List of Governors of São Paulo
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Governor of São Paulo is the position of the head of the state of São Paulo
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Governors in the Republican period (1889–present)
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
| — | Prudente José de Morais e Barros Francisco Rangel Pestana Joaquim de Sousa Mursa |
November 16, 1889 | December 14, 1889 |
| — | Prudente de Morais | December 14, 1889 | October 18, 1890 |
| — | Jorge Tibiriçá Piratininga Jorge Tibiriçá Piratininga Jorge Tibiriçá Piratininga was a freemason, and the seventh "president" of the State of São Paulo and its second governor .... |
October 18, 1890 | March 7, 1891 |
| — | Américo Brasiliense Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo was the third governor of the State of São Paulo, from March to December 1891, and first president of the State of São Paulo.... |
March 7, 1891 | June 11, 1891 |
| 1 | Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo was the third governor of the State of São Paulo, from March to December 1891, and first president of the State of São Paulo.... |
June 11, 1891 | December 15, 1891 |
| — | Sérgio Tertuliano Castelo Branco | December 15, 1891 | December 15, 1891 |
| — | José Alves de Cerqueira César José Alves de Cerqueira César José Alves de Cerqueira César , May 23, 1835 — São Paulo , July 26, 1911) was a Brazilian politician, governor of the State of São Paulo from December 1891 to August 1892.... |
December 16, 1891 | August 23, 1892 |
| 2 | Bernardino José de Campos Júnior Bernardino José de Campos Júnior Bernardino José de Campos Júnior was a Brazilian politician, second and sixth governor of the State of São Paulo Bernardino José de Campos Júnior (Pouso Alegre, September 6, 1841 — January 18, 1915) was a Brazilian politician, second and sixth governor of the State of São Paulo Bernardino José de... |
August 23, 1892 | April 15, 1896 |
| — | Francisco de Assis Peixoto Gomide | April 15, 1896 | May 1, 1896 |
| 3 | Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales Dr. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer and politician; provincial deputy three times, general-deputy once, minister of justice, senator and governor of São Paulo . Elected president of Brazil and served between 1898 and 1902. In his term, there were austere... |
May 1, 1896 | October 31, 1897 |
| — | Francisco de Assis Peixoto Gomide | October 31, 1897 | November 10, 1898 |
| 4 | Fernando Prestes de Albuquerque | November 10, 1898 | May 1, 1900 |
| 5 | Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC was a Brazilian politician who first served as governor of the State of São Paulo in 1887, and as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected president of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906.... |
May 1, 1900 | February 13, 1902 |
| — | Domingos Correia de Morais | February 13, 1902 | July 3, 1902 |
| 6 | Bernardino José de Campos Júnior Bernardino José de Campos Júnior Bernardino José de Campos Júnior was a Brazilian politician, second and sixth governor of the State of São Paulo Bernardino José de Campos Júnior (Pouso Alegre, September 6, 1841 — January 18, 1915) was a Brazilian politician, second and sixth governor of the State of São Paulo Bernardino José de... |
July 3, 1902 | May 1, 1904 |
| 7 | Jorge Tibiriçá Piratininga Jorge Tibiriçá Piratininga Jorge Tibiriçá Piratininga was a freemason, and the seventh "president" of the State of São Paulo and its second governor .... |
May 1, 1904 | May 1, 1908 |
| 8 | Manuel Joaquim de Albuquerque Lins | May 1, 1908 | May 1, 1912 |
| 9 | Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC was a Brazilian politician who first served as governor of the State of São Paulo in 1887, and as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected president of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906.... |
May 1, 1912 | May 1, 1916 |
| 10 | Altino Arantes Marques Altino Arantes Marques Altino Arantes Marques was a President of São Paulo. He graduated from the Law School of São Paulo in 1895. He was a member of the Paulista Republican Party. Before he became the President of the state of São Paulo, he was a federal deputy for two terms: and... |
May 1, 1916 | May 1, 1920 |
| 11 | Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa was a Brazilian politician. His family was of Portuguese Romani descent. He was born in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, and moved to São Paulo, where he became a lawyer. Elected governor of São Paulo state in 1920 and president of Brazil in 1926, Washington Luís was the... |
May 1, 1920 | May 1, 1924 |
