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States of Venezuela since 1990
Note: The decentralization reforms of 1989 allowed the 20 state governors and the federal district (Caracas) mayor to be elected by popular vote for the first time in Dec 1989. The Constitution of 30 Dec 1999 confirmed the 1989 reforms in the now 23 states and created a Capital District with the same rank as the states, replacing the Federal District.
Party abbreviations: AD = Accion Democrática (Democratic
Action, social-democratic);
CN = Convergencia Nacional (National Convergence, est.1993);
COPEI = Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela (Social Christian
Party of Venezuela, christian-democratic); LCR = La Causa Radical
(The Radical Cause, socalist); MAS = Movimiento al Socialismo (Movement
Towards Socialism); MVR = Movimiento V República (Movement
for the Fifth Republic, authoritarian- leftist, Hugo Chávez personalist);
PPT = Patria Para Todos (Fatherland for All, left-wing, est.1997
split from CR); PV = Proyecto Venezuela (Project Venezuela); UNT
= Un Nuevo Tiempo (A New Era)
Amazonas
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Adopted 28 Feb 2002
9 Dec 1924
Amazonas Territory
23 Jul 1992
Amazonas State
Governors
1992
- 1995
Edgar Sayago Murillo
MAS
1995 - 2001
José Barnabe Gutiérrez
AD
2001 -
Liborio Guarulla
PPT
Anzoátegui
Adopted 19 May 1999
Governors
1989
- 1994
Ovidio González
COPEI
1994 - 1998
Dennis Balza Ron
AD
1998 - 2000
Alexis Rosas
MVR
2000 - 2004
David De Lima
MVR
2004 -
Tarek William Saab
(b. 1963)
MVR
Apure
Governors
1989
- 1992
José Gregorio Montilla (1st time)
AD
1992 - 1995
Marcelo Oquendo Rojo
AD
1995 - 1999
José Gregorio Montilla (2nd time)
AD
1999 - 2000
Jesús Aguilarte (1st time)
MVR
2000 - 2004
Luis Lippa
AD
2004 -
Jesús Aguilarte (2nd time)
MVR
Aragua
Adopted 20 Oct 2002
Governors
1989
- 1995
Carlos Tablante
MAS
1995 -
Didalco Bolívar Graterol
MAS;2004 MVR
Barinas
Adopted 10 Dec 1997
Governors
1989
- 1992
Rafael Rosales Peña (1st time)
AD
1992 - 1995
Gehard Cartay Ramierz
COPEI
1995 - 1998
Rafael Rosales Peña (2nd time)
AD
1998 -
Hugo de los Reyes Chávez
MVR
Bolívar
Adopted 10 Oct 2000
Governors
1989
- 1995
Andrés Velasquez
LCR
1995 - 2000
Jorge Carvajal
AD
2000 - 2004
Antonio Rojas Suárez
MVR
2004 -
Francisco Rangel
MVR
Carabobo
1995 - 12 Mar 2006 |
Adopted 12 Mar 2006 |
Governors
1988 - 1989
Luis Tomás Izaguirre
1989
Pablo González
1989 - 1995
Henrique Salas Römer
COPEI
1995 - 2004
Enrique Fernando Salas Feo
PV
2004 -
Luís Felipe Acosta Carlez
MVR
Cojedes
Adopted 3 Apr 1997
Governors
1989
- 1992
José Gerardo Lozada
AD
1992 - 1995
José Felipe Machado
COPEI
1995 - 2000
José Galindez
AD
2000 -
Jhonny Yáñez Rangel
MVR
Delta Amacuro
Adopted 14 Oct 2004
1901
Delta Amacuro Federal Territory
8 Mar 1991
Delta Amacuro State
Governors
1992
- 1994
Emeri Mata Millan (1st time)
COPEI
1994 - 1995
Armando Salazar
MAS
1995 - 2000
Emeri Mata Millan (2nd time)
AD;1998 COPEI
2000 -
Yelitza Santaella (f)
MAS;2004 Migente
Distrito Capital Caracas
Adopted 1994
5
Aug 1909
Distrito Federal
30 Dec 1999 Distrito Capital
Mayors of Metropolitan Caracas
1989
- 1993
Claudio Eloy Fermín Maldonado (b.
1950)
AD
1993
- 1996
Aristóbulo Istúriz
LCR
1996 - 2000
Antonio Ledezma
AD
2000 - 2004
Alfredo Peña
(b. 1944)
MVR
2004 -
Juan Alejandro Barreto Cipriani (b. 1959)
MVR
Falcón
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Adopted 4 Aug 2006Governors
1989
- 1995
Aldo Cermeño
COPEI
1995 - 2000
José Curiel
COPEI
2000 -
Jesús Montilla
MVR
Federal Dependencies
22 May 1928
Federal Dependencies (72 Caribbean islands not part
of any state) created with the mayor of Caracas as governor.
