Governor of Santa Fe Province
PostGovernor
BodySanta Fe Province
InsigniaEscudo de la Provincia de Santa Fe.svg
Insigniasize75px
InsigniacaptionProvincial coat of Arms
IncumbentMaximiliano Pullaro
Incumbentsince10 December 2023
StyleMr. Governor (formal)
His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
AppointerDirect popular vote
Termlength4 years, renewable once consecutively
Formation1815
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Santa Fe
InauguralFrancisco Antonio Candioti
DeputyVice Governor of Santa Fe Province
Websitewww.santafe.gov.ar

The Governor of Santa Fe (Spanish: Gobernador de la Provincia de Santa Fe) is a citizen of Santa Fe Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. Currently the governor of Santa Fe is Maximiliano Pullaro, of the Radical Civic Union party.[1]

According to the provincial constitution (sanctioned in 2025),[2] the governor is elected by the simple majority of the popular vote, along with a vice governor, for a four-year term, and can be re-elected for a single consecutive term. The governor must be a native Argentine citizen or the child of a native citizen, and must either have been born in the province or resided continuously in the province during the two years prior to the election.

List of caudillos

NameTermNotes
Francisco Antonio Candioti1815
Juan Francisco Tarragona1815–1816
Mariano Vera1816–1818
Estanislao López1818–1838

List of governors

See also Governors of Santa Fe
NameTermNotes
Francisco Antonio Candioti1815–1815
Juan Francisco Tarragona1815–1816
Mariano Vera1816–1818
Estanislao López1818–1838
Domingo Cullen1838Forced to resign and go into exile after interprovincial dispute about international relations, and dispute concerning constitutional duties of provinces in international disputes concerning relations individual provinces as part of the federation.
Juan Pablo López1838–1842
Pascual Echagüe1842–184513th governor
Juan Pablo López1845–1845
Pascual Echagüe1845–185115th governor
Domingo Crespo1851–1854
José María Cullen1854–Son of Domingo Cullen
Tomás CullenSon of Domingo Cullen
Pascual Rosas−1862
Patricio Cullen1862–1865First governor selected under the constitution of 1856. Son of Domingo Cullen.
Nicasio Oroño1865–1868Son-in-law of Domingo Cullen
Mariano Cabal1868–1871Son-in-law of Patricio Cullen
Simón de Iriondo1871–1874
Servando Bayo1874–1878
Simón de Iriondo1878–1882
Manuel María Zavalla1882–1886
José Gálvez1886–1890
Juan Manuel Cafferata1890–1893
Luciano Leiva1893–
José Bernardo IturraspeSon-in-law of Patricio Cullen
Enrique Mosca1920–
Luis Cárcamo−1958
Carlos Sylvestre Begnis1958–1962
Aldo Tessio1963–1966
Carlos Sylvestre Begnis1966–
Aldo Tessio−1973
Carlos Sylvestre Begnis1973–1976
José María Vernet1976–1979
Héctor Salvi1979–1983

Governors since 1983

GovernorTerm in officePartyElectionVice Governor
José María Vernet11 December 1983
–
11 December 1987		PJ1983Carlos Aurelio Martínez
Víctor Reviglio11 December 1987
–
11 December 1991		PJ1987Antonio Vanrell
Carlos Reutemann11 December 1991
–
11 December 1995		PJ1991Miguel Ángel Robles
Jorge Obeid11 December 1995
–
11 December 1999		PJ1995Gualberto Venesia
Carlos Reutemann11 December 1999
–
11 December 2003		PJ1999Marcelo Muniagurria
Jorge Obeid11 December 2003
–
11 December 2007		PJ2003María Eugenia Bielsa
Hermes Binner11 December 2007
–
11 December 2011		PS2007Griselda Tessio
Antonio Bonfatti11 December 2011
–
11 December 2015		PS2011Jorge Henn
Miguel Lifschitz11 December 2015
–
11 December 2019		PS2015Carlos Fascendini
Omar Perotti11 December 2019
–
11 December 2023		PJ2019Alejandra Rodenas
Maximiliano Pullaro11 December 2023
–
UCR2023Gisela Scaglia

See also

References

  1. ^ Mugica Díaz, Joaquín (16 June 2019). "Omar Perotti ganó en Santa Fe y el peronismo volverá a gobernar la provincia después de 12 años de socialismo" (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ Constitution of the Province of Santa Fe Archived 2012-08-05 at archive.today.