Governor of Santa Cruz Province

For the governor of the Bolivian department, see Governor of Santa Cruz Department.

Governor of Santa Cruz Province
Coat of arms of Santa Cruz Province
Incumbent Claudio Vidal since 10 December 2023
Status	Head of the local government
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Mario Castulo Paradelo
Formation	1958
Website	Official website

The Governor of Santa Cruz (Spanish : Gobernador de la Provincia de Santa Cruz) is a citizen of the Santa Cruz Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Since 2023, the governor of Santa Cruz has been Claudio Vidal.

Governors since 1983

Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Vice Governor
		Arturo Puricelli	10 December 1983 – 10 December 1987	PJ	1983	Francisco Patricio Toto
		Ricardo del Val	10 December 1987 – 6 July 1990	PJ	1987	José Ramón Granero
		José Ramón Granero	6 July 1990 – 15 March 1991	PJ		Vacant
		Héctor Marcelino García	15 March 1991 – 10 December 1991	PJ	—
		Néstor Kirchner	10 December 1991 – 24 May 2003	PJ	1991	Eduardo Arnold
					1995
					1999	Sergio Acevedo
						Héctor Icazuriaga
		Héctor Icazuriaga	24 May 2003 – 10 December 2003	PJ	—	Vacant
		Sergio Acevedo	10 December 2003 – 30 March 2006	PJ	2003	Carlos Sancho
		Carlos Sancho	30 March 2006 – 10 May 2007	PJ		Vacant
		Daniel Peralta	10 May 2007 – 10 December 2015	PJ	—
					2007	Luis Martínez Crespo
					2011	Fernando Cotillo
		Alicia Kirchner	10 December 2015 – 10 December 2023	Kolina	2015	Pablo González
					2019	Eugenio Quiroga
		Claudio Vidal	10 December 2023 – Incumbent	SER Santa Cruz	2023	Fabián Leguizamón

See also

• Chamber of Deputies of Santa Cruz

External links

• Official site