List of Venezuela governors

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Governors in Venezuela are in charge of the government and administration of each state. A governor must be a Venezuelan over the age of 25 who is not a member of the clergy. The governor can be elected for a term of four years by a majority vote. The governor can be re-elected to an additional term only immediately and only once.

Governors give a yearly public accounting to the State Comptroller for their office, and submit a report on the same to the Legislative Council and the Public Policy Planning and Coordination Council.

In each state exists a Public Policy Planning and Coordination Council, chaired by the governor with members from the mayors, the state directors of the various ministries and representatives of the legislators elected by the State to the National Assembly, as well as representatives from the Legislative Council, the municipal councils and organized communities, including native communities where they exist.

List by state

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!State

!Executive

! colspan="2" |Office holder

!Party

!Last election

!Next election

!Map

Amazonas

File:Flag of Amazonas Indigenous State.svg

|Governor of Amazonas

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Miguel Leonardo Rodríguez

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Amazonas in Venezuela.svg
Anzoategui

Image:Flag of Anzoátegui State.svg

|Governor of Anzoátegui

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Luis José Marcano

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Anzoategui in Venezuela.svg
Apure

Image:Flag of Apure State.svg

|Governor of Apure

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Eduardo Piñate

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Apure in Venezuela.svg
Aragua

Image:Flag of Aragua State.svg

|Governor of Aragua

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Karina Carpio Bejarano

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Aragua in Venezuela.svg
Barinas

Image:Flag of Barinas State.svg

|Governor of Barinas

|style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Action (Venezuela)}}" |

|Sergio Garrido

|Democratic Action

|2021

|2025

Image:Barinas in Venezuela.svg
Bolivar

Image:Flag of Bolívar State.svg

|Governor of Bolívar

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Ángel Bautista Marcano

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Bolivar in Venezuela.svg
Carabobo

Image:Flag_of_Carabobo_State.svg

|Governor of Carabobo

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Rafael Lacava

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Carabobo in Venezuela.svg
Cojedes

Image:Flag of Cojedes State.svg

|Governor of Cojedes

|style="background-color:{{party color|Justice First}}" |

|José Alberto Galindez

|Justice First

|2021

|2025

Image:Cojedes in Venezuela.svg
Delta Amacuro

Image:Flag_of_Delta_Amacuro_State.svg

|Governor of Delta Amacuro

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Lizeta Hernández Abchi

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Delta Amacuro in Venezuela.svg
Falcon

Image:Flag of Falcón.svg

|Governor of Falcón

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Víctor José Clark

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Falcon in Venezuela.svg
Guarico

File:Flag of Guárico.svg

|Governor of Guárico

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|José Manuel Vásquez

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Guarico in Venezuela.svg
Lara

Image:Flag of Lara State.svg

|Governor of Lara

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Adolfo Pereira Antique

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Lara in Venezuela.svg
Mérida

Image:Flag of Mérida State.svg

|Governor of Mérida

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Yeisón Guzmán

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Merida in Venezuela.svg
Miranda

Image:Flag of Miranda state.svg

|Governor of Miranda

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Héctor Rodríguez

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Miranda in Venezuela.svg
Monagas

Image:Flag of Monagas State.png

|Governor of Monagas

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Ernesto Luna

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Monagas in Venezuela.svg
Nueva Esparta

Image:Flag of Nueva Esparta.svg

|Governor of Nueva Esparta

|style="background-color:{{party color|Neighborhood Force}}" |

|Morel Rodríguez

|Neighborhood Force

|2021

|2025

Image:Nueva Esparta in Venezuela.svg
Portuguesa

Image:Flag of Portuguesa.svg

|Governor of Portuguesa

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Antonio Cedeño

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Portuguesa in Venezuela.svg
Sucre

Image:Flag_of_Sucre_State.svg

|Governor of Sucre

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Gilberto Pinto

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Sucre in Venezuela.svg
Tachira

Image:Flag_of_Táchira.svg

|Governor of Táchira

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Freddy Bernal

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Tachira in Venezuela.svg
Trujillo

Image:Flag_of_Trujillo_State.svg

|Governor of Trujillo

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Gerardo Márquez

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Trujillo in Venezuela.svg
Vargas

Image:Flag of Vargas State.svg

|Governor of Vargas

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|José Alejandro Terán

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Vargas in Venezuela.svg
Yaracuy

Image:Flag of Yaracuy State.svg

|Governor of Yaracuy

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Julio León Heredia

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

|2021

|2025

Image:Yaracuy in Venezuela.svg
Zulia

Image:Flag of Zulia State.svg

|Governor of Zulia

|style="background-color:{{party color|A New Era}}" |

|Manuel Rosales

|A New Era

|2021

|2025

Image:Zulia in Venezuela.svg
Distrito Capital

Image:Flag of Caracas.svg

|Head of the Government

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Nahum Fernández

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

| colspan="3" |By appointment

Territorio Insular Miranda

Image:Federal_dependencies_of_Venezuela's_Flag.svg

|Head of the Government

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Eladio Jimémez Rattia

|United Socialist Party of Venezuela

| colspan="3" |By appointment

Other authorities

{{Politics of Venezuela}}

=Mayors of Metropolitan District of Caracas=

The Metropolitan District was created in 1999 and abolished in 2017. See also List of governors of Federal District of Venezuela.

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! Took office

! Left office

! colspan="2" |Mayor

! Vote

2000

| 2004

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

| Alfredo Peña, MVR

| 64.80

2004

| 2008

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

| Juan Barreto, MVR

| 60.33

2008

| 2015

|style="background-color:grey" |

| Antonio Ledezma, ABP

| 52.42

2015

| 2017

|style="background-color:grey" |

| Helen Fernández, ABP

| Replacement after Ledezma was arrested.

2017

| 2017

|style="background-color:yellow" |

| Alí Mansour Landaeta, PJ

| Last mayor

= Heads of Government of the Distrito Capital =

The head of government of the Capital District was created in 2009. The head is appointed by the president of Venezuela.

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! Took office

! Left office

! colspan="2" |Head

14 April 2009

| 13 October 2014

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

| Jacqueline Faría, PSUV

13 October 2014

| 26 May 2015

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

| Ernesto Villegas, PSUV

26 May 2015

| 6 January 2016

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

| Juan Carlos Dugarte, PSUV

6 January 2016

| 29 January 2017

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

| Daniel Aponte, PSUV

29 January 2017

| 21 June 2017

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

| Carolina Cestari, PSUV

21 June 2017

| 5 January 2018

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

| Antonio Benavides Torres, PSUV

5 January 2018

| 29 January 2020

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

| Carolina Cestari, PSUV

29 January 2020

|13 August 2020

|style="background-color:{{party color|United Socialist Party of Venezuela}}" |

|Darío Vivas, PSUV