List of Governors of Rio Grande do Sul
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Republican Period
| nº | Name | Begun on | Finished on | Party |
| 1 | José Antônio Correia da Câmara | 15 November 1889 | 11 February 1890 | militar |
| 2 | Júlio Anacleto Falcão da Frota | 11 February de 1892 | 6 May 1890 | militar |
| — | Francisco da Silva Tavares | 6 May 1890 | 13 May 1890 | PRR |
| 3 | Carlos Machado Bittencourt | 13 May 1890 | 24 May 1890 | militar |
| 4 | Cândido José da Costa | 24 May 1890 | 16 March 1891 | militar |
| 5 | Fernando Abbott | 10 january 2000 |align=right|15 July 2011|align=right|PRR | ||
| 6 | Júlio Prates de Castilhos Júlio Prates de Castilhos Júlio Prates de Castilhos was a Brazilian journalist and politician.He was twice the govenor of Rio Grande do Sul and was the principal author of the State Constitution of 1891 and a model for many future politicians of the region. He disseminated positivist ideas in Brazil.The town of Júlio de... |
15 July 1891 | 12 November 1891 | PRR |
| — | Gaucha Governing Goup of 1891 | 12 November 1891 | 8 June 1892 | - |
| — | José Antônio Correia da Câmara | 8 June 1892 | 17 June 1892 | militar |
| — | Júlio Prates de Castilhos Júlio Prates de Castilhos Júlio Prates de Castilhos was a Brazilian journalist and politician.He was twice the govenor of Rio Grande do Sul and was the principal author of the State Constitution of 1891 and a model for many future politicians of the region. He disseminated positivist ideas in Brazil.The town of Júlio de... |
17 June 1892 | 17 June 1892 | PRR |
| 7 | Vitoriano Ribeiro Carneiro Monteiro | 17 June 1892 | 27 September 1892 | - |
| 8 | Fernando Abbott | 27 September 1892 | 25 January 1893 | PRR |
| 9 | Júlio Prates de Castilhos Júlio Prates de Castilhos Júlio Prates de Castilhos was a Brazilian journalist and politician.He was twice the govenor of Rio Grande do Sul and was the principal author of the State Constitution of 1891 and a model for many future politicians of the region. He disseminated positivist ideas in Brazil.The town of Júlio de... |
25 January 1893 | 25 January 1898 | PRR |
| 10 | Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros | 25 January 1898 | 25 January 1908 | PRR |
| 11 | Carlos Barbosa Gonçalves | 25 January 1908 | 25 January 1913 | PRR |
| 12 | Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros | 25 January 1913 | 25 January 1928 | PRR |
| 13 | Getúlio Dorneles Vargas | 25 January 1928 | 9 October 1930 | PRR |
| — | Osvaldo Aranha | 9 October 1930 | 27 October 1930 | PRR |
| — | Sinval Saldanha | 27 October 1930 | 28 October 1930 | PRR |
| 14 | José Antônio Flores da Cunha | 28 October 1930 | 17 October 1937 | militar |
| 15 | Manuel de Cerqueira Daltro Filho | 17 October 1937 | 19 January 1938 | militar |
| — | Joaquim Maurício Cardoso | 19 January 1938 | 4 March 1938 | - |
| 16 | Osvaldo Cordeiro de Farias | 4 March 1938 | 4 September 1943 | militar |
| 17 | Ernesto Dornelles | 11 September 1943 | 1 November 1945 | militar |
| 18 | Samuel Figueiredo da Silva | 1 November 1945 | 7 February 1946 | - |
| 19 | Pompílio Cylon Fernandes Rosa | 7 February 1946 | 26 March 1947 | PSD Partido Social Democrático Partido Social Democrático may refer to:* Social Democratic Party * Social Democratic Party... |
| 20 | Walter Só Jobim | 26 March 1947 | 31 January 1951 | PSD Partido Social Democrático Partido Social Democrático may refer to:* Social Democratic Party * Social Democratic Party... |
| 21 | Ernesto Dornelles | 31 January 1951 | 25 March 1955 | PTB |
| 22 | Ildo Meneghetti | 25 March 1955 | 25 March 1959 | PSD Partido Social Democrático Partido Social Democrático may refer to:* Social Democratic Party * Social Democratic Party... |
| 23 | Leonel Brizola Leonel Brizola Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. Launched in politics by Getúlio Vargas, Brizola was the only politician to serve as governor of two different states in the whole history of Brazil. In 1959 he was elected governor of Rio Grande do Sul, and in 1982 and 1990 he was elected... |
25 March 1959 | 25 March 1963 | PTB |
| 24 | Ildo Meneghetti | 25 March 1963 | 12 September 1966 | PSD Partido Social Democrático Partido Social Democrático may refer to:* Social Democratic Party * Social Democratic Party... |
| 25 | Walter Peracchi Barcelos | 12 September 1966 | 15 March 1971 | ARENA |
| 26 | Euclides Triches | 15 March 1971 | 15 March 1975 | ARENA |
| 27 | Sinval Guazzelli | 15 March 1975 | 15 March 1979 | ARENA |
| 28 | José Augusto Amaral de Souza | 15 March 1979 | 15 March 1983 | ARENA/PDS |
| 29 | Jair Soares | 15 March 1983 | 15 March 1987 | PDS/PFL |
| 30 | Pedro Simon | 15 March 1987 | 2 April 1990 | PMDB |
| 31 | Sinval Guazzelli | 2 April 1990 | 15 March 1991 | PMDB |
| 32 | Alceu de Deus Collares | 15 March 1991 | 1 January 1995 | PDT |
| 33 | Antônio Britto | 1 January 1995 | 1 January 1999 | PMDB |
| 34 | Olívio Dutra Olívio Dutra Olívio de Oliveira Dutra is a Brazilian politician. He is a founding member of the Workers' Party.-Early political career :... |
1 January 1999 | 1 January 2003 | PT |
| 35 | Germano Rigotto Germano Rigotto Germano Rigotto is a Brazilian politician currently affiliated to the PMDB party. He was the governor of Rio Grande do Sul state until December 31, 2006. He ran for a second term in October 2006 elections, but he was unexpectedly defeated by Olívio Dutra and Yeda Crusius... |
1 January 2003 | 1 January 2007 | PMDB |
| 36 | Yeda Rorato Crusius Yeda Crusius Yeda Rorato Crusius is an economist and former governor of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul until December 31, 2011. She was the first female governor of the state.-Background and political associations:... |
1 January 2007 | 1 January 2011 | PSDB |
| 36 | Tarso Genro Tarso Genro Tarso Fernando Herz Genro is a Brazilian politician, and a member of the Workers' Party . As a result of the Mensalão scandal, Genro served the remainder of José Genoíno's term as party president in 2005... |
1 January 2011 | just elected | PT |