| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Buenos Aires Province |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of the Buenos Aires Province.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 75px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the Buenos Aires Province |
| Nativename: | Gobernador de la provincia de Buenos Aires |
| Incumbent: | Axel Kicillof |
| Incumbentsince: | December 11, 2019 |
| Style: | Señor/a Gobernador/a |
| Residence: | Residencia del Gobernador, La Plata |
| Appointer: | Direct popular vote |
| Termlength: | 4 years |
| Formation: | 1812 |
| Inaugural: | Miguel de Azcuénaga |
| Deputy: | Vice Governor |
| Website: | https://www.gba.gob.ar/ |
The Governor of Buenos Aires Province (Spanish; Castilian: Gobernador de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) is a citizen of the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of Buenos Aires Province is Axel Kicillof since December 11, 2019.
To be able to be elected governor, the person must be an Argentine citizen and must have been born in Argentina, or be the child of an Argentine citizen if born in a foreign country.[1] The citizen must also be at least 30 years old,[1] and have at least 5 uninterrupted years of residence in the province if not natural from it. The term lasts 4 years, with the chance of a single reelection.
| Period | Governor | |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 1812 – February 10, 1813 | Miguel de Azcuénaga (interim) | |
| February 14, 1813 – April 16, 1815 | Antonio González Balcarce | |
| April 16, 1815 – May 19, 1815 | Buenos Aires Cabildo (interim) | |
| May 19, 1815 – June 8, 1818 | Manuel Luis de Oliden | |
| June 8, 1818 – Julio 30, 1818 | José Rondeau | |
| July 30, 1818 – November 12, 1818 | Juan Ramón Balcarce | |
| November 13, 1818 – March 16, 1819 | Eustaquio Díaz Vélez (interim) | |
| March 17, 1819 – February 9, 1820 | Juan Ramón Balcarce | |
| February 9, 1820 – February 11, 1820 | Matías de Irigoyen |
Governors managing international relations of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Argentine Confederation (de facto Heads of State).
| Period | Governor | Portrait | |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 11, 1820 – February 18, 1820 | Matías de Irigoyen (interim) | ||
| February 18, 1820 – March 6, 1820 | Manuel de Sarratea (interim) | ||
| March 6, 1820 – March 11, 1820 | Juan Ramón González Balcarce (interim) | ||
| March 11, 1820 – May 2, 1820 | Manuel de Sarratea | ||
| May 2, 1820 – June 20, 1820 | |||
| June 20, 1820 – June 23, 1820 | Buenos Aires Cabildo (interim) | ||
| June 23, 1820 – June 29, 1820 | Miguel Estanislao Soler (interim) | ||
| June 29, 1820 – September 20, 1820 | Manuel Dorrego (interim) | ||
| September 20, 1820 – April 2, 1824 | |||
| April 2, 1824 — March 7, 1826 | |||
| March 7, 1826 — August 17, 1827 | No provincial authorities during the short existence of an official presidency | ||
| August 17, 1827 — December 1, 1828 | Manuel Dorrego | ||
| December 1, 1828 — June 26, 1829 | Juan Galo Lavalle (de facto) | ||
| June 26, 1829 — December 6, 1829 | Juan José Viamonte (interim) | ||
| December 6, 1829 — December 5, 1832 | |||
| December 17, 1832 — November 4, 1833 | |||
| November 4, 1833 — June 27, 1834 | |||
| June 27, 1834 — March 7, 1835 | Manuel Vicente Maza (interim) | ||
| March 7, 1835 — February 3, 1852 | |||
| February 3, 1852 — July 26, 1852 | Vicente López y Planes (interim) |
Governors without national power during the Argentine Confederation.
| Period | Governor | Portrait | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 26, 1852 — September 4, 1852 | Justo José de Urquiza (provisional, at the same time Head of State as Provisional Director) | ||
| September 4, 1852 — September 11, 1852 | José Miguel Galán (interim) |
| Period | Governor | Portrait | |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 1852 — October 31, 1852 | Manuel Guillermo Pinto (interim) | ||
| October 31, 1852 — December 7, 1852 | |||
| December 7, 1852 — June 28, 1853 | Manuel Guillermo Pinto (interim) | ||
| June 28, 1853 — July 24, 1853 | Junta de Representantes | ||
| July 24, 1853 — May 27, 1854 | Pastor Obligado (provisional) | ||
| May 27, 1854 – December 21, 1858 | Pastor Obligado (constitutional) | ||
| December 21, 1858 – November 8, 1859 | |||
| November 8, 1859 – May 3, 1860 | Felipe Llavallol (interim) | ||
| May 3, 1860 – December 12, 1861 | Bartolomé Mitre |
See also: Sáenz Peña Law.
