| Governor of Chubut Province | |
|---|---|
 Provincial coat of Arms | |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Luis Fontana |
| Formation | 1884 |
| Website | http://www.chubut.gov.ar/site/gobierno |
This is a list of the governors of Chubut, Argentina, first as a National Territory, then as a province. The Governor of Chubut is the highest executive officer of the province.
| Term | Governor | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1884–1894 | Luis Fontana | First governor |
| 1895–1898 | Eugenio Tello | 2nd governor |
| 1898–1900 | Carlos O'Donell | |
| 1900–1903 | Alejandro Conesa | |
| 1903–1909 | Julio Lezana | |
| 1909–1912 | Alejandro Maiz | |
| 1912–1913 | Luis Ruiz Guiñazú | |
| 1913–1917 | Antonio Lamarque | |
| 1918 | Julio Ruiz Moreno | Federal interventor. |
| 1919–1923 | Orestes Franzoni | |
| 1924–1925 | Manuel Costa | |
| 1925–1928 | Domingo Castro | |
| 1929–1930 | Custodio Sixto | Federal Commissioner. |
| 1930–1931 | Domingo Castro | Federal Commissioner. |
| 1931–1932 | Abel Miranda | Federal Commissioner. |
| 1932 | Tesandro Santana | |
| 1932–1941 | José Manuel Baños | |
| 1941–1943 | Conrado Sztyrle | |
| 1943–1944 | Gregorio Baez | Federal Commissioner. |
| 1944–1945 | Ángel Solari | Federal Commissioner. |
| 1946–1947 | Raúl Rioboo | Federal Commissioner. |
| 1947 | Plácido Vilas López | Federal Interventor. |
| 1947–1948 | Ovidio Pracilio | Secretary |
| 1947 | Enrique Stenti | Secretary |
| 1949 | Horacio Arbeille | Government bureau. |
| 1949–1950 | Rafael Grillo | |
| 1950–1951 | José Eduardo Picerno | |
| 1952–1955 | Héctor Perurena | Federal Interventor |
| 1955 | Ítalo Dell’Oro | Federal Interventor |
| 1955 | Manuel Schneidewind | Federal Commissioner |
| 1955–1958 | Raúl Sidders | Federal Interventor. |
| Term | Governor | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1958–1962 | Jorge Galina | 1st governor of the province |
| 1962 | Fernando Elizondo | Federal Interventor |
| 1962 | Julio Petrochi | Federal Commissioner |
| 1962 | José Quintans | Federal Commissioner |
| 1962–1963 | Pedro Luis Priani | Federal Interventor |
| 1963 | Carlos Miranda Naon | Federal Commissioner. |
| 1963–1965 | Roque González | |
| 1965 | Armando Knischnik | Acting. |
| 1965–1966 | Manuel Pío Raso | |
| 1966 | Carlos Arturo Vellegal | Federal Interventor. |
| 1966 | Gerardo Ojanguren | Federal Commissioner. |
| 1966–1967 | Rodolfo Varela | Federal Interventor |
| 1967–1968 | Osvaldo Guaita | De facto governor |
| 1968–1970 | Guillermo Pérez Pitton | De facto governor |
| 1970–1973 | Jorge Costa | De facto governor |
| 1973–1976 | Benito Fernández | |
| 1976 | Rafael De Piano | Federal interventor. |
| 1976–1978 | Julio Etchegoyen | De facto governor |
| 1978–1981 | Ángel Martin | De facto governor |
| 1981–1983 | Niceto Echauri Ayerra | De facto governor |
| 1983–1987 | Atilio Oscar Viglione | |
| 1987–1990 | Néstor Perl | |
| 1990–1991 | Fernando Cosentino | Acting. |
| 1991–1995 | Carlos Maestro | |
| 1995–1999 | Carlos Maestro | |
| 1999–2003 | José Luis Lizurume | |
| 2003–2007 | Mario Das Neves | |
| 2007–2011 | Mario Das Neves | |
| 2011–2015 | Martín Buzzi | |
| 2015–2017 | Mario Das Neves | died in office |
| 2017– | Mariano Arcioni |
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