List of governors of La Guajira Department

Flag of the Department of La Guajira.

The following is a list of governors of the Department of La Guajira, Colombia.

List

Term Governor Notes ref
(1964 – ?) José Ignacio Vives Echeverría Founder and first governor of the Department of La Guajira [1]
(January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1995) Jorge Eliecer Ballesteros Bernier [2]
(January 1, 1995 - January 1998) Jorge Eduardo Perez Bernier [3]
(2001 - 5 July 2003) Hernando Deluque Freyle [4]
(July 5 - December 31, 2003) Jorge Eliecer Ballesteros Bernier [5]
(January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2007) José Luis González Crespo
(January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2011) Jorge Eduardo Perez Bernier 2007 Colombian regional and municipal elections [6]
(January 1, 2012 – December 11, 2013) Juan Francisco "Kiko" Gomez arrested in 2013 for 3 murders [7]
(October 11, 2013 – October 29, 2013) Roger Romero Pinto acting
(October 29, 2013 – February, 3 2014) Faihan Al-Fayes Chaljub acting
(February 3, 2014 – July 1, 2014 Sugelia Oñate Rosado acting
(July 1, 2014 – December 31, 2015 José María Ballesteros Valdivieso
(January 1, 2016 - June 8, 2016) Oneida Rayeth Pinto Pérez
(June 8, 2016 - November 11, 2016) Jorge Enrique Vélez
(February 23, 2017 – November 20, 2017) Weildler Guerra Curvelo appointed by Juan Manuel Santos, Wayuu [8]
(November 20, 2017 – September 10, 2018) Tania Buitrago González acting
(September 10, 2018 – November 9, 2018) Wilmer González Brito
(November 9, 2018 – May 28, 2019) Wilson Rojas Vanegas acting
(May 28, 2019 – July 28, 2019) Wilbert Hernández Sierra acting
(July 28, 2019 – December 31, 2019) Jhon Fuentes Medina acting
(January 1, 2020 – August 18, 2021) Nemesio Raúl Roys Garzón
(August 18, 2021 – August 24, 2021) Jairo Aguilar Deluque acting
(July 25, 2022 – February 25, 2023) José Jaime Vega Vence acting [9]
(February 23, 2023 - December 31, 2023) Diala Patricia Wilches Cortina appointed by Gustavo Petro
(January 1, 2024 – present) Jairo Aguilar Deluque 2024-2027 term [10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) History of La Guajira
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Government of Bogota: Inhabilidades
  3. ^ Jorge Perez Bernier: Boletines de Prensa, Comunicados y Agenda Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ (in Spanish) Procuraduria General de Colombia: Formulado pliego de cargos contra ex gobernador de La Guajira y secretarios de obras públicas
  5. ^ (in Spanish) Jorge Ballesteros: Resume
  6. ^ (in Spanish) National Registry of the Civil State: Governor of La Guajira[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Colombian governor Kiko Gomez charged with murder". BBC News. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  8. ^ "In Colombia, Indigenous Lands Are Ground Zero for a Wind Energy Boom". Yale E360. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  9. ^ CARIBE, REGIÓN (2022-07-27). "José Jaime Vega Vence tomó posesión como Gobernador Encargado de La Guajira". Región Caribe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  10. ^ CARIBE, REGIÓN (2024-08-24). "Gobernador de La Guajira solicita declarar emergencia migratoria ante situación en Venezuela". Región Caribe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  11. ^ CARIBE, REGIÓN (2024-07-07). "Consejo de Estado niega nulidad de elección del gobernador de La Guajira". Región Caribe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.