| Governor | Term in office | Party | Notes | Vice Governor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Cazón, Vicente" | Vicente Cazón | – | Independent | Interim administration. | Vacant | |||
| data-sort-value="Saavedra, Mariano" | Mariano Saavedra | – | ||||||
| data-sort-value="Alsina, Adolfo" | Adolfo Alsina | – | Autonomist | |||||
| data-sort-value="Castro, Emilio" | Emilio Castro | – | ||||||
| data-sort-value="Acosta, Mariano" | Mariano Acosta | – | Resigned office. | |||||
| data-sort-value="Barros, Álvaro" | Álvaro Barros | – | Independent | Interim administration. | ||||
| data-sort-value="Casares, Carlos" | Carlos Casares | – | PAN | data-sort-value="Sáenz Peña, Luis" | Luis Sáenz Peña | |||
| data-sort-value="Tejedor, Carlos" | Carlos Tejedor | – | Independent | Resigned after the 1880 Uprising. | data-sort-value="Moreno, José María" | José María Moreno | ||
| data-sort-value="Moreno, José María" | José María Moreno | – | Assumed office upon Tejedor's resignation. | Vacant | ||||
| data-sort-value="Bustillo, José María" | José María Bustillo | – | Federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Romero, Juan José" | Juan José Romero | – | Federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Rocha, Dardo" | Dardo Rocha | – | PAN | data-sort-value="Gonzales Chaves, Adolfo" | Adolfo Gonzales Chaves | |||
| data-sort-value="D'Amico, Carlos Alfredo" | Carlos Alfredo D'Amico | – | Independent | data-sort-value="Cardoso, Matías" | Matías Cardoso | |||
| data-sort-value="Paz, Máximo" | Máximo Paz | – | PAN | data-sort-value="Stegmann, Claudio" | Claudio Stegmann | |||
| data-sort-value="Costa, Julio" | Julio A. Costa | – | data-sort-value="Del Carril, Víctor" | Víctor del Carril | ||||
| data-sort-value="Belgrano, Juan Carlos" | Juan Carlos Belgrano | – | UCR | Governor during the 1893 Uprising. | Vacant | |||
| data-sort-value="Olivera, Eduardo" | Eduardo Olivera | – | PAN | Federal interventor | ||||
| data-sort-value="López, Lucio Vicente" | Lucio Vicente López | – | Federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Udaondo, Guillermo" | Guillermo Udaondo | – | UCN | data-sort-value="Arias, José Inocencio" | José Inocencio Arias | |||
| data-sort-value="De Irigoyen, Bernardo" | Bernardo de Irigoyen | – | UCR | data-sort-value="Demarchi, Alfredo" | Alfredo Demarchi | |||
| data-sort-value="Ugarte, Marcelino" | Marcelino Ugarte | – | PAN | data-sort-value="Saldías, Adolfo" | Adolfo Saldías | |||
| data-sort-value="Irigoyen, Ignacio Darío" | Ignacio Darío Irigoyen | – | data-sort-value="De la Serna, Ezequiel" | Ezequiel de la Serna | ||||
| data-sort-value="Arias, José Inocencio" | José Inocencio Arias | – | Independent | data-sort-value="De Lezica, Faustino" | Faustino de Lezica | |||
| data-sort-value="De la Serna, Ezequiel" | Ezequiel de la Serna | – | PAN | Assumed office upon Arias's death. | Vacant | |||
| data-sort-value="Arana, Eduardo" | Eduardo Arana | – | Provincial Senate president. Assumed office upon de la Serna's death. | Vacant | ||||
| data-sort-value="Ortiz de Rosas, Juan Manuel" | Juan Manuel Ortiz de Rosas | – | data-sort-value="García, Luis" | Luis García | ||||
| data-sort-value="García, Luis" | Luis García | – | Assumed office upon Ortiz de Rosas's death. | Vacant | ||||
| Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Vice Governor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Ugarte, Marcelino" | Marcelino Ugarte | – | PAN | 1913 | data-sort-value="Peralta Alvear, Vicente" | Vicente Peralta Alvear | ||
| data-sort-value="Cantilo, José Luis" | José Luis Cantilo | – | UCR | Federal interventor | Vacant | |||
| data-sort-value="Crotto, José Camilo" | José Camilo Crotto | – | 1918 | data-sort-value="Monteverde, Luis" | Luis Monteverde | |||
| data-sort-value="Monteverde, Luis" | Luis Monteverde | – | Vacant | |||||
