Governor of Mendoza Province

Governor of Mendoza Province
Governor of Mendoza Province
	Provincial coat of Arms
Style	Governor
Status	Head of the local government;
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Inaugural holder	José Moldes
Formation	1810

The Constitution (1916) of Mendoza Province, Argentina, states that the executive power of the province will be led by a citizen chosen as a governor by the people for a four-year term, and not allowed to be re-elected for the immediately following term.

Before it was constituted as a province in 1920, Mendoza Province was known as the Province of Cuyo. Before 1813, it was part of Córdoba Province. The office of governor came into existence when the independent province was created.

Since that time Mendoza Province has had almost a hundred governors, as well as other types of officials in charge of the executive power.

The office of the Governor of Mendoza is on the 4th floor of the Government House building, inside the Civic Center of the City of Mendoza. The Civic Center is a park with administrative buildings of the executive and judicial powers and the Mendoza Province Federal Court.

The office of the governor is commonly known as The Seat of San Martín, since José de San Martín was one of the first governors of the province. This was the only executive office that San Martín ever held in the history of Argentina.

List of governors

Before the Sáenz Peña Law (1820–1914)

Governor	Term	Political Party	Notes
José Clemente Benegas	17 January – February 1820
Pedro José Campos	February – March 1820
José Clemente Benegas	March – 29 July 1820
Tomás Godoy Cruz	29 July 1820 – 7 May 1822
Pedro Molina	7 May 1822 – 29 April 1824
Juan Agustín Maza	29 – 30 April 1824
Triumvirate of the Province of Mendoza [es]	30 April – 7 May 1824
Pedro Molina	7 May – 4 June 1824
José Albino Gutiérrez	4 – 8 June 1824
Juan Lavalle	8 June – 4 July 1824
Juan de Dios Correas	4 July 1824 – 8 November 1826
Juan Rege Corvalán	8 November 1826 – 10 August 1829
Rudecindo Alvarado	10 August – 18 August 1829
José Vicente Gil de Acosta Moyano y Silva	18 August – 23 Setiembre 1829		Provincial, National Deputy and Minister of Government
Juan Rege Corvalán	23 September 1829 – 8 April 1830
Tomás Godoy Cruz	8 – 30 April 1830
José Videla Castillo	30 April 1830 – 5 April 1831
Manuel Lemos	5 April – 25 December 1831
Pedro Nolasco Ortiz	25 December 1831 – 4 August 1832
Pedro Molina	4 August 1832 – 20 March 1838
Justo Correas	20 March 1838 – 4 November 1840
Pedro Molina	4 November – 15 November 1840
Justo Correas	15 November 1840 – 16 May 1841
Juan Isidro Maza	16 May – 2 September 1841
José María Reina	2 – 5 September 1841
Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid	5 September – 24 November 1841
José Félix Aldao	24 November 1841 – 19 January 1845
Celedonio de la Cuesta	19 January – 10 February 1845
Pedro Pascual Segura	10 February 1845 – 4 April 1847
Alejo Mallea	4 April 1847 – 3 March 1852
Pedro Pascual Segura	3 March 1852 – 22 February 1856
Juan Cornelio Moyano	22 February 1856 – 25 March 1859		He was the first to hold the position according to the Provincial Constitution.
Federico Maza	25 March – 16 April 1859
Pascual Echagüe	16 April – 23 August 1859
Laureano Nazar	23 August 1859 – 16 December 1861		Resigned.
Juan de Dios Videla	16 December 1861 – 2 January 1862		Deposed by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and fled to Chile.
Hilario Correas	2 January 1862
Lino Almandoz	March – 29 July 1820
Luis Molina	2 January 1862 – 25 September 1863		Died in office.
Domingo Bombal	25 September – 7 November 1863
Carlos González	7 November 1863 – 1 November 1866
Melitón Arroyo	1 – 11 November 1866
Carlos Juan Rodríguez	11 November 1866 – 11 April 1867
Melitón Arroyo	11 April – 11 July 1867
Ezequiel García	11 July – 16 October 1867
Nicolás Villanueva	16 October 1867 – 16 October 1870
Arístides Villanueva	16 October 1870 – 16 October 1873
Francisco Civit	16 October 1873 – 29 October 1874
Eliseo Marenco	29 October – 8 November 1874
Francisco Civit	8 November 1874 – 16 October 1876
Joaquín Villanueva	16 October 1876 – 24 December 1877
Julio Gutiérrez	24 December 1877 – 15 February 1878
Elías Villanueva	15 February 1878 – 15 February 1881
José Miguel Segura	15 February 1881 – 15 February 1884
Rufino Ortega	15 February 1884 – 15 February 1887	National Autonomist Party
Tiburcio Benegas	15 February 1887 – 6 January 1889	National Autonomist Party
Manuel J. Bermejo	6 January – early 1889	National Autonomist Party
Manuel Derqui	early 1889 – mid-1889	National Autonomist Party
Tiburcio Benegas	mid-1889 – 9 June 1889	National Autonomist Party
Jacinto Álvarez	9 June 1889 – mid-1889	National Autonomist Party
Deoclecio García	mid-1889 – end of 1889	National Autonomist Party
Domingo Bombal	end of 1889 – 10 June 1890	National Autonomist Party
Oseas Guiñazú	10 June 1890 – 15 October 1891	National Autonomist Party	Resigned.
Pedro N. Ortiz	15 October 1891 – 25 January 1892	National Autonomist Party
Francisco Uriburu	25 January – 21 February 1892	National Autonomist Party
Deoclecio García	21 February – 6 August 1892	National Autonomist Party	Died in office.
Pedro Anzorena	6 August 1892 – 31 December 1894	National Autonomist Party	Resigned.
Jacinto Álvarez	31 December 1894 – mid-1895	National Autonomist Party
Tiburcio Benegas	mid – end of 1895	National Autonomist Party
Francisco Moyano	end of 1895 – 1898	National Autonomist Party
Emilio Civit	1898	National Autonomist Party	Resigned.
Jacinto Álvarez	1898 – 1901	National Autonomist Party
Elías Villanueva	1901 – 1904	National Autonomist Party
Carlos Galigniana Segura	1904 – 1905	National Autonomist Party	Deposed after the Argentine Revolution of 1905.
José Néstor Lencinas	1905	UCR Lencinista [es]	De Facto Revolutionary Intervention
Carlos Galigniana Segura	1905 – 1907	National Autonomist Party	Resumed his term.
Emilio Civit	1907 – 6 March 1910	National Autonomist Party
Rufino Ortega Ozamis	6 March 1910 – 6 March 1914	National Autonomist Party

