List of governors of São Paulo

Governor of São Paulo
Governor of São Paulo
	Standard of the governor
	Incumbent; Tarcísio de Freitas; since 1 January 2023
Style	Mr. Governor or even simply Governor; (informal); Most Excellent Mr. Governor; (formal); His Excellency; (alternative formal, diplomatic);
Status	Head of government
Residence	Palácio dos Bandeirantes
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Four years,; renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	1989 State Constitution
Precursor	President of São Paulo Province
Inaugural holder	Prudente de Moraes
Formation	14 December 1889; 135 years ago
Succession	Line of succession
Deputy	Vice Governor of São Paulo
Salary	R$ 34,572.89 monthly (US$ 10,283)
Website	www.saopaulo.sp.gov.br

The Governor of São Paulo is the position of the head of government of São Paulo, Brazil.

Line of succession

According to Article 40 of the State Constitution, the line of succession is as follows:^[2]

Vice-Governor
President of the Legislative Assembly
President of the State Court of Justice

First Republic (1889–1930)

No.	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office		Election	Vice Governor
–	Provisional Governative Junta Acting	15 November 1889 (1889-11-15)	14 December 1889 (1889-12-14)	29 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	None
1	Prudente de Morais (1841–1902)	14 December 1889 (1889-12-14)	18 October 1890 (1890-10-18)	308 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	Francisco Glicério (Republican Party of São Paulo) Luís Pereira Barreto (Republican Party of São Paulo)
2	Jorge Tibiriçá (1855–1928)	18 October 1890 (1890-10-18)	7 March 1891 (1891-03-07)	140 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	Francisco Glicério (Republican Party of São Paulo) Luís Pereira Barreto (Republican Party of São Paulo)
3	Américo Brasiliense (1833–1896)	7 March 1891 (1891-03-07)	15 December 1891 (1891-12-15)	283 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	– 1891	Francisco Glicério (Republican Party of São Paulo) Luís Pereira Barreto (Republican Party of São Paulo) Cerqueira César (Republican Party of São Paulo)
4	Sérgio Castelo Branco (1844–1894)	15 December 1891 (1891-12-15)	16 December 1891 (1891-12-16)	1 day	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	None
5	Cerqueira César (1835–1911)	16 December 1891 (1891-12-16)	23 August 1892 (1892-08-23)	251 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	None
6	Bernardino de Campos (1841–1915)	23 August 1892 (1892-08-23)	15 April 1896 (1896-04-15)	3 years, 236 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1892	Cerqueira César (Republican Party of São Paulo)
7	Peixoto Gomide (1849–1906)	15 April 1896 (1896-04-15)	1 May 1896 (1896-05-01)	16 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	Cerqueira César (Republican Party of São Paulo)
8	Campos Sales (1841–1913)	1 May 1896 (1896-05-01)	31 October 1897 (1897-10-31)	1 year, 183 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1896	Peixoto Gomide (Republican Party of São Paulo)
9	Peixoto Gomide (1849–1906)	31 October 1897 (1897-10-31)	10 November 1898 (1898-11-10)	1 year, 10 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	Vacant
10	Fernando Prestes (1855–1937)	10 November 1898 (1898-11-10)	1 May 1900 (1900-05-01)	1 year, 172 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1898	Peixoto Gomide (Republican Party of São Paulo)
11	Rodrigues Alves (1848–1919)	1 May 1900 (1900-05-01)	13 February 1902 (1902-02-13)	1 year, 288 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1900	Domingos de Morais (Republican Party of São Paulo)
12	Domingos de Morais (1851–1917)	13 February 1902 (1902-02-13)	3 July 1902 (1902-07-03)	140 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	Vacant
13	Bernardino de Campos (1841–1915)	3 July 1902 (1902-07-03)	1 May 1904 (1904-05-01)	1 year, 303 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1902	Domingos de Morais (Republican Party of São Paulo)
14	Jorge Tibiriçá (1855–1928)	1 May 1904 (1904-05-01)	1 May 1908 (1908-05-01)	4 years, 0 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1904	João Baptista de Mello Oliveira (Republican Party of São Paulo)
15	Albuquerque Lins (1852–1926)	1 May 1908 (1908-05-01)	1 May 1912 (1912-05-01)	4 years, 0 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1908	Francisco Prestes (Republican Party of São Paulo)
16	Rodrigues Alves (1848–1919)	1 May 1912 (1912-05-01)	1 May 1916 (1916-05-01)	4 years, 0 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1912	Carlos Augusto Pereira Guimarães (Republican Party of São Paulo)
17	Altino Arantes (1876–1965)	1 May 1916 (1916-05-01)	1 May 1920 (1920-05-01)	4 years, 0 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1916	Antônio Cândido Rodrigues (Republican Party of São Paulo)
18	Washington Luís (1869–1957)	1 May 1920 (1920-05-01)	1 May 1924 (1924-05-01)	4 years, 0 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1920	Virgílio Rodrigues Alves (Republican Party of São Paulo) Vacant
19	Carlos de Campos (1866–1927)	1 May 1924 (1924-05-01)	27 April 1927 (1927-04-27)	2 years, 361 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1924	Fernando Prestes (Republican Party of São Paulo)
20	Antônio Dino Bueno (1854–1931)	27 April 1927 (1927-04-27)	14 July 1927 (1927-07-14)	78 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	Vacant
21	Júlio Prestes (1882–1946)	14 July 1827 (1827-07-14)	21 May 1930 (1930-05-21)	2 years, 311 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	1927	Heitor Penteado (Republican Party of São Paulo)
22	Heitor Penteado (1878–1947)	21 May 1930 (1930-05-21)	24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)	156 days	Republican Party of São Paulo	–	Vacant

