Governor of Buenos Aires Province

Governor of Buenos Aires Province
Governor of Buenos Aires Province
	Coat of arms of the Buenos Aires Province
	Incumbent; Axel Kicillof; since December 11, 2019
Style	Señor/a Gobernador/a
Residence	Residencia del Gobernador, La Plata
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Miguel de Azcuénaga
Formation	1812
Deputy	Vice Governor
Website	https://www.gba.gob.ar/

The Governor of Buenos Aires Province (Spanish: Gobernador de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) is a citizen of the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of Buenos Aires Province is Axel Kicillof since December 11, 2019.

Casa de Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

Requirements

To be able to be elected governor, the person must be an Argentine citizen and must have been born in Argentina, or be the child of an Argentine citizen if born in a foreign country.[1] The citizen must also be at least 30 years old,[1] and have at least 5 uninterrupted years of residence in the province if not natural from it. The term lasts 4 years, with the chance of a single reelection.

List of officeholders

Governor-intendant

Period	Governor
January 13, 1812 – February 10, 1813	Miguel de Azcuénaga (interim)
February 14, 1813 – April 16, 1815	Antonio González Balcarce
April 16, 1815 – May 19, 1815	Buenos Aires Cabildo (interim)
May 19, 1815 – June 8, 1818	Manuel Luis de Oliden
June 8, 1818 – Julio 30, 1818	José Rondeau
July 30, 1818 – November 12, 1818	Juan Ramón Balcarce
November 13, 1818 – March 16, 1819	Eustaquio Díaz Vélez (interim)
March 17, 1819 – February 9, 1820	Juan Ramón Balcarce
February 9, 1820 – February 11, 1820	Matías de Irigoyen

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Argentine Confederation

Governors managing international relations of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Argentine Confederation (de facto Heads of State).

Period	Governor	Portrait
February 11, 1820 – February 18, 1820	Matías de Irigoyen (interim)
February 18, 1820 – March 6, 1820	Manuel de Sarratea (interim)
March 6, 1820 – March 11, 1820	Juan Ramón González Balcarce (interim)
March 11, 1820 – May 2, 1820	Manuel de Sarratea
May 2, 1820 – June 20, 1820	Ildefonso Ramos Mexía
June 20, 1820 – June 23, 1820	Buenos Aires Cabildo (interim)
June 23, 1820 – June 29, 1820	Miguel Estanislao Soler (interim)
June 29, 1820 – September 20, 1820	Manuel Dorrego (interim)
September 20, 1820 – April 2, 1824	Martín Rodríguez
April 2, 1824 — March 7, 1826	Juan Gregorio de Las Heras
March 7, 1826 — August 17, 1827	No provincial authorities during the short existence of an official presidency
August 17, 1827 — December 1, 1828	Manuel Dorrego
December 1, 1828 — June 26, 1829	Juan Galo Lavalle (de facto)
June 26, 1829 — December 6, 1829	Juan José Viamonte (interim)
December 6, 1829 — December 5, 1832	Juan Manuel de Rosas
December 17, 1832 — November 4, 1833	Juan Ramón González Balcarce
November 4, 1833 — June 27, 1834	Juan José Viamonte
June 27, 1834 — March 7, 1835	Manuel Vicente Maza (interim)
March 7, 1835 — February 3, 1852	Juan Manuel de Rosas
February 3, 1852 — July 26, 1852	Vicente López y Planes (interim)

Argentine Confederation

Governors without national power during the Argentine Confederation.

Period	Governor	Portrait
July 26, 1852 — September 4, 1852	Justo José de Urquiza (provisional, at the same time Head of State as Provisional Director)
September 4, 1852 — September 11, 1852	José Miguel Galán (interim)

State of Buenos Aires (independent from Argentina)

