List of Paraíba Governors

Paraíba governor's flag

Palácio da Redenção, the governor's seat in João Pessoa

Paraíba coat of arms

The list of governors of Paraíba gives an overview of the governors of the Brazilian state of Paraíba .

The government and administrative history of Paraíba began in the 16th century, the Paraíba Capitanate was converted into the Paraíba Province in 1821 , from which the current state emerged in 1889.

The official seat of the civil governor is the Palácio da Redenção in João Pessoa .

Military dictatorship (Fifth Republic, 1964–1985)

No.	Surname	image	Political party	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires
33	João Agripino Maia		ARENA	Jan. 31, 1966	March 15, 1971
34	Ernâni Sátiro		ARENA	March 15, 1971	March 15, 1975
35	Ivan Bichara		ARENA	March 15, 1975	Aug 14, 1978
36	Dorgival Terceiro Neto		ARENA	Aug 14, 1978	March 15, 1979
37	Tarcísio Burity		PDS	March 15, 1979	May 14, 1982
38	Clóvis Bezerra Cavalcanti		PDS	May 14, 1982	March 15, 1983
39	Wilson Braga		PDS	March 15, 1983	May 14, 1986

New Republic (Sixth Republic, since 1985)

No.	Surname	image	Political party	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires
-	Rivando Bezerra Cavalcanti interim		-	May 15, 1986	Apr. 14, 1986
40	Milton Bezerra Cabral		PDS	Apr 15, 1986	March 15, 1987
41	Tarcísio Burity		PMDB	March 15, 1987	March 15, 1991
42	Ronaldo Cunha Lima		PMDB	March 15, 1991	Apr 2, 1994
43	Cícero Lucena		PSDB	Apr 2, 1994	Jan. 1, 1995
44	Antônio Mariz		PMDB	Jan. 1, 1995	16 Sep 1995
45	José Maranhão		PMDB	16 Sep 1995	Jan. 1, 1999
				Jan. 1, 1999	Apr 6, 2002
46	Roberto Paulino		PMDB	Apr 6, 2002	Jan. 1, 2003
47	Cássio Cunha Lima		PSDB	Jan. 1, 2003	Jan. 1, 2007
				Jan. 1, 2007	Feb 17, 2009
48	José Maranhão		PMDB	Feb 17, 2009	Jan. 1, 2011
49	Ricardo Coutinho		PSB	Jan. 1, 2011	Jan. 1, 2015
				Jan. 1, 2015	Jan. 1, 2019
50	João Azevêdo		PSB CIDA	Jan. 1, 2019	officiating

Web links

Commons : Governors of Paraíba  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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