List of governors of Buenos Aires

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Axel Kicillof, current governor of Buenos Aires

This is a list of the governors of Buenos Aires . The governors of the provinces of Argentina lead the respective executive bodies . The office of governor of Buenos Aires was established in 1812 after the declaration of independence by the Spanish colony of Argentina and is still represented today. This is elected for a term of office that lasts four years. Since 1854 a lieutenant governor of the province of Buenos Aires has been in office. The office is elected during democratic periods; during the dictatorship it was appointed by the federal executive. Article 6 of the Argentine Constitution provides, in the event of a conflict situation in one or more provinces, in the event of an external invasion or invasion of another province, the Intervención federal (federal intervention), i.e. the dismissal and reappointment of authorities and their heads.

List of governors of Buenos Aires

List of governors and representatives of the executive branch of the Province of Buenos Aires

The governors of Buenos Aires represented the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (until 1831) and the Argentine Confederation (from 1831), which as a federation had no executive, vis-à-vis other states. De facto , they functioned as head of state, but ruled partly (especially Juan Manuel de Rosas ) dictatorially.

Between 1826 and 1827, an official presidency became necessary due to the Argentine-Brazilian war , which Bernardino Rivadavia took. Significant for the national importance of the governor, the governorship of Buenos Aires was suspended. However, the draft national constitution was rejected by the provinces in 1826, and Rivadavia had to resign in 1827, so that his successor Vicente López y Planes already repealed the constitution and called new elections for the governor of Buenos Aires.

  • Manuel Dorrego (August 17, 1827 - December 1, 1828)
  • Juan Galo Lavalle (December 1, 1828 - June 26, 1829) (de facto)
  • Juan José Viamonte (June 26, 1826 - December 6, 1829) (provisional)
  • Juan Manuel de Rosas (December 6, 1829 - December 17, 1832)
  • Juan Ramón González Balcarce (December 17, 1832 - November 4, 1833)
  • Juan José Viamonte (November 4, 1833 - June 27, 1834)
  • Manuel Vicente Maza (June 27, 1834 - March 7, 1835) (interim)
  • Juan Manuel de Rosas (March 7, 1835 - February 3, 1852)
  • Vicente López y Planes (February 3, 1852 - July 26, 1852) (provisional)

List of governors of Buenos Aires

In February 1852, after 17 years of rule without a constitution, Manuel de Rosas was defeated by the long-time governor of Entre Ríos , Justo José de Urquiza, in the battle of Monte Caseros , who, unlike Rosas, had a constitution and national unity for the provinces that were strongly oriented towards Buenos Aires aspired to. Thereupon Vicente López y Planes temporarily took over the office of governor of Buenos Aires. Urquiza was appointed Provisional Director of the Argentine Confederation after his triumph in May, making López y Planes the last governor with government powers. By September of that year Urquiza himself took over the post in Buenos Aires, so that he held three offices in personal union. However, resistance arose from Buenos Aires against his approach, so that there was a secession and Urquiza's follower José Miguel Galán Manuel Guillermo Pinto succeeded as governor of an independent state of Buenos Aires .

Governors of the State of Buenos Aires

Governors of the Province of Buenos Aires

After a defeat in 1859, actually reintegrated into the Argentine Confederation, Governor Miter defeated the government troops in another battle in 1861, whereby General Urquiza had voluntarily withdrawn in a balanced battle on the condition that his province of Entre Ríos would rule undisturbed by a new central government can. The incumbent President Santiago Derqui could not hold out much longer, and Miter became President of the reunited Argentine Republic and at the same time provincial governor.

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  • Dirección del Archivo Histórico de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Department of Patrimonio Cultural e Investigación Histórica. Dirección General de Cultura y Educación.
  • Dirección de Biblioteca y Referencia Legislativa de la HL de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.