List of governors of Minas Gerais

As of 2007, the number of governors of Minas Gerais, Brazil, since the Proclamation of the Republic on November 15, 1889, reached 50. Until 1930 the governors were called presidents. The current governor is Romeu Zema (NOVO).

Governor of the State of Minas Gerais
Governador do Estado de Minas Gerais
Standard of the governor
Incumbent Romeu Zema since 1 January 2019
Style	Mr. Governor or even simply Governor (informal) Most Excellent Mr. Governor (formal) His Excellency (alternative formal, diplomatic)
Status	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Palácio das Mangabeiras (official)
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	1989 State Constitution
Precursor	President of the Province of Minas Gerais (until 1891) President of the State of Minas Gerais (until 1946)
Inaugural holder	Antônio Olinto
Formation	15 June 1891 (1891-06-15)
Deputy	Vice Governor
Salary	Net R$ 7,881.28 (US$ 1462)
Website	www.mg.gov.br

Governors in the republican period (1889–present)

  Representatives elected by direct vote

  Representatives who took office for being deputy governors

  Representatives elected by indirect vote

  Representatives appointed directly by the central government in times of political and social upheaval and military dictatorship

Governor	Party	Start date	End date
First Brazilian Republic (1889-1930)
Antônio Olinto	PRM	November 17, 1889	November 24, 1889
Cesário Alvim	PRM	November 25, 1889	February 10, 1890
João Pinheiro da Silva	PRM	February 11, 1890	July 20, 1890
Domingos José da Rocha	PRM	July 20, 1890	July 23, 1890
Bias Fortes	PRM	July 23, 1890	August 5, 1890
Domingos José da Rocha	PRM	August 5, 1890	August 13, 1890
Bias Fortes	PRM	August 13, 1890	October 3, 1890
Domingos José da Rocha	PRM	October 3, 1890	December 27, 1890
Bias Fortes	PRM	December 27, 1890	December 28, 1890
Frederico Augusto Álvares da Silva	PRM	December 28, 1890	January 6, 1891
Bias Fortes	PRM	January 6, 1891	February 12, 1891
Frederico Augusto Álvares da Silva	PRM	February 12, 1891	March 18, 1891
Antônio Augusto de Lima	PRM	March 18, 1891	June 16, 1891
Cesário Alvim	PRM	June 16, 1891	February 9, 1892
Eduardo Ernesto da Gama Cerqueira	PRM	February 9, 1892	July 13, 1892
Afonso Pena	PRM	July 14, 1892	September 7, 1894
Bias Fortes	PRM	September 7, 1894	September 7, 1898
Silviano Brandão	PRM	September 7, 1898	February 21, 1902
Joaquim Cândido da Costa Sena	PRM	February 21, 1902	September 7, 1902
Francisco Salles	PRM	September 7, 1902	September 7, 1906
João Pinheiro da Silva	PRM	September 7, 1906	October 25, 1908
Júlio Bueno Brandão	PRM	October 27, 1908	April 3, 1909
Venceslau Brás	PRM	April 3, 1909	September 7, 1910
Júlio Bueno Brandão	PRM	September 7, 1910	September 7, 1914
Delfim Moreira	PRM	September 7, 1914	September 7, 1918
Artur Bernardes	PRM	September 7, 1918	September 7, 1922
Raul Soares	PRM	September 7, 1922	August 4, 1924
Olegário Maciel	PRM	August 4, 1924	December 21, 1924
Fernando de Mello Viana	PRM	December 21, 1924	September 7, 1926
Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada	PRM	September 7, 1926	September 7, 1930
Second and Third Brazilian Republics (1930-1945)
Olegário Maciel	PSN	September 7, 1930	September 5, 1933
Gustavo Capanema	PP	September 5, 1933	December 15, 1933
Benedito Valadares	AL	December 15, 1933	November 4, 1945
Fourth Brazilian Republic (1945-1964)
Nísio Batista	—	November 4, 1945	February 3, 1946
João Beraldo	PP	February 3, 1946	August 14, 1946
Júlio Ferreira de Carvalho	AL	August 14, 1946	November 16, 1946
Noraldino Lima	AL	November 17, 1946	December 20, 1946
Alcides Lins	PP	December 21, 1946	March 19, 1947
Milton Campos	UDN	March 19, 1947	January 31, 1951
Juscelino Kubitschek	PSD	January 31, 1951	March 31, 1955
Clóvis Salgado	PSD	March 31, 1955	January 31, 1956
José Bias Fortes	PSD	January 31, 1956	January 31, 1961
Magalhães Pinto	UDN	January 31, 1961	January 31, 1966
Military Dictatorship (1964-1985)
Israel Pinheiro	PSD	January 31, 1966	March 15, 1971
Rondon Pacheco	ARENA	March 15, 1971	March 15, 1975
Aureliano Chaves	ARENA	March 15, 1975	July 5, 1978
Ozanam Coelho	ARENA	July 5, 1978	March 15, 1979
Francelino Pereira	PDS	March 15, 1979	March 15, 1983
Tancredo Neves	PMDB	March 15, 1983	August 14, 1984
New Republic (1985–present)
Hélio Garcia	PMDB	August 14, 1984	March 15, 1987
Newton Cardoso	PMDB	March 15, 1987	March 15, 1991
Hélio Garcia	PRS PTB	March 15, 1991	January 1, 1995
Eduardo Azeredo	PSDB	January 1, 1995	January 1, 1999
Itamar Franco	PMDB	January 1, 1999	January 1, 2003
Aécio Neves	PSDB	January 1, 2003	March 31, 2010
Antônio Anastasia	PSDB	March 31, 2010	April 4, 2014
Alberto Coelho	PP	April 4, 2014	December 31, 2014
Fernando Pimentel	PT	January 1, 2015	December 31, 2018
Romeu Zema	NOVO	January 1, 2019	present