After the Sáenz Peña Law (1914–Present)

Federal controller appointed by a democratic government.

Federal controller appointed by a de facto government .

Governor	Term start	Term end		Election	Notes
Francisco S. Álvarez	6 March 1914	6 March 1918	La Liga Cívica	1913 [es]
José Néstor Lencinas	6 March 1918	17 February 1919	UCR Lencinista [es]	1918 [es]
Tomás de Veyga	17 February 1919	12 April 1919	UCR	—	Federal controller (Hipólito Yrigoyen)
Perfecto Araya	12 April 1919	25 July 1919	UCR	—	Federal controller (Hipólito Yrigoyen)
José Néstor Lencinas	25 July 1919	20 January 1920	UCR Lencinista [es]	1918 [es]	Retook office after federal intervention. Died in office.
Ricardo Báez	20 January 1920	3 September 1920	UCR Lencinista [es]	—	Provisional President of the Senate of Mendoza [es]; took office after the death of José Néstor Lencinas.
Eudoro Vargas Gómez	3 September 1920	4 February 1922	UCR	—	Federal controller (Hipólito Yrigoyen)
Carlos Washington Lencinas	4 February 1922	9 October 1924	UCR Lencinista [es]	1922 [es]
Enrique Mosca	9 October 1924	6 February 1926	UCRA [es]	—	Federal controller (Marcelo T. de Alvear)
Alejandro Orfila	6 February 1926	4 December 1928	UCR Lencinista [es]	1926 [es]
Carlos A. Borzani	4 December 1928	7 September 1930	UCR	—	Federal controller (Hipólito Yrigoyen)
Ergasto Saforcada	7 September 1930	25 September 1930	—	—	De facto federal controller (1930 Argentine coup d'état)
José María Rosa	25 September 1930	18 February 1932	—	—	De facto federal controller (1930 Argentine coup d'état)
Ricardo Videla	18 February 1932	18 February 1935	PD	1931 [es]
Guillermo G. Cano	18 February 1935	18 February 1938	PD	1935 [es]
Rodolfo Corominas Segura	18 February 1938	18 February 1941	PD	1938 [es]
Adolfo Vicchi	18 February 1941	4 June 1943	PD	1941 [es]
Humberto Sosa Molina	4 June 1943	11 June 1943	—	—	De facto federal controller (1943 Argentine coup d'état)
Luis Elías Villanueva	11 June 1943	21 December 1943	—	—	De facto federal controller (1943 Argentine coup d'état)
Aristóbulo Vargas Belmonte	21 December 1943	4 June 1946	—	—	De facto federal controller (1943 Argentine coup d'état)
Faustino Picallo	4 June 1946	12 March 1949	UCR-JR [es]	1946 [es]
Blas Brisoli	12 March 1949	4 June 1952	PP	1948 [es]
Carlos Horacio Evans	4 June 1952	18 September 1955	PP	1951 [es]
Roberto Nazar	18 September 1955	13 December 1955	—	—	De facto federal controller (Revolución Libertadora)
Héctor Ladvocat	13 December 1955	7 May 1956	—	—	De facto federal controller (Revolución Libertadora)
Isidoro Busquets	9 May 1956	1 May 1958	UCR	—	De facto federal controller (Revolución Libertadora)
Ernesto Ueltschi	1 May 1958	1 May 1961	UCRI	1958 [es]
Francisco Gabrielli	1 May 1961	23 April 1962	PD	1961 [es]
Carlos Armanini	23 April 1962^[1]	5 June 1962	—	—	De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)
Joaquín S. Guevara Civit	5 June 1962^[2]	6 February 1963	—	—	De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)
