1933 | 1934 | Abelardo Montalvo | |
| José María Díaz Granados | José María Díaz Granados | 1934 | 1935 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Alberto Ycaza Carbo | Alberto Ycaza Carbo | 1935 | 1937 | Federico Páez Chiriboga | |
| Carlos Noboa Cooke | Carlos Noboa Cooke | 1938 | 1938 | Alberto Enríquez Gallo | |
| Enrique Baquerizo Moreno | Enrique Baquerizo Moreno | 1938 | 1944 | Manuel María Borrero | |
| Pedro Pablo Eguez Baquerizo | Pedro Pablo Eguez Baquerizo | 1944 | 1945 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Roberto Nevárez Vásquez | Roberto Nevárez Vásquez | 1945 | 1945 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Santiago Roldós Soria | Santiago Roldós Soria | 1945 | 1946 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Aurelio Carrera Calvo | Aurelio Carrera Calvo | 1946 | 1947 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| | Rafael Mendoza Avilés | 1947 | 1947 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Juan Tanca Marengo | Juan Tanca Marengo | 1947 | 1948 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola | |
| | Adolfo Gómez y Santistevan | 1948 | 1948 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola | |
| Clodoveo Alcívar Zevallos | Clodoveo Alcívar Zevallos | 1948 | 1950 | Galo Plaza Lasso | |

### 1950-2000

| Governor | Governor | Term | Term | Appointed by | Ref. |
| Governor | Governor | Start | End | Appointed by | Ref. |
| | J. Federico Intriago Arrata | 1950 | 1952 | Galo Plaza Lasso | |
| Miguel Alcívar Elzalde | Miguel Alcívar Elzalde | 1952 | 1952 | Galo Plaza Lasso | |
| Eduardo Arosemena Monroy | Eduardo Arosemena Monroy | 1952 | 1952 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Jaime Nebot Velasco | Jaime Nebot Velasco | 1952 | 1953 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Julio Hidalgo Martínez | Julio Hidalgo Martínez | 1953 | 1955 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Héctor Mendoza Rigaíl | Héctor Mendoza Rigaíl | 1955 | 1956 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Teodoro Maldonado Carbo | Teodoro Maldonado Carbo | 1956 | 1958 | Camilo Ponce Enríquez | |
| Enrique Baquerizo Valenzuela | Enrique Baquerizo Valenzuela | 1958 | 1960 | Camilo Ponce Enríquez | |
| Miguel Macias Hurtado | Miguel Macias Hurtado | 1960 | 1961 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Gustavo Gross Urrutia | Gustavo Gross Urrutia | 1961 | 1961 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Carlos Grunauer Toledo | Carlos Grunauer Toledo | 1961 | 1962 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy | |
| Manuel Díaz Granados Sáenz | Manuel Díaz Granados Sáenz | 1962 | 1962 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy | |
| Miguel Roca Osorio | Miguel Roca Osorio | 1962 | 1962 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy | |
| | Voltaire Paladines Polo | 1962 | 1963 | Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy | |
| Luis E. Molina Arroyo | Luis E. Molina Arroyo | 1963 | 1964 | Junta Militar de Gobierno (Ramón Castro Jijón) | |
| Rafael Cevallos Viteri | Rafael Cevallos Viteri | 1964 | 1964 | Junta Militar de Gobierno (Ramón Castro Jijón) | |
| Marco Vinicio González | Marco Vinicio González | 1964 | 1966 | Junta Militar de Gobierno (Ramón Castro Jijón) | |
| Roberto Névarez Vásquez | Roberto Névarez Vásquez | 1966 | 1966 | Clemente Yerovi | |
| Benjamín Rosales Aspiazu | Benjamín Rosales Aspiazu | 1966 | 1967 | Otto Arosemena Gómez | |
| Ernesto Juan Jouvín Cisneros | Ernesto Juan Jouvín Cisneros | 1967 | 1968 | Otto Arosemena Gómez | |
| Otto Carbo Avellán | Otto Carbo Avellán | 1968 | 1968 | Otto Arosemena Gómez | |
| Enrique Grau Ruiz | Enrique Grau Ruiz | 1968 | 1968 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Pedro Menéndez Gilbert | Pedro Menéndez Gilbert | 1968 | 1971 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Oswaldo Menéndez Gilbert | Oswaldo Menéndez Gilbert | 1971 | 1972 | José María Velasco Ibarra | |
| Sergio Vásquez Pacheco | Sergio Vásquez Pacheco | 1972 | 1972 | Guillermo Rodríguez Lara | |
| Renán Olmedo González | Renán Olmedo González | 1972 | 1975 | Guillermo Rodríguez Lara | |
| Jaime Eduardo Semblantes Polanco | Jaime Eduardo Semblantes Polanco | 1975 | 1976 | Guillermo Rodríguez Lara | |
| Alfonso Trujillo Bustamante | Alfonso Trujillo Bustamante | 1976 | 1976 | Consejo Supremo de Gobierno (Alfredo Poveda) | |
| Rodolfo Runflo Akel | Rodolfo Runflo Akel | 1976 | 1976 | Consejo Supremo de Gobierno (Alfredo Poveda) | |
| Héctor Romero Parducci | Héctor Romero Parducci | 1976 | 1978 | Consejo Supremo de Gobierno (Alfredo Poveda) | |
| Jacinto Loayza Matheus | Jacinto Loayza Matheus | 1978 | 1979 | Consejo Supremo de Gobierno (Alfredo Poveda) | |
| Carlos Hidalgo Villacís | Carlos Hidalgo Villacís | 1979 | 1982 | Jaime Roldós Aguilera | |
| Juan Pablo Moncagatta Fargas | Juan Pablo Moncagatta Fargas | 1982 | 1983 | Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea | |
| | Gustavo José Joaquín Noboa Bejarano | March, 1983 | August, 1984 | Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea | |
| | Jaime José Nebot Saadi | August 10, 1984 | August 10, 1988 | León Febres-Cordero | |
| | Juana María Vallejo Klaere | August 10, 1988 | September 12, 1988 | Rodrigo Borja Cevallos | |
| Rafael Guerrero Valenzuela | Rafael Guerrero Valenzuela | 1988 | 1990 | Rodrigo Borja Cevallos | |
| | Oswaldo Molestina Zavala | 1990 | 1992 | Rodrigo Borja Cevallos | |
| Ángel Duarte Valverde | Ángel Duarte Valverde | 1992 | 1995 | Sixto Durán-Ballén | |
| Antonio Andretta Arizaga | Antonio Andretta Arizaga | 1995 | 1996 | Sixto Durán-Ballén | |
| Miguel Salem Dibo | Miguel Salem Dibo | 1996 | 1997 | Abdalá Bucaram | |
| Roberto Gómez Mera | Roberto Gómez Mera | 1997 | 1997 | Fabián Alarcón | |
| Rafael Guerrero Valenzuela | Rafael Guerrero Valenzuela | 1997 | February 17, 1998 | Fabián Alarcón | |
| Carlos Estarellas Merino | Carlos Estarellas Merino | 1998 | 1998 | Jamil Mahuad | |
| Guido Chiriboga Parra | Guido Chiriboga Parra | June 20, 1998 | August 10, 1998 | Jamil Mahuad | |
| | Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza | August 10, 1998 | August 17, 1999 | Jamil Mahuad | |
| Benjamín Rosales Valenzuela | Benjamín Rosales Valenzuela | 1999 | 2000 | Jamil Mahuad | |