Second and Third Republic "Vargas Era" (1930–1945)

No.	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office
23	Hastínfilo de Moura (1865–1956)	24 October 1930 (1930-10-24)	28 October 1930 (1930-10-28)	4 days	PD
24	José Maria Whitaker (1879–1971)	28 October 1930 (1930-10-28)	4 November 1930 (1930-11-04)	7 days	PD
25	Plínio Barreto (1882–1958)	4 November 1930 (1930-11-04)	25 November 1930 (1930-11-25)	21 days	PD
26	João Alberto de Barros (1897–1955)	25 November 1930 (1930-11-25)	25 July 1931 (1931-07-25)	242 days	UDR
27	Laudo Camargo (1881–1963)	25 July 1931 (1931-07-25)	13 November 1931 (1931-11-13)	111 days	PP
28	Manuel Rabelo (1873–1945)	13 November 1931 (1931-11-13)	7 March 1932 (1932-03-07)	115 days	PP
29	Pedro Toledo (1860–1935)	7 March 1932 (1932-03-07)	2 October 1932 (1932-10-02)	209 days	PP
30	Herculano de Carvalho e Silva (1892–1963)	2 October 1932 (1932-10-02)	6 October 1932 (1932-10-06)	4 days	Republican Party of São Paulo
31	Valdomiro Castilho de Lima (1873–1938)	6 October 1932 (1932-10-06)	27 July 1933 (1933-07-27)	294 days	Republican Party of São Paulo
32	Manuel Daltro Filho (1882–1938)	27 July 1933 (1933-07-27)	21 August 1933 (1933-08-21)	25 days	Republican Party of São Paulo
33	Armando Sales (1887–1945)	21 August 1933 (1933-08-21)	29 December 1936 (1936-12-29)	3 years, 130 days	PCSP UDB
34	Henrique Smith Bayma (1891–1974)	29 December 1936 (1936-12-29)	5 January 1937 (1937-01-05)	7 days	PCSP
35	José Cardoso de Melo Neto (1883–1965)	5 January 1937 (1937-01-05)	25 April 1938 (1938-04-25)	1 year, 110 days	UDB
36	Francisco da Silva Júnior (1879–1948)	25 April 1938 (1938-04-25)	27 April 1938 (1938-04-27)	2 days	Independent
37	Adhemar de Barros (1901–1969)	27 April 1938 (1938-04-27)	4 June 1941 (1941-06-04)	3 years, 38 days	Independent
38	Fernando de Sousa Costa (1886–1946)	4 June 1941 (1941-06-04)	27 October 1945 (1945-10-27)	4 years, 145 days	Independent
39	Sebastião Nogueira de Lima (1881–1964)	27 October 1945 (1945-10-27)	7 November 1945 (1945-11-07)	11 days	Independent

Fourth Republic (1945–1964)

No.	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office		Election	Vice Governor
40	José Macedo Soares (1883–1968)	7 November 1945 (1945-11-07)	14 March 1947 (1947-03-14)	1 year, 127 days	PDC	–	Vacant
41	Adhemar de Barros (1901–1969)	14 March 1947 (1947-03-14)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	3 years, 323 days	PSP	1947	Luís Novelli Júnior (PSP)
42	Lucas Nogueira Garcez (1913–1982)	31 January 1951 (1951-01-31)	31 January 1955 (1955-01-31)	4 years, 0 days	PSP	1950	Erlindo Salzano (PSP)
43	Jânio Quadros (1917–1992)	31 January 1955 (1955-01-31)	31 January 1959 (1959-01-31)	4 years, 0 days	PTN	1954	Porfírio da Paz (PTN)
44	Carvalho Pinto (1910–1987)	31 January 1959 (1959-01-31)	31 January 1963 (1963-01-31)	4 years, 0 days	PDC	1958	Porfírio da Paz (PTN)
45	Adhemar de Barros (1901–1969)	31 January 1963 (1963-01-31)	6 June 1966 (1966-06-06)	3 years, 126 days	PSP	1962	Laudo Natel (PR)

