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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 previous Federal District.
Party abbreviations: ABP = Alianza Bravo Pueblo (Fearless People's Alliance, est.2000, anti-Chavez); AD = Accion Democrática (Democratic
Action, social-democratic); CD = Democratic Convergence; 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, socialist); MPJ = Movimiento Primero Justicia (Justice First Movement, center-left, est.1992); PODEMOS = Por la Democracia Social (For Social Democracy, democratic socialist, est.2003); PCV = Partido Comunista de Venezuela (Communist Party of Venezuela); PPT = Patria Para Todos (Fatherland for All, socialist, est.1997
split from CR); PSUV
= Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (United Socialist Party of Venezuela,
est.Oct 2007 merger of pro-Chavez leftist parties incl. MVR); PV = Proyecto Venezuela (Project Venezuela, christian-democratic); UNT
= Un Nuevo Tiempo (A New Era, center-left);
- Former parties: CD = Convergencia (Democratic Convergence, split from COPEI); MIGATO
= Movimiento Independiente Ganamos Todos (Everybody Wins Independent Movement,
Monogas state, José Gregorio Briceño personalist, 1997-2007
merged it PSUV); MVR = Movimiento V República (Movement
for the Fifth Republic, authoritarian- leftist, Hugo Chávez personalist, from 2007 PSUV)
Amazonas
![[Amazonas State (Venezuela)]](ve-z.gif)
Adopted 28 Feb 2002
9 Dec 1924
Amazonas Federal Territory
23 Jul 1992
Amazonas State
Governors
1992 - 1995
Edgar Sayago Murillo
MAS
1995 - 2001
José Bernabé
Gutiérrez
AD
2001 -
Liborio Guarulla Garrido (b. 1954)
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 Eugenio de Lima
Salas
MVR
Nov 2004 -
Tarek Willians Saab Halabi
(b. 1962)
MVR;2007 PSUV
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 Gámez (1st time) (b. 1958) MVR
2000
- 2004
Luis Lippa
AD
Nov 2004 -
Jesús Aguilarte Gámez (2nd time) (s.a.)
MVR/PSUV
Aragua
Adopted 20 Oct 2002
Governors
1989
- 23 Jan 1996 Carlos
Tablante
(b. 1954) MAS
23 Jan 1996 - 1 Dec 2008 Didalco Bolívar Graterol
(b. 1955) MAS;2004 MVR
1 Dec 2008 - Rafael Eduardo Isea Romero (b. 1968) PSUV
Barinas
Adopted 10 Dec 1997
Governors
1989
- 1992
Rafael Rosales Peña (1st time) (b. 1939)
AD
1992 - 1995
Gehard Cartay Ramíerz
(b. 1950)
COPEI
1995 - 1998
Rafael Rosales Peña (2nd time) (s.a.)
AD
1998 - 2 Dec 2008
Hugo de los Reyes Chávez
(b. 1933)
MVR;2007 PSUV
2 Dec 2008 - Adán Coromoto Chávez Frías (b. 1953)
PSUV
Bolívar
Adopted 10 Oct 2000
Governors
1989
- 1995
Andrés Velasquez
(b. 1953)
LCR
1995 - 2000
Jorge Carvajal Morales
(b. 1956)
AD
2000
- 2004
Antonio Rojas Suárez
MVR
2004 -
Francisco José Rangel Gómez (b. 1953)
MVR;2007 PSUV
Carabobo
1995 - 12 Mar 2006 |
Adopted 12 Mar 2006 |
Governors
1989 - 1995
Henrique Salas Römer
(b. 1936) COPEI
1995
- 2004
Henrique Fernando Salas Feo
PV
(1st time)
2004 - 4 Dec 2008
Luís Felipe Acosta Carlez
(b. 1957)
MVR;2007 PSUV
4 Dec 2008 - Henrique
Fernando Salas Feo PV
(2nd time)
Cojedes
Adopted 3 Apr 1997
Governors
1989
- 1992
José Gerardo Lozada
AD
1992 - 1995
José Felipe Machado
COPEI
1995 - 2000 Alberto Galíndez
AD
2000 - 28 Nov 2008
Jhonny Yáñez Rangel
(b. 1961) MVR;2007 PSUV
28 Nov 2008 - Teodoro Bolívar Caballero (b. 1960) PSUV
Delta Amacuro
Adopted 14 Oct 2004
1901
Delta Amacuro Federal Territory
8 Mar 1991
Delta Amacuro State
Governors
1992
Sarkis Nemer
1992
- 1994
Emery Mata Millán
(1st time)
COPEI
1994 - 1995
Armando Salazar
MAS
1995 - 2000
Emery Mata Millán
(2nd time)
AD;1998 COPEI
2000 - 15 Dec 2008
Yelitza Santaella Hernandez (f)
MAS;2004 MVR
15 Dec 2008 -
Lizeta Hernández Abchi (f)
(b. 1967) PSUV
Distrito Capital
![[Caracas - Capital District (Venezuela)]](ve-a.jpg)
Adopted 1994
29 Feb 1864 Distrito Federal de Venezuela
22 Apr 1998
After separation
of Vargas municipality to form Vargas state,
the Distrito Federal comprises only Caracas municipality.
