Governor of Atlántico
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The Governor of the Department of Atlantico heads the executive branch of the government of the Colombian Department
of Atlántico
. He or she is the highest ranking official in the department and is elected by popular vote. The current governor is Eduardo Verano De la Rosa
, a Liberal
and businessman.
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Atlántico
Atlántico Department
Atlántico is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its south, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River...
. He or she is the highest ranking official in the department and is elected by popular vote. The current governor is Eduardo Verano De la Rosa
Eduardo Verano De la Rosa
Eduardo Ignacio Verano de la Rosa is a Colombian politician, businessman, and active member of the Colombian Liberal Party. On October 28, 2007 Verano was elected Governor of Atlántico Department.-Early years and education:...
, a Liberal
Colombian Liberal Party
The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After...
and businessman.
Governors
| Order | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego A De Castro | 1905 - 1906 |
| 2 | Alberto Osorio | 1906 - 1907 |
| 3 | José Francisco Insignares | 1907 - 1908 |
| 4 | Daniel Carbonell | 1909 - 1910 |
| 5 | Anastacio Del Río | 1910 - 1911 |
| 6 | Rafael María Palacio | 1913 - 1913 |
| 7 | Pablo J. Bustillo | 1913 - 1914 |
| 8 | Teodosio Goenaga | 1914 - 1915 |
| 9 | Federico Castro Rodríguez | 1918 |
| 10 | Gabriel Martínez Aparicio | 1919 - 1922 |
| 11 | Eparquio González | 1922 - 1928 |
| 12 | José Ulises Osorio | 1928 - 1930 |
| 13 | Alberto Pumarejo | 1930 - 1931 |
| 14 | Juan B. Fernández | 1931 - 1932 |
| 15 | Juan Pablo Manotas | 1932 - 1934 |
| 16 | Nicolás Llinás Vega | 1934 - 1935 |
| 17 | José María Blanco Núñez | 1935 - 1936 |
| 18 | Rafael Blanco De La Rosa | 1936 - 1938 |
| 19 | Juan Antonio Donado | 1938 - 1940 |
| 20 | Joaquín Ramón Lafaurie | 1940 - 1942 |
| 21 | Alejo Solano Manotas | 1948 - 1949 |
| 22 | Rafael Gerlein Y Villate | 1949 |
| 23 | Alfredo Carbonell | 1949 - 1950 |
| 24 | T. Quintero De Fex | 1950 - 1951 |
| 25 | Eduardo Carbonell | 1951 - 1952 |
| 26 | Próspero Carbonell | 1952 - 1953 |
| 27 | Marco A. Villamizar | 1953 - 1954 |
| 28 | Jacinto E. Márquez | 1954 - 1956 |
| 29 | Julio E. Cesar Canal | 1956 - 1957 |
| 30 | Fernando J. Restrepo | 1957 |
| 31 | Néstor Madrid Malo | 1957 - 1958 |
| 32 | Alcides De La Espriella | 1958 - 1959 |
| 33 | Eduardo Martínez Gómez | 1961 - 1962 |
| 34 | José Victor Dugand R. | 1962 - 1963 |
| 35 | Francisco Posada De La Peña | 1963 - 1965 |
| 36 | Ernesto Mccausland | 1965 - 1966 |
| 37 | Eduardo Marino | 1969 - 1970 |
| 38 | Eduardo González Martínez | 1970 |
| 39 | Álvaro Dugand Donado | 1970 - 1971 |
| 40 | Antonio Abello Roca | 1971 - 1973 |
| 41 | José Tcherassi Guzmán | 1973 - 1974 |
| 42 | Roberto Gerlein Echeverría Roberto Gerlein Echeverría Roberto Víctor Gerlein Echeverría is a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Conservative party politician, he is the longest serving and most senior Member of the Senate of Colombia having being first elected in 1974... |
1974 - 1975 |
| 43 | Rafael Maldonado De Castro | 1975 - 1976 |
| 44 | Blanca Franco de Castro | 1976 - 1978 |
| 45 | Pedro Martín Leyes Hernandez | 1978 - 1981 |
| 46 | Roberto Pacini Solano | 1981 - 1982 |
| 47 | Abel Francisco Carbonell | 1982 - 1984 |
| 48 | Fuad Ricardo Char Abdala Fuad Ricardo Char Abdala Fuad Ricardo Char Abdala is a Senator of Colombia serving his fifth term in Congress, albeit not all consecutively.-Family:... |
1984 - 1987 |
| 49 | Gerardo Certain | 1987 |
| 50 | Edgardo Sales Sales | 1987 - 1990 |
| 51 | Arturo Sarabia Better | 1990 - 1991 |
| 52 | Arnold Gómez Mendoza | 1991 |
| 53 | Gustavo Bell Lemus | 1992 - 1994 |
| 54 | Nelson Polo Hernández | 1995 - 1997 |
| 55 | Rodolfo Espinosa Meola | 1998 - 2000 |
| 56 | Ventura Díaz Mejía | 2000 - 2003 |
| 57 | Alejandro Char Chaljub Alejandro Char Chaljub Alejandro "Álex" Char Chaljub is the current Mayor of Barranquilla. A Civil Engineer and a politician with the Radical Change Party, he ran in 2000 for the Governorship of the Department of Atlántico, but initial ballot results gave victory to his contender Ventura Díaz Mejía... |
2003 - 2003 |
| 58 | Carlos Rodado Noriega Carlos Rodado Noriega Carlos Rodado Noriega is a Colombian engineer and politician. He served as the 28th and 9th Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia, first in the administration of President Julio César Turbay Ayala and again in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón... |
2004 - 2007 |
| 59 | Eduardo Verano De la Rosa Eduardo Verano De la Rosa Eduardo Ignacio Verano de la Rosa is a Colombian politician, businessman, and active member of the Colombian Liberal Party. On October 28, 2007 Verano was elected Governor of Atlántico Department.-Early years and education:... |
2008 - present |