# List of governors of Monagas

This is a list of governors of the Venezuelan state of Monagas.
Until 1989, they were appointed by the president of Venezuela. Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections. In some years the head of Monagas state was known as president or civil and military chief, in others governor. Monagas was created in its present form in 1909. It existed previously as the Province of Maturín (Maturín being its capital) from 1856, becoming the State of Maturín in 1864, before being merged with another state in 1879.

## Monagas State precursors

Governors of the Province of Maturín/State of Maturín (1856–64)
* Valentín Machado
* Pedro Sifontes
* Jesús María Vallenilla
* José Antonio López P.
* Zabulón Valverde
* Joaquín Núñez
* Francisco J. Gordon
* José R. Rodríguez Guerra
* Luis Mijares Zerpa
* Manuel B. Fonseca (1863, Provisional President)(1863–64)
* José Manuel García
* José Félix Lares
* Félix Salazar
Governors of Nueva Andalucía State, which Maturín belonged to (1865–68)
* José E, Acosta. (1865, Constitutional President)
* Antonio Russián. (1866–68, First Appointed)
* José S. González. (September 1868, Constitutional President)
* Manuel López Alcalá. (1868)
Governors of Maturín
* José Ramón Ramírez. (1865–68)
Provisional Government: (1868)
* José A. López
* José María Núñez
* Mateo Sosa
Civil and Military Chiefs
* Ángel Romero. (1869)
* Manuel Guzmán Álvarez. (1870)
* Rómulo Camino. (1872, Provisional President)
* Manuel Guzmán Álvarez. (1873, Constitucional President)
* Rómulo Camino. (1874, First Appointed)
* Diego B. Ferrer. (1875, First Appointed)
* Antonio Valverde. (1876, Second Appointed)
* Manuel Guzmán Álvarez. (1877, Constitucional President)
* Emilio Himiob. (1877, First Appointed)
* José Antonio Vázquez. (1878, Second Appointed)
* Jesús M. Vallenilla. (1878, President)
* Santos Carrera. (1879, Vicepresident)
* Venancio Simosa. (1880, Provisional President)
* Santos Carrera. (January to May 1881, Constitutional President)
* Fermín Carrera. (1881, Governor)
* Joaquín Díaz. (1881, Governor)
* Carrera. (1882, Governor)

## Monagas State

Presidents of Monagas State (20th century)
* J. V. Guevara. (1901)
* Pablo Giuseppi Monagas. (1910, Provisional President)
* Emilio Fernández (1911–13)
* José J. Aróstegui. (1914, Counsellor in charge of the Presidency)
* Manuel Ángeles. (1916)
* Emilio Pérez Hernández. (1918)
* Pedro Ducharme. (1922–24)
* Manuel Ledesma. (1925–28)
* Juan Pablo López Centeno. (1936–37)
* Andrés Rolando M. (1937)
* Alejandro Rascaniere. (1938–39)
* José María Isava Núñez. (1939–42)
* Francisco Conde García. (1942–45)
* Pablo II. Higuera. (1945)
* Rafael Rodríguez Méndez. (1946–48)
* Pablo Higuera. (1948)
* Ramón Rojas Guardia. (1949)
* Alirio Ugarte Pelayo. (1949–51)
* Horacio Guerrero Gori. (1952)
* Giliberti Gómez. (1953)
* Federico Scholoeter. (1953)
* Domingo Colmenares Vivas. (1954–57)
Governors of Monagas State since 1958
* Temístocles Núñez R. (1958–59)
* Jorge Yibirín Marún (1959–60)
* Luis Piñerúa Ordaz. (1960–61)
* Armando Sánchez Bueno. (1961–62)
* Darío Rodríguez Méndez. (1963–64)
* Noel Grisanti Luciani. (1964–65)
* Luis Alfaro Ucero. (1966–68)
* José Tomás Milano Parma. (1968–69)
* Humberto Anderson. (1969)
* Rafael Solórzano Bruce. (1969–73)
* Pedro Cardier Gago. (1973–74)
* Martín Márquez Añez. (1974–78)
* Manuel García B. (1978–79)
* Pablo Morillo Robles. (1979–83)
* Luis Guevara Manosalva. (1983–84)
* Pedro Cabello Poleo. (1984–86)
* Guillermo Call. (1986–87)
* Pedro Augusto Beauperthuy. (1987–89)
Governors chosen by direct election
| Took office | Left office | Governor | Vote |
| 1989 | 1992 | Guillermo Call, Democratic Action | 58.05 |
| 1992 | 1995 | Guillermo Call, Democratic Action | 52.45 |
| 1995 | 1998 | Luis Eduardo Martínez, Democratic Action | 48.34 |
| 1998 | 2000 | Luis Eduardo Martínez, Democratic Action | 51.74 |
| 2000 | 2000 | Miguel Gómez, MVR | Replacement after Martínez resigned office for health issues. |
| 2000 | 2004 | Guillermo Call, Democratic Action | 41.25 |
| 2004 | 2008 | José Gregorio Briceño, MIGATO | 58.29 |
| 2008 | 2012 | José Gregorio Briceño, PSUV | 64.86 |
| 2012 | 2017 | Yelitza Santaella, PSUV | 55.11 |
| 2017 | 2021 | Yelitza Santaella, PSUV | 54,07 |
| 2021 | 2025 | Cosme Arzolay, PSUV | Replacement after Santaella became Minister of Education. |