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[]

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	(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)[]

Governor			Term in office	Party	Notes	Vice Governor
			11 October 1862 – 15 October 1862	Independent	Interim administration.	Vacant
			15 October 1862 – 1 May 1866	Independent
		Adolfo Alsina	1 May 1866 – 10 October 1868	Autonomist
		Emilio Castro	10 October 1868 – 3 May 1872	Autonomist
		Mariano Acosta	3 May 1872 – 12 September 1874	Autonomist	Resigned office.
			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	Independent	Assumed office upon Tejedor's resignation.	Vacant
		José María Bustillo	18 July 1880 – 11 October 1880	Independent	Federal interventor appointed by Nicolás Avellaneda
			11 October 1880 – 1 May 1881	Independent	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
		Máximo Paz	1 May 1887 – 1 May 1890	PAN
			1 May 1890 – 8 August 1893	PAN
			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
			21 September 1893 – 1 May 1894	PAN	Federal interventor appointed by Luis Sáenz Peña
			1 May 1894 – 1 May 1898	UCN
		Bernardo de Irigoyen	1 May 1898 – 1 May 1902	UCR		Alfredo Demarchi
		Marcelino Ugarte	1 May 1902 – 1 May 1906	PAN		Adolfo Saldías
			1 May 1906 – 1 May 1910	PAN
			1 May 1910 – 12 September 1912	Independent
			12 September 1912 – 15 March 1913	PAN	Assumed office upon Arias's death.	Vacant
			15 March 1913 – 2 July 1913	PAN	Provincial Senate president. Assumed office upon de la Serna's death.	Vacant
			2 July 1913 – 1 September 1913	PAN
			1 September 1913 – 1 May 1914	PAN	Assumed office upon Ortiz de Rosas's death.	Vacant

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

Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Vice Governor
		Marcelino Ugarte	1 May 1914 – 25 April 1917	PAN	1913
			25 April 1917 – 1 May 1918	UCR	Federal interventor appointed by Hipólito Yrigoyen	Vacant
		José Camilo Crotto	1 May 1918 – 20 May 1921	UCR	1918
			20 May 1921 – 1 May 1922	UCR		Vacant
			1 May 1922 – 1 May 1926	UCR	1920	Emilio Solanet
			1 May 1926 – 1 May 1930	UCR	1925
			1 May 1930 – 11 September 1930	UCR	1929
		(de facto)	11 September 1930 – 31 December 1930	N/A	De facto federal interventor	Vacant
		(de facto)	31 December 1930 – 19 January 1931	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	19 January 1931 – 4 May 1931	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	4 May 1931 – 12 May 1931	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	12 May 1931 – 2 October 1931	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	2 October 1931 – 18 February 1932	PLC	De facto federal interventor
		Honorio Pueyrredón	Never took office	UCR	April 1931
			15 March 1935 – 20 January 1936	PDN	November 1931
			15 March 1935 – 20 January 1936	PDN		Vacant
			20 January 1936 – 18 February 1936	PDN	—
			18 February 1936 – 7 March 1940	PDN	—
			18 February 1936 – 7 March 1940	PDN	1935
			Never took office	PDN	1940
			7 March 1940 – 13 March 1940	N/A	National commissioner appointed by Ramón Castillo	Vacant
			13 March 1940 – 27 May 1940	N/A	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
			27 May 1940 – 4 June 1940	N/A	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
			4 June 1940 – 1 February 1941	N/A	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
			1 February 1941 – 10 February 1941	N/A	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
			10 February 1941 – 1 September 1941	N/A	National commissioner appointed by Ramón Castillo
			1 September 1941 – 13 September 1941	N/A	Federal interventor appointed by Ramón Castillo
			13 September 1941 – 7 January 1942	N/A	National commissioner appointed by Ramón Castillo
			7 January 1942 – 12 June 1943	PDN	1941
			13 April 1943 – 12 June 1943	PDN		Vacant
		(de facto)	12 June 1943 – 17 June 1943	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	17 June 1943 – 22 December 1943	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	22 December 1943 – 5 January 1944	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	5 January 1944 – 5 May 1944	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	5 May 1944 – 19 July 1944	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	19 July 1944 – 27 December 1944	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	27 December 1944 – 12 January 1945	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		Juan Atilio Bramuglia (de facto)	12 January 1945 – 19 September 1945	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	19 September 1945 – 28 September 1945	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	28 September 1945 – 17 October 1945	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	17 October 1945 – 29 October 1945	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	29 October 1945 – 22 January 1946	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	22 January 1946 – 24 January 1946	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	24 January 1946 – 16 May 1946	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		Domingo Mercante	16 May 1946 – 4 June 1952	Labour	1946
				Peronist	1950
			4 June 1952 – 25 September 1955	Peronist	1951
		(de facto)	25 September 1955 – 10 November 1955	N/A	De facto federal interventor	Vacant
		(de facto)	10 November 1955 – 15 November 1956	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	15 November 1956 – 2 May 1958	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		Oscar Alende	2 May 1958 – 19 May 1962	UCRI	1958
		Andrés Framini	Never took office	Popular Union	1962	Francisco Anglada
			20 March 1962 – 13 April 1962	N/A	Federal interventor appointed by Arturo Frondizi
			20 March 1962 – 13 April 1962	UCR	Federal interventor appointed by Arturo Frondizi
		(de facto)	13 April 1962 – 1 June 1962	N/A	De facto national commissioner
		(de facto)	1 June 1962 – 24 October 1962	N/A	De facto national commissioner
		(de facto)	24 October 1962 – 24 April 1963	N/A	De facto national commissioner
		(de facto)	24 April 1963 – 12 October 1963	N/A	De facto national commissioner
		Anselmo Marini	12 October 1963 – 28 June 1966	UCR	1963
		(de facto)	28 June 1966 – 5 July 1966	N/A	De facto federal interventor	Vacant
		(de facto)	5 July 1966 – 16 June 1969	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	16 June 1969 – 10 June 1970	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	10 June 1970 – 8 September 1971	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	8 September 1971 – 25 May 1973	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		Oscar Bidegain	25 May 1973 – 24 January 1974	Justicialist	1973
			24 January 1974 – 24 March 1976	Justicialist		Vacant
		Adolfo Sigwald (de facto)	24 March 1976 – 7 April 1976	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	7 April 1976 – 29 March 1981	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		(de facto)	29 March 1981 – 14 January 1982	N/A	De facto federal interventor
		Jorge Aguado (de facto)	14 January 1982 – 10 December 1983	N/A	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
					1995
		Carlos Ruckauf	10 December 1999 – 3 January 2002	Justicialist	1999	Felipe Solá
		Felipe Solá	3 January 2002 – 10 December 2007	Justicialist (FPV)		Vacant
					2003	Graciela Gianettasio
		Daniel Scioli	10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015	Justicialist (FPV)	2007	Alberto Balestrini
					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

See also[]

• Buenos Aires Province

References[]