### 2000 to present

| Governor | Governor | Term | Term | Appointed by | Ref. |
| Governor | Governor | Start | End | Appointed by | Ref. |
| Joaquín Martínez Amador | Joaquín Martínez Amador | September 14, 2000 | September 14, 2001 | Gustavo Noboa | |
| Roberto Hanze Salem | Roberto Hanze Salem | September 14, 2001 | 2003 | Gustavo Noboa | |
| | Carlos Ramón Pólit Faggioni | January 16, 2003 | October 1, 2003 | Lucio Gutiérrez | |
| Alberto Merchán Lazo | Alberto Merchán Lazo | October 1, 2003 | 2003 | Lucio Gutiérrez | |
| Felipe Mantilla Huerta | Felipe Mantilla Huerta | December 17, 2003 | August 12, 2004 | Lucio Gutiérrez | |
| Efrén Roca Álvarez | Efrén Roca Álvarez | September 6, 2004 | 2005 | Lucio Gutiérrez | |
| Guido Chiriboga Parra | Guido Chiriboga Parra | April 22, 2005 | August 16, 2006 | Alfredo Palacio | |
| | Carlos Ortega Maldonado | 2006 | 2007 | Alfredo Palacio | |
| Juan Camilo Samán Salem | Juan Camilo Samán Salem | January 16, 2007 | May 19, 2008 | Rafael Correa | |
| | Leonardo Vicuña Izquierdo | May 19, 2008 | October 21, 2008 | Rafael Correa | |
| | Francisco Eduardo Jiménez Sánchez | October 21, 2008 | August 4, 2009 | Rafael Correa | |
| | Roberto Emilio Cuero Medina | August 4, 2009 | April 23, 2012 | Rafael Correa | |
| | Viviana Patricia Bonilla Salcedo | April 23, 2012 | November 21, 2013 | Rafael Correa | |
| | Rolando José Panchana Farra | November 21, 2013 | May 21, 2015 | Rafael Correa | |
| | Julio César Quiñónez Ocampo | May 21, 2015 | November 16, 2016 | Rafael Correa | |
| | Luis Monge Espinel | November 25, 2016 | May 24, 2017 | Rafael Correa | |
| | José Francisco Cevallos Villavicencio | May 24, 2017 | August 31, 2018 | Lenin Moreno | |
| | Juana María Vallejo Klaere | August 31, 2018 | December 20, 2018 | Lenin Moreno | |
| | Raúl Clemente Ledesma Huerta | January 11, 2019 | August 19, 2019 | Lenin Moreno | |
| | Pedro Pablo Duart Segale | August 28, 2019 | 2020 | Lenin Moreno | |
| | Luis Esteban Chonillo Breilh | August 6, 2020 | May 24, 2021 | Lenin Moreno | |
| | José Vicente Taiano Álvarez | May 25, 2021 | September 15, 2021 | Guillermo Lasso | |
| | Pablo Arosemena Marriott | September 15, 2021 | July 5, 2022 | Guillermo Lasso | |
| | Lorenzo Calvas Preciado | August 2, 2022 | February 9, 2023 | Guillermo Lasso | |
| | Francesco Adeodato Tabacchi Rendón | February 9, 2023 | November 23, 2023 | Guillermo Lasso | |
| | Alberto Molina Flores | December 4, 2023 | April 25, 2024 | Daniel Noboa | |
| | Vicente Antonio Auad Cevasco | April 25, 2024 | | Daniel Noboa | |