Period	Governor	Portrait
September 11, 1852 — October 31, 1852	Manuel Guillermo Pinto (interim)
October 31, 1852 — December 7, 1852	Valentín Alsina
December 7, 1852 — June 28, 1853	Manuel Guillermo Pinto (interim)
June 28, 1853 — July 24, 1853	Junta de Representantes
July 24, 1853 — May 27, 1854	Pastor Obligado (provisional)
May 27, 1854 – December 21, 1858	Pastor Obligado (constitutional)
December 21, 1858 – November 8, 1859	Valentín Alsina
November 8, 1859 – May 3, 1860	Felipe Llavallol (interim)
May 3, 1860 – December 12, 1861	Bartolomé Mitre

List of provincial governors before the enactment of the Sáenz Peña Law (1862–1914)

	Term in office	Party	Notes	Vice Governor
Vicente Cazón	11 October 1862 – 15 October 1862	Independent	Interim administration.	Vacant
Mariano Saavedra	15 October 1862 – 1 May 1866	Independent
Adolfo Alsina	1 May 1866 – 10 October 1868	Autonomist
Emilio Castro	10 October 1868 – 3 May 1872
Mariano Acosta	3 May 1872 – 12 September 1874		Resigned office.
Álvaro Barros	12 September 1874 – 1 May 1875	Independent	Interim administration.
Carlos Casares	1 May 1875 – 1 May 1878	PAN		Luis Sáenz Peña
Carlos Tejedor	1 May 1878 – 1 July 1880	Independent	Resigned after the 1880 Uprising.	José María Moreno
José María Moreno	1 July 1880 – 18 July 1880		Assumed office upon Tejedor's resignation.	Vacant
José María Bustillo	18 July 1880 – 11 October 1880		Federal interventor appointed by Nicolás Avellaneda
Juan José Romero	11 October 1880 – 1 May 1881		Federal interventor appointed by Nicolás Avellaneda
Dardo Rocha	1 May 1881 – 1 May 1884	PAN		Adolfo Gonzales Chaves
Carlos Alfredo D'Amico	1 May 1884 – 1 May 1887	Independent		Matías Cardoso
Máximo Paz	1 May 1887 – 1 May 1890	PAN		Claudio Stegmann
Julio A. Costa	1 May 1890 – 8 August 1893	PAN		Víctor del Carril
Juan Carlos Belgrano	8 August 1893 – 18 August 1893	UCR	Governor during the 1893 Uprising.	Vacant
Eduardo Olivera	18 August 1893 – 21 September 1893	PAN	Federal interventor appointed by Luis Sáenz Peña
Lucio Vicente López	21 September 1893 – 1 May 1894	PAN	Federal interventor appointed by Luis Sáenz Peña
Guillermo Udaondo	1 May 1894 – 1 May 1898	UCN		José Inocencio Arias
Bernardo de Irigoyen	1 May 1898 – 1 May 1902	UCR		Alfredo Demarchi
Marcelino Ugarte	1 May 1902 – 1 May 1906	PAN		Adolfo Saldías
Ignacio Darío Irigoyen	1 May 1906 – 1 May 1910	PAN		Ezequiel de la Serna
José Inocencio Arias	1 May 1910 – 12 September 1912	Independent		Faustino de Lezica
Ezequiel de la Serna	12 September 1912 – 15 March 1913	PAN	Assumed office upon Arias's death.	Vacant
Eduardo Arana	15 March 1913 – 2 July 1913		Provincial Senate president. Assumed office upon de la Serna's death.	Vacant
Juan Manuel Ortiz de Rosas	2 July 1913 – 1 September 1913			Luis García
Luis García	1 September 1913 – 1 May 1914		Assumed office upon Ortiz de Rosas's death.	Vacant

List of governors since the enactment of the Sáenz Peña Law (1914–present)

