List of Governors of Minas Gerais
Encyclopedia
, the number of governors of the state of Minas Gerais
since the proclamation of Republic in 1889 reaches 50. Until 1930 the governors were called president of states. The current governor is Antônio Anastasia
(PSDB).
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
since the proclamation of Republic in 1889 reaches 50. Until 1930 the governors were called president of states. The current governor is Antônio Anastasia
Antônio Anastasia
Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, the current governor of the state of Minas Gerais. Elected vice-governor of Aécio Neves in 2006, Anastasia became governor when Neves resigned to run for the Senate in March 2010...
(PSDB).
| Antônio Olinto dos Santos Pires Antônio Olinto dos Santos Pires Antônio Olinto dos Santos Pires was the first president of the state of Minas Gerais. He served as president from November 17, 1889 to November 24, 1889.... |
November 17, 1889 | November 24, 1889 |
|---|---|---|
| José Cesário de Faria Alvim José Cesário de Faria Alvim José Cesário de Faria Alvim was a Brazilian Governor of Minas Gerais.... |
November 25, 1889 | February 10, 1890 |
| João Pinheiro da Silva | February 11, 1890 | July 20, 1890 |
| Domingos José da Rocha | July 20, 1890 | July 23, 1890 |
| Chispim Jacques Bias Fortes | July 24, 1890 | February 11, 1891 |
| Frederico Augusto Álvares da Silva | February 12, 1891 | March 17, 1891 |
| Antônio Augusto de Lima | March 18, 1891 | June 16, 1891 |
| Eduardo Ernesto da Gama Cerqueira | June 16, 1891 | June 18, 1891 |
| José Cesário Faria Alvim | June 18, 1891 | February 10, 1892 |
| Eduardo Ernesto da Gama Cerqueira | February 10, 1892 | July 14, 1892 |
| Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena was a Brazilian politician, and president between 1906 and 1909. Before his political career, Pena was a lawyer, jurist and member of the Brazilian Supreme Court.... |
July 14, 1892 | September 7, 1894 |
| Chrispim Jacques Bias Fortes | September 7, 1894 | September 7, 1898 |
| Francisco Silviano de Almeida Brandão | September 7, 1898 | January 21, 1902 |
| João Cândido da Costa Sena | January 21, 1902 | September 7, 1902 |
| Francisco Antônio de Salles | September 7, 1902 | September 7, 1906 |
| João Pinheiro da Silva | September 7, 1906 | October 25, 1908 |
| Júlio Bueno Brandão | October 27, 1908 | April 3, 1909 |
| Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes was a Brazilian politician. Brás was born in Brasópolis , Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. He declared war... |
April 3, 1909 | September 7, 1910 |
| Júlio Bueno Brandão | September 7, 1910 | September 7, 1914 |
| Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro Delfim Moreira Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro was a Brazilian politician. He was born in Minas Gerais state, and was elected vice-president in 1918. He assumed the presidency on November 15, 1918, due to the illness and death of former and now elect president Rodrigues Alves. However, Moreira suffered from... |
September 7, 1914 | September 7, 1918 |
| Artur da Silva Bernardes Artur da Silva Bernardes Artur da Silva Bernardes was a Brazilian politician in the early 20th century. Born in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, he was elected governor of Minas Gerais in 1918. In 1922, he was elected president of Brazil and served until 1926. Facing a military rebellion, Bernardes ruled under a state of siege... |
September 7, 1918 | September 7, 1922 |
| Raul Soares de Moura | September 7, 1922 | August 4, 1924 |
| Olegário Dias Maciel | August 4, 1924 | December 21, 1924 |
| Fernando de Mello Viana | December 21, 1924 | September 7, 1926 |
| Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada | September 7, 1926 | September 7, 1930 |
| Olegário Dias Maciel | September 7, 1930 | September 5, 1933 |
| Gustavo Capanema Filho | September 5, 1933 | December 15, 1933 |
| Benedito Valadares Ribeiro | December 15, 1933 | November 4, 1945 |
| Nísio Batista de Oliveira | November 4, 1945 | February 3, 1946 |
| João Tavares Corrêa Beraldo | February 3, 1946 | August 14, 1946 |
| Júlio Ferreira de Carvalho | August 14, 1946 | November 16, 1946 |
| Noraldino Lima | November 16, 1946 | December 20, 1946 |
| Alcides Lins | December 20, 1946 | March 19, 1947 |
| Milton Soares Campos | March 19, 1947 | January 31, 1951 |
| Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira , known also by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician of gypsy Czech origin who was President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. He was born in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, and died in 1976... |
January 31, 1951 | March 31, 1955 |
| Clóvis Salgado da Gama | March 31, 1955 | January 31, 1956 |
| José Francisco Bias Fortes | January 31, 1956 | January 31, 1961 |
| José de Magalhães Pinto | January 31, 1961 | January 31, 1966 |
| Israel Pinheiro da Silva Israel Pinheiro da Silva Israel Pinheiro da Silva was a Brazilian politician and engineer.He was born in Serro, state of Minas Gerais.Pinheiro da Silva was a friend of President Juscelino Kubitschek and was nominated by him the engineer chief of the construction of Brasília, which took place between 1956 and 1960... |
January 31, 1966 | March 15, 1971 |
| Rondon Pacheco | March 15, 1971 | March 15, 1975 |
| Antônio Aureliano Chaves de Mendonça Aureliano Chaves Aureliano Chaves was a Brazilian politician.Born in Três Pontas, state of Minas Gerais, he was a Representative of this state in the Chamber of Deputies in 1967 from the ARENA party. He was selected as the governor of Minas Gerais state from 1975 to 1978 and was elected vice-president in 1979... |
March 15, 1975 | July 5, 1978 |
| Levindo Ozanan Coelho | July 5, 1978 | March 15, 1979 |
| Francelino Pereira dos Santos | March 15, 1979 | March 15, 1983 |
| Tancredo de Almeida Neves | March 15, 1983 | August 14, 1984 |
| Hélio Carvalho Garcia | August 14, 1984 | March 15, 1987 |
| Newton Cardoso | March 15, 1987 | March 15, 1991 |
| Hélio Carvalho Garcia | March 15, 1991 | January 1, 1995 |
| Eduardo Brandão Azeredo | January 1, 1995 | January 1, 1999 |
| Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco Itamar Franco Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco was a Brazilian politician and the President of Brazil from December 29, 1992, to January 1, 1995. During his long political career, Franco was also a Senator, Mayor, Ambassador, Governor and Vice President... |
January 1, 1999 | January 1, 2003 |
| Aécio Neves da Cunha Aécio Neves Aécio Neves da Cunha is a Brazilian economist and politician; he was the Governor of Minas Gerais from 2003 to 2010 and is currently a member of the Brazilian Federal Senate. Born in Belo Horizonte, on March 10, 1960, he is the youngest governor in the state's history... |
January 1, 2003 | March 31, 2010 |
| Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia Antônio Anastasia Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, the current governor of the state of Minas Gerais. Elected vice-governor of Aécio Neves in 2006, Anastasia became governor when Neves resigned to run for the Senate in March 2010... |
March 31, 2010 |