Ricardo Alberto Parola	6 February 1963	9 February 1963	—	—	De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)
Augusto Lavalle Cobo	9 February 1963	9 April 1963	—	—	De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)
Horacio Pietrapera	9 April 1963	27 April 1963	—	—	De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)
Sergio Moretti	27 April 1963	12 October 1963	—	—	De facto federal controller (1962 Argentine coup d'état)
Francisco Gabrielli	12 October 1963	28 June 1966	PD	1963 [es]
Emilio Jofré	Elected but did not assume power		PD	1966 [es]
Tomás José Caballero	28 June 1966^[3]	22 July 1966	—	—	De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)
José Eugenio Blanco	22 July 1966^[4]	8 June 1970	—	—	De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)
Francisco Gabrielli	8 June 1970	4 April 1972	PD	—	De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)
Luis Carlos Gómez Centurión	4 April 1972	14 April 1972	—	—	De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)
Félix Gibbs	14 April 1972	22 March 1973	PD	—	De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)
Ramón Genaro Díaz Bessone	22 March 1973	25 May 1973	—	—	De facto federal controller (Argentine Revolution)
Alberto Martínez Baca	25 May 1973	6 June 1974	PJ	1973 [es]	Dismissed from office due to impeachment.
Carlos Mendoza	6 June 1974	13 August 1974	PJ	1973 [es]	Lieutenant Governor, assumed office after the removal of Alberto Martínez Baca.
Antonio Cafiero	13 August 1974	7 May 1975^[5]	PJ	—	Federal controller (Isabel Perón)
Luis María Rodríguez	7 May 1975^[6]	3 November 1975^[7]	PJ	—	Federal controller (Isabel Perón)
Pedro León Lucero	3 November 1975	24 March 1976	PJ	—	Federal controller (Isabel Perón)
Tamer Yapur	24 March 1976^[8]	7 April 1976	—	—	De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)
Jorge Sixto Fernández	7 April 1976^[9]	15 February 1980	—	—	De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)
Rolando Ghisani	15 February 1980	20 January 1982	—	—	De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)
Bonifacio Cejuela	20 January 1982	25 February 1983	PD	—	De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)
Eliseo Vidart Villanueva	25 February 1983	10 December 1983	PD	—	De facto federal controller (National Reorganization Process)
Santiago Llaver	10 December 1983	10 December 1987	UCR	1983 [es]
José Octavio Bordón	10 December 1987	10 December 1991	PJ	1987 [es]
Rodolfo Gabrielli	10 December 1991	10 December 1995	PJ	1991 [es]
Arturo Lafalla	10 December 1995	10 December 1999	PJ	1995 [es]
Roberto Iglesias	10 December 1999	10 December 2003	UCR	1999 [es]
Julio Cobos	10 December 2003	10 December 2007	UCR	2003 [es]
Celso Jaque	10 December 2007	10 December 2011	PJ	2007 [es]
Francisco Pérez	10 December 2011	10 December 2015	PJ	2011 [es]
Alfredo Cornejo	10 December 2015	10 December 2019	UCR	2015 [es]
Rodolfo Suárez	10 December 2019	9 December 2023	UCR	2019 [es]
Alfredo Cornejo	9 December 2023	Incumbent	UCR	2023 [es]	First person to be elected governor for a second term.^[10]