List of Governors of Cesar Department


PartyGovernors
Liberal16
Conservative5
Green1

The Governor of Cesar Department is the popularly elected leader of the department of Cesar in northern Colombia to manage executive functions.
Since the establishment of the Cesar Department on December 21, 1967, governors were appointed by the President of Colombia until the Colombian Constitution of 1991 changed it to election by popular vote.

Governors

OrderImageGovernorTermNotes
1Alfonso López MichelsenDecember 21, 1967 - August 14, 1968First Governor of the Department of Cesar
2Luis Roberto GarcíaAugust 16, 1968 - September 28, 1968Interim
3Alfonso Araújo CotesSeptember 21, 1968 - August 21, 1970
4José Antonio MurgasAugust 22, 1970 - June 17, 1971
5Manuel Germán CuelloJune 19, 1971 - August 13, 1974
6Luis Roberto GarcíaAugust 14, 1974 - March 13, 1975
7Guillermo Baute PavajeauMarch 14, 1975 - May 19, 1975
8Ernesto Palencia CarattMay 22, 1975 - June 5, 1975Interim
9Alfonso Araújo CotesJune 7, 1975 - August 30, 1977
10Armando Barros BaqueroAugust 31, 1977 - April 25, 1978
10Jaime Murgas ArzuagaApril 25, 1978 - August 24, 1978
11José Guillermo Castro CastroAugust 25, 1978 - March 12, 1981
12Carmen García VargasMarch 12, 1981 - March 23, 1981Interim
13Jorge Dangond DazaMarch 23, 1981 - August 27, 1982Appointed by General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
14Edgardo Pupo PupoAugust 27, 1982 - August 23, 1983
15Luis Rodriguez ValeraAugust 23, 1983 - August 25, 1986
16Maria Inés Castro de ArizaAugust 25, 1986 - March 6, 1987
17Alfredo Araujo CastroMarch 7, 1987 - April 13, 1989Interim
18Paulina Mejía de CastroApril 14, 1989 - February 8, 1990
19Armando Maestre PavajeauFebruary 9, 1990 - September 2, 1990
20Adalberto Ovalle MuñozSeptember 3, 1990 - June 14, 1991
21Juan Carlos Quintero CastroJune 15, 1991 - July 18, 1991
22Abraham José RomeroJuly 19, 1991 - November 13, 1991
23Carlos Alberto HenaoNovember 14, 1991 - January 1, 1992
24Lucas Segundo Gnecco CercharJanuary 1, 1992 - January 1, 1995First popularly elected governor
25Mauricio PimientoJanuary 1, 1995 - January 1, 1998
26Lucas Segundo Gnecco CercharJanuary 1, 1998 - 2000
27César Gustavo Solano Noriega2000Interim
28Rafael Bolaños GuerreroJanuary 1, 2001 - January 1, 2004
29Hernando Molina AraujoJanuary 1, 2005 - May 17, 2007Involved in the Colombian parapolitics scandal
30Luis Carlos Ramirez ArizaMay 17, 2007 - July 26, 2007Interim
31Rodrigo CanosaJuly 26, 2007 - December 21, 2007Interim - Removed on charges of corruption
32Clara Inés CollazosDecember 21, 2007 - January 1, 2008Interim
33Cristian Moreno PanezoJanuary 1, 2008 - December 31, 2011
34Luis Alberto Monsalvo GneccoJanuary 1, 2012 - Present