| 12 | Carlos de Campos Carlos de Campos Carlos de Campos was a Brazilian politician, and president of the state of São Paulo for several months in 1924.He was a native of Campinas, São Paulo state, son of Bernardino De Campos . He graduated with a law degree from the College of the Plaza of Saint Francis in 1887... |
May 1, 1924 | April 27, 1927 |
| — | Antônio Dino da Costa Bueno | April 27, 1927 | July 14, 1927 |
| 13 | Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque | July 14, 1927 | October 24, 1930 |
| — | Hastinfilo de Moura | October 24, 1930 | October 28, 1930 |
| — | José Maria Whitaker | October 28, 1930 | November 4, 1930 |
| — | Plínio Barreto | November 4, 1930 | November 25, 1930 |
| — | João Alberto Lins de Barros | November 25, 1930 | July 25, 1931 |
| — | Laudo Ferreira de Camargo | July 25, 1931 | November 13, 1931 |
| — | Manuel Rabelo | November 13, 1931 | March 7, 1932 |
| — | Pedro Manuel de Toledo | March 7, 1932 | July 10, 1932 |
| — | Pedro Manuel de Toledo | July 10, 1932 | October 2, 1932 |
| — | Herculano de Carvalho e Silva | October 2, 1932 | October 6, 1932 |
| — | Valdomiro Castilho de Lima | October 6, 1932 | July 27, 1933 |
| — | Manuel de Cerqueira Daltro Filho | July 27, 1933 | August 21, 1933 |
| — | Armando de Sales Oliveira | August 21, 1933 | April 11, 1935 |
| 14 | Armando de Sales Oliveira | April 11, 1935 | December 29, 1936 |
| — | Henrique Smith Baima | December 29, 1936 | January 5, 1937 |
| 15 | José Joaquim Cardoso de Melo Neto | January 5, 1937 | November 10, 1937 |
| — | José Joaquim Cardoso de Melo Neto | November 11, 1937 | April 25, 1938 |
| — | Francisco José da Silva Júnior | April 25, 1938 | April 27, 1938 |
| — | Ademar Pereira de Barros | April 27, 1938 | June 4, 1941 |
| — | Fernando de Sousa Costa | June 4, 1941 | October 27 de 1945 |
| — | Sebastião Nogueira de Lima | October 27, 1945 | November 7, 1945 |
| — | José Carlos de Macedo Soares | November 7, 1945 | March 14, 1947 |
| 16 | Ademar Pereira de Barros | March 14, 1947 | January 31, 1951 |
| 17 | Lucas Nogueira Garcez | January 31, 1951 | January 31, 1955 |
| 18 | Jânio da Silva Quadros | January 31, 1955 | January 31, 1959 |
| 19 | Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto | January 31, 1959 | January 31, 1963 |
| 20 | Ademar Pereira de Barros | January 31, 1963 | June 6, 1966 |
| 21 | Laudo Natel | June 6, 1966 | January 31, 1967 |
| 22 | Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodré | January 31, 1967 | March 15, 1971 |
| 23 | Laudo Natel | March 15, 1971 | March 15, 1975 |
| 24 | Paulo Egídio Martins | March 15, 1975 | March 15, 1979 |
| 25 | Paulo Salim Maluf | March 15, 1979 | May 14, 1982 |
| 26 | José Maria Marin | May 14, 1982 | March 15, 1983 |
| 27 | André Franco Montoro André Franco Montoro André Franco Montoro was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was born in São Paulo as the son of André de Blois Montoro and Tomásia Alijostes. He was a senator and governor of São Paulo. He was a member of several parties, such as PDC, MDB, Party of Brazilian Democratic Movement and one of the... |
March 15, 1983 | March 15, 1987 |
| 28 | Orestes Quércia Orestes Quércia Orestes Quércia was a Brazilian politician. He was the 28th governor of São Paulo State.When young Orestes Quércia moved with his family from Pedregulho to Campinas, where he graduated in journalism... |
March 15, 1987 | March 15, 1991 |
| 29 | Luís Antônio Fleury Filho | March 15, 1991 | January 1, 1995 |
| 30 | Mário Covas Júnior | January 1, 1995 | January 1, 1999 |
| 31 | Mário Covas Júnior | January 1, 1999 | March 6, 2001 |
| 32 | Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho | March 6, 2001 | January 1, 2003 |
| 33 | Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho | January 1, 2003 | March 30, 2006 |
| 34 | Cláudio Salvador Lembo | March 30, 2006 | January 1, 2007 |
| 35 | José Serra José Serra José Serra is a Brazilian politician, former secretary of state, congressman, senator, minister of Planning and Minister of Health, mayor of São Paulo and Governor of São Paulo state.-Background:... |
January 1, 2007 | April 2, 2010 |
| 36 | Alberto Goldman Alberto Goldman Alberto Goldman is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was elected Vice-governor of São Paulo in 2006 with Governor José Serra. After Serra's resignation, to be able to run for the presidency of Brazil in the general elections of October 2010, Goldman became governor of São Paulo on 6 April... |
April 2, 2010 | January 1, 2011 |
| 37 | Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho | January 1, 2011 | incumbent |
| color | meaning |
| green | elected by direct suffrage |
| blue | elect by indirect suffrage or representing the Legislative Assembly |
| beige | designated by the central government |