Fifth Republic "Military Dictatorship" (1964–1985)

No.	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office		Election	Vice Governor
46	Laudo Natel (1920–2020)	6 June 1966 (1966-06-06)	31 January 1967 (1967-01-31)	239 days	ARENA	–	Vacant
47	Abreu Sodré (1917–1999)	31 January 1967 (1967-01-31)	15 March 1971 (1971-03-15)	4 years, 43 days	ARENA	1966	Hilário Torloni (ARENA)
48	Laudo Natel (1920–2020)	15 March 1971 (1971-03-15)	15 March 1975 (1975-03-15)	4 years, 0 days	ARENA	1970	Antônio Rodrigues Filho (ARENA)
49	Paulo Egydio Martins (1928–2021)	15 March 1975 (1975-03-15)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	4 years, 0 days	ARENA	1974	Ferreira Filho (ARENA)
50	Paulo Maluf (born 1931)	15 March 1979 (1979-03-15)	14 May 1982 (1982-05-14)	3 years, 60 days	PDS	1978	José Maria Marin (PDS)
51	José Maria Marin (born 1932)	14 May 1982 (1982-05-14)	15 March 1983 (1983-03-15)	305 days	PDS	–	Vacant
52	Franco Montoro (1916–1999)	15 March 1983 (1983-03-15)	15 March 1987 (1987-03-15)	4 years, 0 days	MDB	1982	Orestes Quércia (MDB) Vacant

Sixth Republic (1985–present)

No.	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office		Election	Vice Governor
53	Orestes Quércia (1938–2010)	15 March 1987 (1987-03-15)	15 March 1991 (1991-03-15)	4 years, 0 days	MDB	1986	Almino Afonso (MDB) Vacant
54	Luiz Antônio Fleury Filho (1949–2022)	15 March 1991 (1991-03-15)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	3 years, 292 days	MDB	1990	Aloysio Nunes (MDB)
55	Mário Covas (1930–2001)	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	6 March 2001 (2001-03-06)	6 years, 64 days	PSDB	1994 1998	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)
56	Geraldo Alckmin (born 1952)	6 March 2001 (2001-03-06)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	5 years, 25 days	PSDB	– 2002	Vacant Cláudio Lembo (PFL)
57	Cláudio Lembo (born 1934)	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)	276 days	PFL	–	Vacant
58	José Serra (born 1942)	1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)	2 April 2010 (2010-04-02)	3 years, 91 days	PSDB	2006	Alberto Goldman (PSDB)
59	Alberto Goldman (1937–2019)	2 April 2010 (2010-04-02)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	274 days	PSDB	–	Vacant
60	Geraldo Alckmin (born 1952)	1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)	6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)	7 years, 95 days	PSDB	2010 2014	Guilherme Afif Domingos (DEM) Márcio França (PSB)
61	Márcio França (born 1963)	6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	270 days	PSB	–	Vacant
62	João Doria (born 1957)	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)	3 years, 90 days	PSDB	2018	Rodrigo Garcia (DEM)
63	Rodrigo Garcia (born 1974)	1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	275 days	PSDB	–	Vacant
64	Tarcísio de Freitas (born 1975)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Incumbent	1 year, 356 days	Republicanos	2022	Felicio Ramuth (PSD)

References

^ "Alesp aprova aumento nos subsídios do governador, vice-governador e secretários do Estado de São Paulo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Assembleia Legislative do Estado de São Paulo. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Constituição Estadual de 1989" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado de São Paulo. 5 October 1989. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

External links

Official list

[1] "Alesp aprova aumento nos subsídios do governador, vice-governador e secretários do Estado de São Paulo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Assembleia Legislative do Estado de São Paulo. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[2] "Constituição Estadual de 1989" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado de São Paulo. 5 October 1989. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

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Governor of São Paulo
Standard of the governor
Incumbent Tarcísio de Freitas since 1 January 2023
Style	Mr. Governor or even simply Governor (informal) Most Excellent Mr. Governor (formal) His Excellency (alternative formal, diplomatic)
Status	Head of government
Residence	Palácio dos Bandeirantes
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	1989 State Constitution
Precursor	President of São Paulo Province
Inaugural holder	Prudente de Moraes
Formation	14 December 1889; 135 years ago (1889-12-14)
Succession	Line of succession
Deputy	Vice Governor of São Paulo
Salary	R$ 34,572.89 monthly (US$ 10,283)^[1]
Website	www.saopaulo.sp.gov.br