List of governors of Mérida

This is a list of governors of the Venezuelan Mérida State:

Until 1989, they were appointed by the president of Venezuela. Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections.

Designated

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Date Name Party
1942–1944 Tulio Chiossone Villamizar Independiente
1947–1948 Antonio Parra León Acción Democrática
1948 – 1953? José Barrios Mora Copei
1953–1958 Vicente Tálamo Pacheco Dictadura militar
1959–1960 Carlos Febres Poveda Copei
1960–1962 Pedro Espinosa Viloria Acción Democrática
1962–1964 Luciano Noguera Mora Copei
1964–1965 José Nucete Sardi Acción Democrática
1965–1967 Edilberto Moreno Peña Acción Democrática
1967 Ramón Augusto Obando Acción Democrática
1967–1968 Gustavo López Acción Democrática
1968 Jesús Moreno Rangel Acción Democrática
1969–1973 Germán Briceño Ferrigni Copei
1973–1974 Bernardo Celis Parra Copei
1974–1979 Rigoberto Henríquez Vera Acción Democrática
1979–1980 Reinaldo Chalbaud Zerpa Copei
1981–1982 Edecio La Riva Araujo Copei
1983–1984 Germán Monzón Salas Copei
1984–1986 William Dávila Acción Democrática
1986–1987 Carlos Consalvi Bottaro Acción Democrática
1987 Ramón Vicente Casanova Acción Democrática
1988–1989 Orlando Gutiérrez Acción Democrática
1989 Alexis Paparoni Acción Democrática

Elected governors

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Took office Left office Governor Vote
1989 1992 Jesús Rondón Nucete [es], COPEI 48.00
1992 1995 Jesús Rondón Nucete [es], COPEI 48.46
1995 1998 William Dávila Barrios, Democratic Action 45.12
1998 2000 William Dávila Barrios, Democratic Action 41.59
2000 2004 Florencio Porras, MVR 48.47
2004 2008 Florencio Porras, MVR 60.75
2008 2012 Marcos Díaz Orellana, PSUV 52.08
2012 2017 Alexis Ramírez, PSUV 50.23
2017 2021 Ramón Guevara, Democratic Action 50.82

See also

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References

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