8 Mar 2000
Distrito Federal replaced by Distrito Capital with the
Distrito Metropolitano de Caracas, which is subordinated to
the mayors of the Libertador municipality.
13 Apr 2009 District government restored.
Governors of Distrito Federal
2
Feb 1989 - Jan 1992 Virgilio Ávila Vivas
(b. 1941)
AD
Jan 1992 - May 1993 Antonio José Ledezma Díaz (b. 1955)
AD
May 1993 - 1994 César Rodríguez
1994 - 1996 Asdrúbal Aguiar Aranguren (b. 1949) CD
1996 - 1998 Abdón
Vivas Terán
COPEI
1998 - 2 Feb 1999 Moisés
Orozco
Non-party
2 Feb 1999 - 2000 Hernán Grüber
Odremán
(b. 1940)
MVR
Mayors of Metropolitan Caracas
30
Jul 2000 - 31 Oct 2004 Alfredo Peña
(b. 1944)
MVR
31 Oct 2004 - 26 Nov 2008 Juan Alejandro
Barreto Cipriani (b. 1959)
MVR;2007 PSUV
26 Nov 2008 - Antonio José Ledezma Díaz
(s.a.)
ABP
Mayors of Libertador de Caracas
1996 - 2000 Antonio José Ledezma Díaz (s.a.)
2000 - 30 Nov 2008 Freddy Bernal
(b. 1962)
MVR;2007 PSUV
30
Nov 2008 -
Jorge Rodríguez
(b. 1965) PSUV
Chief of government of Distrito Capital
16 Apr 2009
-
Jacqueline Faría (f)
PSUV
Falcón
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Adopted 4 Aug 2006Governors
1989
- 1995
Aldo Cermeño Garrido
COPEI
1995 - 2000
José Curiel
(b. 1937)
COPEI
2000 - 28 Nov 2008
Jesús Montilla
(b. 1961) MVR;2007 PSUV
28 Nov 2008 -
Stella Lugo de Montilla (f)
(b. 1965) PSUV
Federal Dependencies
20 Jul 1938
Federal Dependencies (72 Caribbean islands not part
of any state) created.
30 Dec 1999
Administration of the Federal Dependencies transferred to
the federal Ministry of Justice.
Administrators
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 Antonio Malavé Risso
(b. 1942)
