List of Governors of Mato Grosso


Below is a list of Governors of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
OrderNameTerm BeginsTerms EndsComments
56thMauro Mendes2019IncumbentGovernor-elect in universal suffrage on October 7, 2018
55thPedro Taques20152018Governor elected by universal suffrage on October 5, 2014
54thSilval da Cunha20102014Vice-governor-elect took over after the resignation of the incumbent Governor re-elected on October 3, 2010
53rdBlairo Maggi20032010Governor elected by universal suffrage on October 6, 2002 Governor re-elected on October 1, 2006 and who resigned
52ndRogério Salles20022002Vice-governor-elect took over after the resignation of the incumbent
51stDante de Oliveira19952002Governor elected by universal suffrage on October 3, 1994 Governor reelected to universal suffrage on October 4, 1998 and who resigned
50thJaime Campos19911994Governor elected by universal suffrage on October 3, 1990
49thEdison de Oliveira19901991Vice-governor-elect took over after the resignation of the incumbent
48thCarlos Bezerra19871990Governor elected by universal suffrage on November 15, 1986 and who resigned
47thWilmar Peres de Faria19861987Vice-governor-elect took over after the resignation of the incumbent
46thJúlio Campos19831986Governor elected by universal suffrage on November 15, 1982 and who resigned
45thFrederico Campos19791983Governor elected by the Legislative Assembly on September 1, 1978
44thCássio Leite de Barros19781979vice-governor-elect, took office the post of governor due to the resignation of the incumbent
43rdJosé Garcia Neto19751978Governor elected by the Legislative Assembly on October 3, 1974
42ndJosé Fragelli19711975Governor elected by the Legislative Assembly on October 3, 1970
41stPedro Pedrossian19661971Governor-elect in universal suffrage on October 3, 1965
40thFernando Corrêa da Costa19611966Governor-elect in universal suffrage on October 3, 1960
39thJoão Ponce de Arruda19561961Governor-elect in universal suffrage on October 3, 1955
38thFernando Corrêa da Costa19511956Governor-elect in universal suffrage on October 3, 1950
37thJari Gomes19501951Governor appointed
36thArnaldo Estêvão de Figueiredo19471950Governor indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly
35thJosé Marcelo Moreira19461947Governor appointed
34thOlegário de Barros19451946Governor appointed
33rdJúlio Strübing Müller19371945Federal interventor
32ndManuel Ari da Silva Pires19371937Federal interventor
31stMário Correia da Costa19351937Governor-elect and Interventor federal
30thNewton Deschamps Cavalcanti19351935Federal interventor
29thFenelon Müller19351935Federal interventor
28thCésar de Mesquita Serva19341935Federal interventor
27thLeônidas Antero de Matos19321934Federal interventor
26thArtur Antunes Maciel19311932Federal interventor
25thAntonino Mena Gonçalves19301931Federal interventor
24thSebastião Rabelo Leite19301930Federal interventor
23rdAníbal Benício de Toledo19301930Quartermaster appointed by the federal government
22ndMário Correia da Costa19261930President-elect in universal suffrage
21stEstêvão Alves Correia19241926President-elect in universal suffrage
20thPedro Celestino Corrêa da Costa19221924President-elect in universal suffrage
19thFrancisco de Aquino Correia19181922President-elect in universal suffrage
18thCipriano da Costa Ferreira19171918President of the Legislative Assembly
17thCamilo Soares de Moura19171917Vice-President elected in office
16thCaetano Manuel de Faria e Albuquerque19151917President-elect in universal suffrage
15thJoaquim Augusto da Costa Marques19111915President-elect in universal suffrage
14thPedro Celestino Corrêa da Costa19081911President of State appointed by the President of the Republic
13thGeneroso Pais Leme de Sousa Ponce19071908President of the Legislative Assembly
12thPedro Leite Osório19061907Vice-President elected in office
11thAntônio Pais de Barros19031906President-elect in universal suffrage
10thAntônio Pedro Alves de Barros18991903President-elect in universal suffrage
9thAntônio Leite de Figueiredo18991899President of State appointed by the President of the Republic
8thJoão Pedro Xavier Câmara18991899President appointed by predecessor
7thAntônio Cesário de Figueiredo18991898Governor appointed by President Prudente de Moraes
6thAntônio Correia da Costa18981895Governor appointed by President Prudente de Moraes
5thManuel José Murtinho18951891Governor appointed by President Deodoro da Fonseca
4thJoão Nepomuceno de Medeiros Mallet18911891Governor appointed by President Deodoro da Fonseca
3rdJosé da Silva Rondon18911891Governor appointed by President Deodoro da Fonseca
2ndFrederico Solon de Sampaio Ribeiro18911891Governor appointed by President Deodoro da Fonseca
1stAntônio Maria Coelho18891891Governor appointed by President Deodoro da Fonseca