Governor of São Paulo is the position of the head of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. [edit] Governors in the Republican period (1889–2007) | # | Name | Took office | Left office | | — | Prudente José de Morais e Barros Francisco Rangel Pestana Joaquim de Sousa Mursa | November 16, 1889 | December 14, 1889 | | — | Prudente de Morais | December 14, 1889 | October 18, 1890 | | — | Jorge Tibiriçá Piratininga | October 18, 1890 | March 7, 1891 | | — | Américo Brasiliense | March 7, 1891 | June 11, 1891 | | 1 | Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo | June 11, 1891 | December 15, 1891 | | — | Sérgio Tertuliano Castelo Branco | December 15, 1891 | December 15, 1891 | | — | José Alves de Cerqueira César | December 16, 1891 | August 23, 1892 | | 2 | Bernardino José de Campos Júnior | August 23, 1892 | April 15, 1896 | | — | Francisco de Assis Peixoto Gomide | April 15, 1896 | May 1, 1896 | | 3 | Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales | May 1, 1896 | October 31, 1897 | | — | Francisco de Assis Peixoto Gomide | October 31, 1897 | November 10, 1898 | | 4 | Fernando Prestes de Albuquerque | November 10, 1898 | May 1, 1900 | | 5 | Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves | May 1, 1900 | February 13, 1902 | | — | Domingos Correia de Morais | February 13, 1902 | July 3, 1902 | | 6 | Bernardino José de Campos Júnior | July 3, 1902 | May 1, 1904 | | 7 | Jorge Tibiriçá Piratininga | May 1, 1904 | May 1, 1908 | | 8 | Manuel Joaquim de Albuquerque Lins | May 1, 1908 | May 1, 1912 | | 9 | Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves | May 1, 1912 | May 1, 1916 | | 10 | Altino Arantes Marques | May 1, 1916 | May 1, 1920 | | 11 | Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa | May 1, 1920 | May 1, 1924 | | 12 | Carlos de Campos | May 1, 1924 | April 27, 1927 | | — | Antônio Dino da Costa Bueno | April 27, 1927 | July 14, 1927 | | 13 | Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque | July 14, 1927 | October 24, 1930 | | — | Hastinfilo de Moura | October 24, 1930 | October 28, 1930 | | — | José Maria Whitaker | October 28, 1930 | November 4, 1930 | | — | Plínio Barreto | November 4, 1930 | November 25, 1930 | | — | João Alberto Lins de Barros | November 25, 1930 | July 25, 1931 | | — | Laudo Ferreira de Camargo | July 25, 1931 | November 13, 1931 | | — | Manuel Rabelo | November 13, 1931 | March 7, 1932 | | — | Pedro Manuel de Toledo | March 7, 1932 | July 10, 1932 | | — | Pedro Manuel de Toledo | July 10, 1932 | October 2, 1932 | | — | Herculano de Carvalho e Silva | October 2, 1932 | October 6, 1932 | | — | Valdomiro Castilho de Lima | October 6, 1932 | July 27, 1933 | | — | Manuel de Cerqueira Daltro Filho | July 27, 1933 | August 21, 1933 | | — | Armando de Sales Oliveira | August 21, 1933 | April 11, 1935 | | 14 | Armando de Sales Oliveira | April 11, 1935 | December 29, 1936 | | — | Henrique Smith Baima | December 29, 1936 | January 5, 1937 | | 15 | José Joaquim Cardoso de Melo Neto | January 5, 1937 | November 10, 1937 | | — | José Joaquim Cardoso de Melo Neto | November 11, 1937 | April 25, 1938 | | — | Francisco José da Silva Júnior | April 25, 1938 | April 27, 1938 | | — | Ademar Pereira de Barros | April 27, 1938 | June 4, 1941 | | — | Fernando de Sousa Costa | June 4, 1941 | October 27 de 1945 | | — | Sebastião Nogueira de Lima | October 27, 1945 | November 7, 1945 | | — | José Carlos de Macedo Soares | November 7, 1945 | March 14, 1947 | | 16 | Ademar Pereira de Barros | March 14, 1947 | January 31, 1951 | | 17 | Lucas Nogueira Garcez | January 31, 1951 | January 31, 1955 | | 18 | Jânio da Silva Quadros | January 31, 1955 | January 31, 1959 | | 19 | Carlos Alberto Alves de Carvalho Pinto | January 31, 1959 | January 31, 1963 | | 20 | Ademar Pereira de Barros | January 31, 1963 | June 6, 1966 | | 21 | Laudo Natel | June 6, 1966 | January 31, 1967 | | 22 | Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodré | January 31, 1967 | March 15, 1971 | | 23 | Laudo Natel | March 15, 1971 | March 15, 1975 | | 24 | Paulo Egídio Martins | March 15, 1975 | March 15, 1979 | | 25 | Paulo Salim Maluf | March 15, 1979 | May 14, 1982 | | 26 | José Maria Marin | May 14, 1982 | March 15, 1983 | | 27 | André Franco Montoro | March 15, 1983 | March 15, 1987 | | 28 | Orestes Quércia | March 15, 1987 | March 15, 1991 | | 29 | Luís Antônio Fleury Filho | March 15, 1991 | January 1, 1995 | | 30 | Mário Covas Júnior | January 1, 1995 | January 1, 1999 | | 31 | Mário Covas Júnior | January 1, 1999 | March 6, 2001 | | 32 | Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho | March 6, 2001 | January 1, 2003 | | 33 | Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho | January 1, 2003 | March 30, 2006 | | 34 | Cláudio Salvador Lembo | March 30, 2006 | January 1, 2007 | | 35 | José Serra | January 1, 2007 | present | | color | meaning | | green | elected by direct suffrage | | blue | elect by indirect suffrage or representing the Legislative Assembly | | beige | designated by the central government | [edit] External links |