| data-sort-value="Cantilo, José Luis" | José Luis Cantilo | – | 1922 | data-sort-value="Solanet, Pedro" | Pedro Solanet | |||
| data-sort-value="Vergara, Valentín" | Valentin Vergara | – | 1925 | data-sort-value="De Ortúzar, Victoriano" | Victoriano de Ortúzar | |||
| data-sort-value="Crovetto, Nereo" | Nereo Crovetto | – | 1929 | data-sort-value="Garralda, Juan" | Juan Garralda | |||
| data-sort-value="Meyer Pellegrini, Carlos" | Carlos Meyer Pellegrini | – | De facto federal interventor | Vacant | ||||
| data-sort-value="Zavalía, Clodomiro" | Clodomiro Zavalía | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Meyer Pellegrini, Carlos" | Carlos Meyer Pellegrini | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Vedia, Mariano" | Mariano Vedia | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Alvarado, Manuel Ramón" | Manuel Ramón Alvarado | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Meabe, Raymundo" | Raymundo Meabe | – | PLC | De facto federal interventor | ||||
| data-sort-value="Pueyrredón, Honorio" | Honorio Pueyrredón | Never took office | UCR | April 1931 | data-sort-value="Guido, Mario" | Mario Guido | ||
| data-sort-value="Martínez de Hoz, Federico" | Federico Martínez de Hoz | – | PDN | November 1931 | data-sort-value="Díaz, Raúl" | Raúl Díaz | ||
| data-sort-value="Díaz, Raúl" | Raúl Díaz | – | Vacant | |||||
| data-sort-value="Míguez, Edgardo" | Edgardo J. Míguez | – | — | |||||
| data-sort-value="Díaz, Raúl" | Raúl Díaz | – | — | |||||
| data-sort-value="Fresco, Manuel" | Manuel Fresco | – | 1935 | data-sort-value="Amodeo, Aurelio" | Aurelio Amodeo | |||
| data-sort-value="Barceló, Alberto" | Alberto Barceló | Never took office | 1940 | data-sort-value="Míguez, Edgardo" | Edgardo J. Míguez | |||
| data-sort-value="Cassinelli, Luis" | Luis Cassinelli | – | National commissioner | Vacant | ||||
| data-sort-value="Amadeo, Octavio" | Octavio R. Amadeo | – | Federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Herrera, Carlos" | Carlos Herrera | – | Federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Amadeo, Octavio" | Octavio R. Amadeo | – | Federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="López, Eduardo" | Eduardo T. López | – | Federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Videla, Eleazar" | Eleazar Videla | – | National commissioner | |||||
| data-sort-value="Rottjer, Enrique" | Enrique Rottjer | – | Federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="González Gowland, Dimas" | Dimas González Gowland | – | National commissioner | |||||
| data-sort-value="Moreno, Rodolfo" | Rodolfo Moreno | – | PDN | 1941 | data-sort-value="Míguez, Edgardo" | Edgardo J. Míguez | ||
| data-sort-value="Míguez, Edgardo" | Edgardo J. Míguez | – | Vacant | |||||
| data-sort-value="Cazalas, Oscar" | Oscar Cazalas | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Verdaguer, Armando" | Armando Verdaguer | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Legón, Faustino" | Faustino J. Legón | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Ojea, Julio" | Julio O. Ojea | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="García Mata, Luis" | Luis García Mata | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Sanguinetti, Juan Carlos" | Juan Carlos Sanguinetti | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Vanetta, Roberto M." | Roberto M. Vanetta | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Bramuglia, Juan Atilio" | Juan Atilio Bramuglia | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Del Río, Ramón" | Ramón del Río | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Reales, Alberto" | Alberto H. Reales | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Sáenz Kelly, Francisco" | Francisco Sáenz Kelly | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Albariño, Ramón" | Ramón Albariño | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Coronas, Juan Enrique" | Juan Enrique Coronas | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Sáenz Kelly, Francisco" | Francisco Sáenz Kelly | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| Domingo Mercante | – | Labour | 1946 | data-sort-value="Machado, Juan Bautista" | Juan Bautista Machado | |||
