List of governors of Plateau State explained

This is a list of administrators and governors of Plateau State Nigeria. During the military era, governors were generally referred to as Military Administrators and were subject to changes and postings as the powers from the centre dictated.

NameTitleTook officeLeft officeParty
Joseph GomwalkGovernor1966July 1975Military
Abdullahi MohammedGovernorJuly 1975February 1976Military
Dan SuleimanAdministrator March 1976July 1978Military
Joshua AnajaAdministratorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Solomon LarGovernorOctober 1979December 1983NPP
Samuel AtukumAdministrator January 1984August 1985Military
Chris AlliAdministrator August 19851986Military
Lawrence OnojaAdministrator 1986July 1988Military
Aliyu KamaAdministrator July 1988August 1990Military
Joshua MadakiAdministratorAugust 1990January 1992Military
Fidelis TapgunGovernorJanuary 1992November 1993SDP
Mohammed ManaAdministrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Habibu Idris ShuaibuAdministrator 22 August 1996August 1998Military
Musa ShehuAdministratorAugust 1998May 1999(Military)
Joshua DariyeGovernor29 May 199918 May 2004PDP
Chris AlliSole Administrator18 May 200418 November 2004interim (6-month state of emergency declared)
Joshua DariyeGovernor18 November 200413 November 2006PDP
Michael BotmangGovernor13 November 200627 April 2007PDP
Joshua DariyeGovernor27 April 200729 May 2007PDP
Jonah David JangGovernor29 May 200729 May 2015PDP
Simon Bako LalongGovernor29 May 201529 May 2023APC
Caleb mutfwangGovernor29 May 2023IncumbentPDP

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