	Term in office	Party	Election	Vice Governor
Marcelino Ugarte	1 May 1914 – 25 April 1917	PAN	1913	Vicente Peralta Alvear
José Luis Cantilo	25 April 1917 – 1 May 1918	UCR	Federal interventor appointed by Hipólito Yrigoyen	Vacant
José Camilo Crotto	1 May 1918 – 20 May 1921		1918	Luis Monteverde
Luis Monteverde	20 May 1921 – 1 May 1922		1918	Vacant
José Luis Cantilo	1 May 1922 – 1 May 1926		1922	Pedro Solanet
Valentin Vergara	1 May 1926 – 1 May 1930		1925	Victoriano de Ortúzar
Nereo Crovetto	1 May 1930 – 11 September 1930		1929	Juan Garralda
Carlos Meyer Pellegrini (de facto)	11 September 1930 – 31 December 1930	—	De facto federal interventor	Vacant
Clodomiro Zavalía (de facto)	31 December 1930 – 19 January 1931	—	De facto federal interventor
Carlos Meyer Pellegrini (de facto)	19 January 1931 – 4 May 1931	—	De facto federal interventor
Mariano Vedia (de facto)	4 May 1931 – 12 May 1931	—	De facto federal interventor
Manuel Ramón Alvarado (de facto)	12 May 1931 – 2 October 1931	—	De facto federal interventor
Raymundo Meabe (de facto)	2 October 1931 – 18 February 1932	PLC	De facto federal interventor
Honorio Pueyrredón	Never took office	UCR	April 1931	Mario Guido
Federico Martínez de Hoz	15 March 1935 – 20 January 1936	PDN	November 1931	Raúl Díaz
Raúl Díaz	15 March 1935 – 20 January 1936		November 1931	Vacant
Edgardo J. Míguez	20 January 1936 – 18 February 1936		—
Raúl Díaz	18 February 1936 – 7 March 1940		—
Manuel Fresco	18 February 1936 – 7 March 1940		1935	Aurelio Amodeo
Alberto Barceló	Never took office		1940	Edgardo J. Míguez
Luis Cassinelli	7 March 1940 – 13 March 1940	—	National commissioner appointed by Ramón Castillo	Vacant
Octavio R. Amadeo	13 March 1940 – 27 May 1940	—	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
Carlos Herrera	27 May 1940 – 4 June 1940	—	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
Octavio R. Amadeo	4 June 1940 – 1 February 1941	—	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
Eduardo T. López	1 February 1941 – 10 February 1941	—	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
Eleazar Videla	10 February 1941 – 1 September 1941	—	National commissioner appointed by Ramón Castillo
Enrique Rottjer	1 September 1941 – 13 September 1941	—	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
Dimas González Gowland	13 September 1941 – 7 January 1942	—	National commissioner appointed by Ramón Castillo
Rodolfo Moreno	7 January 1942 – 12 June 1943	PDN	1941	Edgardo J. Míguez
Edgardo J. Míguez	13 April 1943 – 12 June 1943	PDN	1941	Vacant
Oscar Cazalas (de facto)	12 June 1943 – 17 June 1943	—	De facto federal interventor
Armando Verdaguer (de facto)	17 June 1943 – 22 December 1943	—	De facto federal interventor
Faustino J. Legón (de facto)	22 December 1943 – 5 January 1944	—	De facto federal interventor
Julio O. Ojea (de facto)	5 January 1944 – 5 May 1944	—	De facto federal interventor
Luis García Mata (de facto)	5 May 1944 – 19 July 1944	—	De facto federal interventor
Juan Carlos Sanguinetti (de facto)	19 July 1944 – 27 December 1944	—	De facto federal interventor
Roberto M. Vanetta (de facto)	27 December 1944 – 12 January 1945	—	De facto federal interventor
Juan Atilio Bramuglia (de facto)	12 January 1945 – 19 September 1945	—	De facto federal interventor
Ramón del Río (de facto)	19 September 1945 – 28 September 1945	—	De facto federal interventor
Alberto H. Reales (de facto)	28 September 1945 – 17 October 1945	—	De facto federal interventor
Francisco Sáenz Kelly (de facto)	17 October 1945 – 29 October 1945	—	De facto federal interventor
Ramón Albariño (de facto)	29 October 1945 – 22 January 1946	—	De facto federal interventor