COPEI
1995
- 1998
Rafael Emilio Silveira
AD
1998 - 8 Dec 2008
Eduardo Manuitt Carpio
MVR;2004 PPT
8 Dec 2008 - Willian Rafael Lara
(b. 1959) PSUV
Lara
Adopted 8 Dec 2000
Governors
1987
- 1996
José Mariano Navarro
AD
1996 - 2000
Orlando Fernández Medina
MAS
2000 - 13 Dec 2008
Luis Reyes Reyes
MVR;2007 PSUV
13 Dec 2008 - Henri José Falcón Fuentes
(b. 1961) PSUV
Mérida
Adopted 5 Nov 1996
Governors
1989
- 1995
Jesús Rondón Nucete
COPEI
1995 - 2000
William Dávila Barrios
AD
2000 - 12 Dec 2008
Florencio Porras
MVR;2007 PSUV
12 Dec 2008 - Marcos Díaz Orellana (b. 1960) PSUV
Miranda
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Governors
1989
- 1995
Arnaldo Arocha Vargas
COPEI
1995 - 2004
Enrique Mendoza D'Ascoli
(b. 1945) COPEI
2004 - 29 Nov 2008
Diosdado Cabello Rondón
(b. 1963) MVR;2007 PSUV
29 Nov 2008 - Henrique Capriles Radonski (b.
1972) MPJ
Monagas
Adopted 2002
Governors
1989 - 1995
Guillermo Call (1st time)
(b. 1940)
AD
1995
- 2000
Luis Eduardo Martínez
AD
2000
Miguel Gómez (acting)
MAS
2000 - 2004
Guillermo Call (2nd time)
(s.a.)
AD
2004 -
José Gregorio "el Gato" Briceño (b. 1965)
MIGATO:2007 PSUV
Nueva Esparta
Adopted 7 Aug 1998
Governors
1989
– 1995
Morel Rodríguez Ávila
(1st time)
AD
1995 - 11 Jan 1999
Rafael Tovar
(b. 1928 - d. 1999) COPEI
1999 - 2000
Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (f)
(b. 1961)
MVR
2000
Eustacio Aguilera (acting)
PCV
2000 - 2004
Alexis Navarro Rojas
MVR
2004 -
Morel Rodríguez Ávila (2nd time)
AD
Portuguesa
Adopted 1981
Governors
1989
- 1995
Elias D'Onghia Colaprico
AD
1995 - 2000
Iván Colmenares
MAS
2000 - 4 Dec 2008
Antonia Muños (f)
MVR;2007 PSUV
4 Dec 2008 -
Wilmar Castro Soteldo (b. 1956) PSUV
Sucre
Adopted 24 Nov 1965 and 3 Feb 1996
Governors
1989
- 1992
Eduardo Morales Gil
AD
1992 - 1998
Ramón Martínez (1st time)
(b. 1968) MAS
1998
- 2000
Eloy Gil
(b. 1947) AD
2000 - 3 Dec 2008 Ramón Martínez (2nd
time)
(s.a.) MAS;2004 MVR
3 Dec 2008 -
Enrique José Maestre (b. 1968)
PSUV
Táchira
Adopted 12 Oct 1997
Governors
1989
- 1995
José Francisco Ron Sandoval
AD
1995 - 1998
Ricardo Méndez Moreno
AD
1998 - 2000
Sergio Omar Calderón
(b. 1949) COPEI
2000 - 7 Jan 2009
Roland Blanco La Cruz
(b. 1959)
MVR;2007 PSUV
7 Jan 2009 - César Pérez Vivas
COPEI
Trujillo
Adopted 18 Nov 1994
Governors
1989
– 1995
José Méndez Quijada
AD
1995 - 2000
Luis González
AD
2000 - 2 Dec 2008
Gilmer Enrique Viloria
(b. 1945)
MVR;2007 PSUV
2 Dec 2008 - Hugo Cesar Cabezas Bracamonte
(b. 1972) PSUV
Vargas
Adopted 1997
22 Apr 1998
Vargas Territory, created from part of Distrito Federal.
31 Dec 1998
Vargas State
Governors
1998
- 2000
Alfredo Laya
MAS
2000 - 28 Nov 2008
Antonio Rodríguez San Juan
(b. 1957) MVR;2007 PSUV
28 Nov 2008 - Jorge García Carneiro
(b. 1952)
PSUV
Yaracuy
Adopted 19 Mar 2000
Governors
1989
– 1995
Nelson Suárez Montiel
COPEI
1995 - 2004
Eduardo Lapi García
CN
2004 - 14 Jun 2008
Carlos Eduardo Giménez Colmenares (b. 1959)
PODEMOS
14 Jun 2008 - 4 Dec 2008 Álex Sánchez
PSUV
4 Dec 2008 -
Julio Cesar León Heredia (b. 1966)
PSUV
Zulia
Adopted 23 Jan 1991
Governors
1989 – 1993
Osvaldo Álvarez Paz
(b. 1943)
COPEI
1993 – 1996
Lolita Aniyar de Castro (f) (b.
1937) 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)
30 Jul 2000 -
1 Dec 2008 Manuel Rosales
(b. 1952)
UNT
1 Dec 2008 - Pablo Martín Pérez Álvarez (b. 1969) UNT
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