Governor of La Rioja Province
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|incumbent = Ricardo Quintela
|incumbentsince = 11 December 2019
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The Governor of La Rioja ({{langx|es|Gobernador de la Provincia de La Rioja}}) is a citizen of La Rioja Province in Argentina holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of La Rioja is Ricardo Quintela, since 11 December 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.elindependiente.com.ar/pagina.php?id=227731|work=El Independiente|title=Quintela concluyó su mandato como diputado y se prepara para asumir como gobernador|date=24 November 2019|access-date=1 January 2021|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/rioja-impuso-frente-ricardo-quintela-supero-45-votos_0_smpxNtbL.html|work=Clarín|title=En La Rioja se impuso el Frente de Todos: Ricardo Quintela superó el 45% de los votos|date=27 October 2019|access-date=1 January 2021|language=es}}
Governors since 1983
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!scope="col" colspan="2"|Governor !scope="col"|Term in office !scope="col"|Party !scope="col"|Election !scope="col"|Vice Governor |
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| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Menem, Carlos Saúl"|75px | rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| ! rowspan="2" scope="row"|Carlos Saúl Menem | rowspan="2" | {{dts|10 December 1983}} | rowspan="2" | PJ |1983 | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Cavero, Alberto"|Alberto Cavero |
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| rowspan="2" | 1987 |
| data-sort-value="Cavero, Alberto"|75px
|style="background:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| ! scope="row"|Alberto Cavero |{{dts|8 July 1989}} |PJ |rowspan="3" | Vacant |
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|data-sort-value="De la Vega, Agustín"|75px |style="background:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| ! scope="row"|Agustín de la Vega |{{dts|15 November 1989}} |PJ | rowspan="2" {{N/A}} |
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| data-sort-value="Beder Herrera, Luis"|75px | style="background:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| ! scope="row"|Luis Beder Herrera | {{dts|4 July 1991}} | PJ |
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| data-sort-value="Arnaudo, Bernabé"|75px | style="background:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| ! scope="row"|Bernabé Arnaudo | {{dts|10 December 1991}} | PJ | 1991 |data-sort-value="Beder Herrera, Luis"|Luis Beder Herrera |
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|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Maza, Ángel"|75px |rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| ! rowspan="3" scope="row"|Ángel Maza | rowspan="3" | {{dts|10 December 1995}} | rowspan="3" | PJ | 1995 |data-sort-value="Asís, Miguel Ángel"|Miguel Ángel Asís |
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| 1999 | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Beder Herrera, Luis"|Luis Beder Herrera |
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| rowspan="2" | 2003 |
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| rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Beder Herrera, Luis"|75px | rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| ! rowspan="3" scope="row"|Luis Beder Herrera | rowspan="3" | {{dts|12 April 2007}} | rowspan="3" | PJ | Vacant |
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| 2007 | data-sort-value="Luna, Teresita"|Teresita Luna |
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| 2011 | data-sort-value="Casas, Sergio"|Sergio Casas |
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| data-sort-value="Casas, Sergio"|75px | style="background:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| ! scope="row"|Sergio Casas | {{dts|10 December 2015}} | PJ | 2015 |data-sort-value="Bosetti, Néstor"|Néstor Bosetti |
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| data-sort-value="Quintela, Ricardo"|75px | style="background:{{party color|Justicialist Party}};"| ! scope="row"|Ricardo Quintela | {{dts|10 December 2019}} | PJ | 2019 |data-sort-value="Bosetti, Néstor"|Florencia López |
See also
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