| Post: | List of governors of Lara |
| Flag: | Flag_of Lara State.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the State |
| Style: | Governor |
| Incumbent: | Adolfo Pereira Antique |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Insignia: | Escudo_de_Lara.jpg |
| Insigniasize: | 110 |
| Insigniacaption: | State coat of arms |
This is a list of governors of the Venezuelan Lara State:
Until 1989, they were appointed by the president of Venezuela. Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections.
| 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 |
| 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 |