List of governors of Lara

This is a list of governors of the Venezuelan Lara State:

List of governors of Lara
State coat of arms
Flag of the State
Incumbent Luis Reyes Reyes
Style	Governor
Status	Head of State
Term length	Four years

Until 1989, they were appointed by the president of Venezuela. Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections.

Designated

Period	Name
1900–1901	General Juan Bautista Blanco
1901–1902	General Rafael González Pacheco
1902	General Juan José Perera
1902	General Miguel Felipe Bernal Jefe Civil y Militar
1902–1903	Dr. Leopoldo Torres
1903–1904	General Manuel Salvador Araujo (Provisional)
1904–1905	Dr. y General Rafael González Pacheco
1905–1906	Dr. Leopoldo Torres
1906–1907	General Santiago Briceño Ayestaran
1907–1909	General Carlos Liscano
1909–1910	General Diego Bautista Ferrer
1909–1910	General Silverio González (Provisional)
1910–1914	General Manuel Salvador Araujo
1910–1914	Dr. Rafael Garmendia Rodríguez
1914–1916	General Diógenes Torrellas Urquiola
1916–1920	General David Gimon
1920–1925	General Rafael Maria Velasco Bustamante
1925–1928	General Pedro Lizarraga
1928–1929	General Pedro Maria Cárdenas
1929–1935	General Eustaquio Gomez
1935	Dr. Carlos Siso (Provisional)
1935–1936	General Vicencio Pérez Soto
1936	General José Rafael Gabaldon
1936–1937	Dr. Honorio Sigala
1937–1938	Dr. Pablo Gil García
1938–1939	General Lino Diaz
1939–1941	Dr. Honorio Sigala
1941–1942	Dr. Pedro Nolasco Pereira
1942–1943	León Jurado
1943–1945	General José Antonio González
1945	Dr. José Maria Domínguez Escobar
1945	Dr. José Rafael Gabaldon
1945	Dr. Pedro Adrián Santeliz
1945–1948	Dr. Eligio Anzola Anzola
1948	Dr. Rafael Rodríguez Méndez
1948–1949	Mayor Santiago Ochoa Briceño
1949–1952	Dr. Carlos Felice cardot
1952	Dr. Esteban Agudo Freitez
1952–1958	Cmdte. Carlos Morales
1958	Cmdte. Ásael Rojas
1958	Dr. Froilan Álvarez Yépez
1958–1959	Dr. Anselmo Riera Zubillaga
1959–1963	Dr. Eligio Anzola Anzola
1963–1964	Dr. Argimiro Bracamonte
1964–1968	Miguel Romero Antoni
1968–1969	Said Padua Coronel
1969–1973	Rafael Andrés Montes de Oca
1973–1974	Dr. Nelson Dávila aguilera
1974–1975	Ing. Hernán Rodríguez Araujo
1975–1977	Dori Parra de Orellana
1978–1979	Dr. Domingo Perera Riera
1979–1982	Dr. Carlos Zapata Escalona
1982–1983	Dr. Ibrahin Sánchez Gallardo
1983–1984	Dr. Enuman Suárez
1985–1986	Dr. Domingo Perera Riera
1986–1988	Dr. Guillermo luna
1988–1989	Dr. Elias Salir Saap
2020–2025	Adolfo Pereira Antique

Elected governors

Took office	Left office	Governor	Vote
1989	1992	José Mariano Navarro, Democratic Action	40.32
1992	1994	José Mariano Navarro, Democratic Action	35.79
1994	1995	José Mariano Navarro, Democratic Action	49.61
1995	1998	Orlando Fernández Medina, MAS	50.36
1998	2000	Orlando Fernández Medina, MAS	53.53
2000	2004	Luis Reyes Reyes, MVR	62.07
2004	2008	Luis Reyes Reyes, MVR	73.56
2008	2012	Henri Falcón, PPT	73.15
2012	2017	Henri Falcón, Progressive Outpost	53.87
2017	2020	Carmen Meléndez, PSUV	57,61
2020	2025	Adolfo Pereira Antique, PSUV	N/A
2025	2029	Luis Reyes Reyes, GPPSB	90,95 %

See also

• Venezuela portal

• List of Venezuela governors
• Politics of Venezuela
• History of Venezuela

References

• Cuadro Comparativo Gobernadores Electos por Entidad Elecciones 1989-1992-1995-1998-2000.
• CNE: Elecciones Regionales del 2004.
• CNE: Elecciones Regionales del 2008
• CNE: Elecciones Regionales del 2012
• CNE: Elecciones Regionales del 2017
• Venezuela vote dispute escalates foreign sanctions threat (2017)