List of governors of Mato Grosso do Sul

This list of governors of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul includes all the people who have held office in the history of Mato Grosso do Sul or who, having been elected, did not hold office due to death or impediment, since its official installation, on 1 January 1979^[1][2][3]

Main article: Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul

Eduardo Riedel, the current governor of Mato Grosso do Sul.

The current governor of Mato Grosso do Sul is Eduardo Riedel, elected on October 30, 2022, and sworn into office on January 1, 2023.

Appointed governors

The first three governors of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul were appointed by the president, in that time a representative of the military. For short periods, the president of the State Assembly acted as governor.^[4]

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Appointed by	Party
1	Harry Amorim Costa	January 1, 1979 [5]	June 12, 1979	Ernesto Geisel [4]	Arena[5]
	Londres Machado	June 13, 1979	June 30, 1979	acting governor [4]	Arena[5]
2	Marcelo Miranda Soares	June 28, 1979	October 29, 1980	João Figueiredo [4]	Arena[5]
	Londres Machado	October 29, 1980	November 7, 1980	acting governor [4]	Arena[5]
3	Pedro Pedrossian	October 29, 1980	March 1, 1983	João Figueiredo[4]	PDS[5]

Elected governors

Since 1982, Mato Grosso do Sul has held direct elections for governor.

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes	Photo
4	Wilson Barbosa Martins	March 1, 1983	March 14, 1986	PMDB[6]	First democratically elected governor. First term. Resigned to run for another office.
5	Ramez Tebet	March 14, 1986 [7]	March 15, 1987 [7]	PMDB	Elected as lieutenant-governor.
6	Marcelo Miranda Soares	March 15, 1987	March 1, 1991	PMDB[8]	Second term, had been an appointed governor.
7	Pedro Pedrossian	March 1, 1991	December 31, 1994	PTB [9]	Second term, had been an appointed governor.
8	Wilson Barbosa Martins	January 1, 1995	December 31, 1998	PMDB[10]	Second term.
9	José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos	January 1, 1999	December 31, 2006	PT[11]	First re-elected governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. Served for two consecutive terms.
10	André Puccinelli	January 1, 2007	January 1, 2015	PMDB[12]	Re-elected in 2010.
11	Reinaldo Azambuja	January 1, 2015	Present	PSDB	Re-elected in 2018.[13]
12	Eduardo Riedel	January 1, 2023	Present	PSDB	Elected in 2022.

References

1. "Servidores da Governadoria enfrentam oscilação de energia nesta manhã". Campo Grande News (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-23.
2. "Agente patrimonial invade prédio e ameaça detonar bomba em Campo Grande". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-23.
3. "Em meio a décadas e histórias, Parque do Poderes tem palácio "esquecido" - Capital - Campo Grande News". 2022-11-05. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
4. "Governadores que exerceram mandato no período de 1979 a 2006" (in Portuguese). Governo do Estado de Mato Grosso. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
5. "Há 30 anos nascia Mato Grosso do Sul" (in Portuguese). Jornal O Progresso. 2007-10-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
6. "Resultados das Eleições/1982" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de Mato Grosso do Sul. Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
7. "Terminal Intermodal de Campo Grande recebe o nome de Ramez Tebet" (in Portuguese). Perfil News. 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
8. "Resultados das Eleições/1986" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de Mato Grosso do Sul. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
9. "Resultados das Eleições/1990" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de Mato Grosso do Sul. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
10. "Resultados das Eleições/1994" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de Mato Grosso do Sul. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
11. "Resultados das Eleições/1998" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de Mato Grosso do Sul. Archived from the original on 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
12. "Resultados das Eleições/2006" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de Mato Grosso do Sul. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
13. "Reinaldo Azambuja (PSDB) é reeleito governador de Mato Grosso do Sul" (in Portuguese). G1. 2018-10-28. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2018-03-12.