30 Dec 1999
Administration of the Federal Dependencies transferred to
the federal Ministry of Justice.
Governors
22 May 1928 - 30 Dec 1999 the mayors of Caracas
30 Dec 1999 -
the federal Ministers of Justice
Guárico
Govenors
1989
- 1990
Alberto Díaz Heredia
AD
1990
Rafael Tobias Delgado
AD
1990 - 1992
Modesto Freites Piñate
AD
1992 - 1995
José A. Malave Risso
COPEI
1995 - 1998
Rafael Emilio Silveira
AD
1998 -
Eduardo Manuitt Carpio
MVR;2004 PPT
Lara
Adopted 8 Dec 2000
Governors
1987
- 1996
José Mariano Navarro
AD
1996 - 2000
Orlando Fernández Medina
MAS
2000 -
Luis Reyes Reyes
MVR
Mérida
Adopted 5 Nov 1996
Governors
1989
- 1995
Jesús Rondón Nucete
COPEI
1995 - 2000
William Dávila Barrios
AD
2000 -
Florencio Porras
MVR
Miranda
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Governors
1989
- 1995
Arnaldo Arocha Vargas
COPEI
1995 - 2004
Enrique Mendoza D'Ascoli
COPEI
2004 -
Diosdado Cabello Rondón
(b. 1963)
MVR
Monagas
Adopted 2002
Governors
1989
- 1995
Guillermo Call (1st time)
AD
1995 - 1999
Luis Eduardo Martínez
AD
1999 - 2000
Miguel Gómez
MAS
2000 - 2004
Guillermo Call (2nd time)
AD
2004 -
José Gregorio "El Gato" Briceño
MVR
Nueva Esparta
Adopted 7 Aug 1998
Governors
1989
– 1995
Morel Rodríguez Avila (1st time)
AD
1995 - 1999
Rafael Tovar
(d. 1999)
COPEI
1999 - 2000
Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (f)
(b. 1961)
MVR
2000
Juan Abraham
2000 - 2004
Alexis Navarro Rojas
MVR
2004 -
Morel Rodríguez Avila (2nd time)
AD
Portuguesa
Adopted 1981
Governors
1989
- 1995
Elias D'Onghia Colaprico
AD
1995 - 2000
Iván Colmenares
MAS
2000 -
Antonia Muños (f)
MVR
Sucre
Adopted 24 Nov 1965 and 3 Feb 1996
Governors
1989
- 1992
Eduardo Morales Gil
AD
1992 - 1998
Ramón Martínez (1st time)
MAS
1998 - 2000
Eloy Gil
AD
2000 -
Ramón Martínez (2nd time)
MAS;2004 MVR
Táchira
Adopted 12 Oct 1997
Governors
1989
Jorge E. Romero
1989 - 1995
José Francisco Ron Sandoval
AD
1995 - 1998
Ricardo Méndez Moreno
AD
1998 - 2000
Sergio Omar Calderón
COPEI
2000 -
Roland Blanco La Cruz
(b. 1959)
MVR
Trujillo
Adopted 18 Nov 1994
Governors
1989
– 1995
José Méndez Quijada
AD
1995 - 2000
Luis González
AD
2000 -
Gilmer Viloria
MVR
Vargas
Adopted 1997
22 Apr 1998
Vargas Territory
31 Dec 1998
Vargas State
Governors
1998
- 2000
Mario Laya Camacho
MAS
2000 -
Antonio Rodríguez San Juan
(b. 1957)
MVR
Yaracuy
Adopted 19 Mar 2000
Governors
1989
– 1995
Nelson Suárez Montiel
COPEI
1995 - 2004
Eduardo Lapi
CN
2004 -
Carlos Eduardo Giménez Colmenares (b. 1959)
MVR
Zulia
Adopted 23 Jan 1991
Governors
1985
- 1989
Omar Barboza Gutierrez
AD
1989 - 1990
Ismael Ordaz González
AD
1990 – 1993
Osvaldo Álvarez Paz
COPEI
1993 – 1996
Lolita Aniyar de Castro (f)
MAS
1996 - 2000
Francisco Javier Arias Cárdenas (b. 1950)
LCR
1998 - 1999
Giovanny Villalobos
(acting for Cárdenas)
1999 - 2000
Germán Valero Chacón
(acting for Cárdenas)
2000 -
Manuel Rosales
(b. 1952)
UNT
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