List of governors of Puerto Rico

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This list includes all of Puerto Rico's governors since the Caribbean Free State became a non-incorporated suburb of the United States in 1898 . Until 1949, the governors were appointed by the US government; since then the incumbent has been determined by election.

The governor of Puerto Rico resides in the Palacio de Santa Catalina in San Juan .

Surname Life dates Term of office Political party
John Ruller Brooke 1838-1926 October 21, 1898 - December 9, 1898
Guy Vernor Henry 1839-1899 December 9, 1898 - May 9, 1899
George Whitefield Davis 1839-1918 May 9, 1899 - May 1, 1900
Charles Herbert Allen 1848-1934 May 1, 1900 - September 15, 1901
William Henry Hunt 1857-1949 September 15, 1901 - July 4, 1904
Beekman Winthrop 1874-1940 July 4, 1904 - April 18, 1907
Regis Henri Post 1870-1944 April 18, 1907 - November 6, 1909
George Radcliffe Colton 1866-1916 November 6, 1909 - November 15, 1913
Arthur Yager 1857-1941 November 15, 1913-1921
José E. Benedicto (acting) 1921
Emmet Montgomery Reily 1866-1954 1921-1923
Juan Bernardo Huyke (acting) 1880-1961 1923
Horace Mann Towner 1855-1937 1923-1929
James Rumsey Beverley (acting) 1894-1967 1929
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. 1887-1944 September 9, 1929-1932
James Rumsey Beverley (acting) 1932-1933
Robert Hayes Gore 1886-1972 1933-1934
Benjamin Jason Horton (acting) 1873-1963 1934 - February 5, 1934
Blanton C. Winship 1869-1947 February 5, 1934 - June 25, 1939
José E. Colón (acting) June 25, 1939 - September 11, 1939
William Daniel Leahy 1875-1959 September 11, 1939 - November 28, 1940
José Miguel Gallardo (acting) 1897-1976 November 28, 1940 - February 3, 1941
Guy Jacob Swope (acting) 1892-1969 February 3, 1941 - July 24, 1941
José Miguel Gallardo (acting) 1897-1976 July 24, 1941 - September 19, 1941
Rexford Guy Tugwell 1891-1979 September 19, 1941 - September 3, 1946
Jesús Toribio Piñero 1897-1952 September 3, 1946 - January 2, 1949 PPD
José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín 1898-1980 January 2, 1949 - January 2, 1965 PPD
Roberto Sánchez Vilella 1913-1997 January 2, 1965 - January 2, 1969 PPD
Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo 1904-2003 Jan. 2, 1969 - January 2, 1973 PNP
Rafael Hernández Colón 1936-2019 Jan. 2, 1973 - January 2, 1977 PPD
Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló * 1932 Jan. 2, 1977 - January 2, 1985 PNP
Rafael Hernández Colón s. O. January 2, 1985 - January 2, 1993 PPD
Pedro Juan Rosselló González * 1944 January 2, 1993 - January 2, 2001 PNP
Sila María Calderón Serra * 1942 January 2, 2001 - January 2, 2005 PPD
Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá * 1962 January 2, 2005 - January 2, 2009 PPD
Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset * 1960 January 2, 2009 - January 2, 2013 PNP
Alejandro Javier García Padilla * 1971 January 2, 2013 - January 2, 2017 PPD
Ricky Rosselló * 1979 January 2, 2017 - August 2, 2019 PNP
Pedro Pierluisi * 1959 August 2, 2019 - August 7, 2019 PNP
Wanda Vázquez Garced * 1960 since August 7, 2019 PNP

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