| Peronist | 1950 | data-sort-value="Passerini, José Luis" | José Luis Passerini | |||||
| data-sort-value="Aloé, Carlos" | Carlos Aloé | – | 1951 | data-sort-value="Díaz, Carlos Antonio" | Carlos Antonio Díaz | |||
| data-sort-value="Ossorio Arana, Arturo" | Arturo Ossorio Arana | – | De facto federal interventor | Vacant | ||||
| data-sort-value="Mathet, Juan María" | Juan María Mathet | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Bonnecarrére, Emilio" | Emilio A. Bonnecarrére | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Alende, Oscar" | Oscar Alende | – | UCRI | 1958 | Arturo Crosetti | |||
| data-sort-value="Framini, Andrés" | Andrés Framini | Never took office | Popular Union | 1962 | data-sort-value="Francisco, Anglada" | Francisco Anglada | ||
| data-sort-value="Salas Martínez, Guillermo" | Guillermo Salas Martínez | – | Federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Bermúdez Emparanza, Jorge" | Jorge Bermúdez Emparanza | – | UCR | Federal interventor | ||||
| data-sort-value="Etchepareborda, Roberto" | Roberto Etchepareborda | – | De facto national commissioner | |||||
| data-sort-value="Merbilhaa, Ceferino" | Ceferino Merbilhaa | – | De facto national commissioner | |||||
| data-sort-value="Trigo Viera, Félix" | Félix Trigo Viera | – | De facto national commissioner | |||||
| data-sort-value="Imaz, Francisco" | Francisco A. Imaz | – | De facto national commissioner | |||||
| data-sort-value="Marini, Anselmo" | Anselmo Marini | – | UCR | 1963 | Ricardo Lavalle | |||
| data-sort-value="Von Stecher, Jorge" | Jorge Von Stecher | – | De facto federal interventor | Vacant | ||||
| data-sort-value="Imaz, Francisco" | Francisco A. Imaz | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Llorente, Saturnino" | Saturnino Llorente | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Rivara, Horacio" | Horacio Rivara | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Moragues, Miguel" | Miguel Moragues | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Bidegain, Oscar" | Oscar Bidegain | – | Justicialist | 1973 | data-sort-value="Calabró, Victorio" | Victorio Calabró | ||
| data-sort-value="Calabró, Victorio" | Victorio Calabró | – | Vacant | |||||
| data-sort-value="Sigwald, Adolfo" | Adolfo Sigwald | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Saint-Jean, Ibérico " | Ibérico Saint-Jean | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Gallino, Oscar Bartolomé" | Oscar Bartolomé Gallino | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Aguado, Jorge" | Jorge Aguado | – | De facto federal interventor | |||||
| data-sort-value="Armendáriz, Alejandro" | Alejandro Armendáriz | – | UCR | 1983 | data-sort-value="Roulet, Elva" | Elva Roulet | ||
| data-sort-value="Cafiero, Antonio" | Antonio Cafiero | – | Justicialist | 1987 | data-sort-value="Macaya, Luis María" | Luis María Macaya | ||
| Eduardo Duhalde | – | Justicialist | 1991 | Rafael Romá | ||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| data-sort-value="Ruckauf, Carlos" | Carlos Ruckauf | – | 1999 | data-sort-value="Solá, Felipe" | Felipe Solá | |||
| Felipe Solá | – | Vacant | ||||||
| 2003 | data-sort-value="Giannettasio, Graciela" | Graciela Giannettasio | ||||||
| Daniel Scioli | – | 2007 | data-sort-value="Balestrini, Alberto" | Alberto Balestrini | ||||
| 2011 | data-sort-value="Mariotto, Gabriel" | Gabriel Mariotto | ||||||
| data-sort-value="Vidal, María Eugenia" | María Eugenia Vidal | – | PRO | 2015 | data-sort-value="Salvador, Daniel" | Daniel Salvador | ||
| Axel Kicillof | – Incumbent | Justicialist | 2019 | Verónica Magario | ||||
| 2023 | ||||||||