List of governors of São Paulo

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

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

Line of succession

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

1. Vice-Governor
2. President of the Legislative Assembly
3. President of the State Court of Justice

First Republic (1889–1930)

No.	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		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.	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
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.	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		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)

Main article: Military dictatorship in Brazil

No.	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		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 (1932–2025)	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.	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		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 (1934–2025)	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	2 years, 223 days		Republicanos	2022	Felicio Ramuth (PSD)