Eduardo Riedel , the current governor of Mato Grosso do Sul .
This list of governors of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul includes all the people who have held office in the history of Mato Grosso do Sul or who, having been elected, did not hold office due to death or impediment, since its official installation, on 1 January 1979[1] [2] [3]
The current governor of Mato Grosso do Sul is Eduardo Riedel , elected on October 30, 2022, and sworn into office on January 1, 2023.
Appointed governors
The first three governors of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul were appointed by the president, in that time a representative of the military . For short periods, the president of the State Assembly acted as governor.[4]
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Name
Took office
Left office
Appointed by
Party
1
Harry Amorim Costa
January 1, 1979 [5]
June 12, 1979
Ernesto Geisel [4]
Arena [5]
Londres Machado
June 13, 1979
June 30, 1979
acting governor [4]
Arena [5]
2
Marcelo Miranda Soares
June 28, 1979
October 29, 1980
João Figueiredo [4]
Arena [5]
Londres Machado
October 29, 1980
November 7, 1980
acting governor [4]
Arena [5]
3
Pedro Pedrossian
October 29, 1980
March 1, 1983
João Figueiredo [4]
PDS [5]
Elected governors
Since 1982, Mato Grosso do Sul has held direct elections for governor.
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Name
Took office
Left office
Party
Notes
Photo
4
Wilson Barbosa Martins
March 1, 1983
March 14, 1986
PMDB [6]
First democratically elected governor. First term. Resigned to run for another office.
5
Ramez Tebet
March 14, 1986 [7]
March 15, 1987 [7]
PMDB
Elected as lieutenant-governor.
6
Marcelo Miranda Soares
March 15, 1987
March 1, 1991
PMDB [8]
Second term, had been an appointed governor.
7
Pedro Pedrossian
March 1, 1991
December 31, 1994
PTB [9]
Second term, had been an appointed governor.
8
Wilson Barbosa Martins
January 1, 1995
December 31, 1998
PMDB [10]
Second term.
9
José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos
January 1, 1999
December 31, 2006
PT [11]
First re-elected governor of Mato Grosso do Sul . Served for two consecutive terms.
10
André Puccinelli
January 1, 2007
January 1, 2015
PMDB [12]
Re-elected in 2010.
11
Reinaldo Azambuja
January 1, 2015
Present
PSDB
Re-elected in 2018.[13]
12
Eduardo Riedel
January 1, 2023
Present
PSDB
Elected in 2022.
References