Juan Enrique Coronas (de facto)	22 January 1946 – 24 January 1946	—	De facto federal interventor
Francisco Sáenz Kelly (de facto)	24 January 1946 – 16 May 1946	—	De facto federal interventor
Domingo Mercante	16 May 1946 – 4 June 1952	Labour	1946	Juan Bautista Machado
Domingo Mercante	16 May 1946 – 4 June 1952	Peronist	1950	José Luis Passerini
Carlos Aloé	4 June 1952 – 25 September 1955	Peronist	1951	Carlos Antonio Díaz
Arturo Ossorio Arana (de facto)	25 September 1955 – 10 November 1955	—	De facto federal interventor	Vacant
Juan María Mathet (de facto)	10 November 1955 – 15 November 1956	—	De facto federal interventor
Emilio A. Bonnecarrére (de facto)	15 November 1956 – 2 May 1958	—	De facto federal interventor
Oscar Alende	2 May 1958 – 19 May 1962	UCRI	1958	Arturo Crosetti
Andrés Framini	Never took office	Popular Union	1962	Francisco Anglada
Guillermo Salas Martínez	20 March 1962 – 13 April 1962	—	Federal interventor appointed by Arturo Frondizi
Jorge Bermúdez Emparanza	20 March 1962 – 13 April 1962	UCR	Federal interventor appointed by Arturo Frondizi
Roberto Etchepareborda (de facto)	13 April 1962 – 1 June 1962	—	De facto national commissioner
Ceferino Merbilhaa (de facto)	1 June 1962 – 24 October 1962	—	De facto national commissioner
Félix Trigo Viera (de facto)	24 October 1962 – 24 April 1963	—	De facto national commissioner
Francisco A. Imaz (de facto)	24 April 1963 – 12 October 1963	—	De facto national commissioner
Anselmo Marini	12 October 1963 – 28 June 1966	UCR	1963	Ricardo Lavalle
Jorge Von Stecher (de facto)	28 June 1966 – 5 July 1966	—	De facto federal interventor	Vacant
Francisco A. Imaz (de facto)	5 July 1966 – 16 June 1969	—	De facto federal interventor
Saturnino Llorente (de facto)	16 June 1969 – 10 June 1970	—	De facto federal interventor
Horacio Rivara (de facto)	10 June 1970 – 8 September 1971	—	De facto federal interventor
Miguel Moragues (de facto)	8 September 1971 – 25 May 1973	—	De facto federal interventor
Oscar Bidegain	25 May 1973 – 24 January 1974	Justicialist	1973	Victorio Calabró
Victorio Calabró	24 January 1974 – 24 March 1976	Justicialist	1973	Vacant
Adolfo Sigwald (de facto)	24 March 1976 – 7 April 1976	—	De facto federal interventor
Ibérico Saint-Jean (de facto)	7 April 1976 – 29 March 1981	—	De facto federal interventor
Oscar Bartolomé Gallino (de facto)	29 March 1981 – 14 January 1982	—	De facto federal interventor
Jorge Aguado (de facto)	14 January 1982 – 10 December 1983	—	De facto federal interventor
Alejandro Armendáriz	10 December 1983 – 10 December 1987	UCR	1983	Elva Roulet
Antonio Cafiero	10 December 1987 – 10 December 1991	Justicialist (FR)	1987	Luis María Macaya
Eduardo Duhalde	10 December 1991 – 10 December 1999	Justicialist	1991	Rafael Romá
Eduardo Duhalde	10 December 1991 – 10 December 1999		1995	Rafael Romá
Carlos Ruckauf	10 December 1999 – 3 January 2002		1999	Felipe Solá
Felipe Solá	3 January 2002 – 10 December 2007		1999	Vacant
Felipe Solá	3 January 2002 – 10 December 2007		2003	Graciela Giannettasio
Daniel Scioli	10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015		2007	Alberto Balestrini
Daniel Scioli	10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015		2011	Gabriel Mariotto
María Eugenia Vidal	10 December 2015 – 11 December 2019	PRO (Cambiemos)	2015	Daniel Salvador
Axel Kicillof	11 December 2019 – Incumbent	Independent (FDT)	2019	Verónica Magario

References

Constitución de la Provincia de Buenos Aires Archived 2012-06-28 at archive.today - Art- 121 (in Spanish)

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[Cons-1] Constitución de la Provincia de Buenos Aires Archived 2012-06-28 at archive.today - Art- 121 (in Spanish)