List of governors of Ceará

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Governor of Ceará
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Governor's Flag of the State of Ceará
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Izolda Cela em abril de 2019 (2; recorte).jpg
Incumbent
Izolda Cela
since 2 Apr 2022
Residence Palácio da Abolição
Precursor Pedro Taques
Formation1889
First holder Luís Antônio Ferraz
Website ceara.gov.br

Below is a list of governors of the Brazilian state of Ceará.

No.NameTerm beginsTerms ends
New Republic (since 1985)
60 Izolda Cela em abril de 2019 (2; recorte).jpg
Izolda Cela 		2 Apr 2022Incumbent
59 Senador Camilo Santana.jpg
Camilo Santana 		1 Jan 20152 Apr 2022
58 Cid Gomes Senador.jpg
Cid Gomes 		1 Jan 20071 Jan 2015
57 Lucioalcantara2006.jpg
Lúcio Alcântara 		1 Jan 20031 Jan 2007
56 Beni Veras 6 Apr 20021 Jan 2003
55 Senador Tasso Jereissati (Foto Oficial).jpg
Tasso Jereissati 		1 Jan 19956 Apr 2002
54 Francisco Aguiar 9 Oct 19941 Jan 1995
53 Francisco de Barros 8 Sep 19949 Oct 1994
52 Ciro Gomes (cropped).jpg
Ciro Gomes 		15 Mar 19918 Sep 1994
51 Senador Tasso Jereissati (Foto Oficial).jpg
Tasso Jereissati 		15 Mar 198715 Mar 1991
Military dictatorship (1964-1985) (43−50)
50 Gonzaga Mota 15 Mar 198315 Mar 1987
49 Manuel de Castro 15 Mar 198215 Mar 1983
48 Senador Virgilio Tavora (15867623072).jpg
Virgílio Távora 		15 Mar 197915 Mar 1982
47 Valdemar Alcantara senador.jpg
Waldemar Alcântara 		28 Feb 197815 Mar 1979
46 Jose Adauto Bezerra, Governador do Ceara..tif
José Adauto Bezerra 		15 Mar 197528 Feb 1978
45 Cesar Cals de Oliveira Filho, Governador do Ceara..tif
César Cals 		25 Mar 197115 Mar 1975
44 Plácido Castelo 12 Sep 196625 Mar 1971
43 Franklin Chaves 12 Aug 196612 Sep 1966
Fourth Brazilian Republic (1945-1964) (30−42)
42 Senador Virgilio Tavora (15867623072).jpg
Virgílio Távora 		25 Mar 196312 Aug 1966
41 Parsifal Barroso, Ministro do Trabalho.tif
Parsifal Barroso 		25 Mar 195925 Mar 1963
40 Flavio Marcilio (Deputado).jpg
Flávio Marcílio 		3 Jul 195825 Mar 1959
39 Paulo Sarasate 25 Mar 19553 Jul 1958
38 Stênio Gomes da Silva 1 Jul 195425 Mar 1955
37 Raul Barbosa, Governador do Ceara.tif
Raul Barbosa		31 Jan 19511 Jul 1954
36 Faustino de Albuquerque 1 Mar 194731 Jan 1951
35 José Feliciano de Ataíde 3 Feb 19471 Mar 1947
34 José Machado Lopes 28 Oct 19463 Feb 1947
33 Pedro Firmeza 16 Feb 194628 Oct 1946
32 Acrísio Moreira da Rocha 21 Jan 194616 Feb 1946
31 Tomás Pompeu Filho 10 Jan 194621 Jan 1946
30 Benedito Augusto Carvalho dos Santos 28 Oct 194510 Jan 1946
Vargas Era (1930-1945)(24−29)
29 Francisco de Meneses Pimentel 25 May 193528 Oct 1945
28 Franklin Monteiro Gondim 10 May 193525 May 1935
27 Filipe Moreira Lima 5 Sep 193410 May 1935
26 Roberto Carneiro de Mendonça 22 Sep 19315 Sep 1934
25 João da Silva Leal 13 Jun 193122 Sep 1931
24 Manuel Fernandes Távora 8 Oct 193013 Jun 1931
First Brazilian Republic (1889-1930) (1−23)
23 José Carlos de Matos Peixoto 12 Jul 19288 Oct 1930
22 Eduardo Henrique Girão 19 May 192812 Jul 1928
21 José Moreira da Rocha 12 Jul 192419 May 1928
20 Ildefonso Albano 12 Jul 192312 Jul 1924
19 Justiniano de Serpa.jpg
Justiniano de Serpa 		12 Jul 192012 Jul 1923
18 João Tomé de Sabóia e Silva 12 Jul 191612 Jul 1920
17 Benjamin Liberato Barroso 24 Jun 191412 Jul 1916
16 MalSetembrino.jpg
Fernando Setembrino de Carvalho 		15 Mar 191424 Jun 1914
− Floro Bartolomeu.jpg
Floro Bartolomeu 		10 Mar 191415 Mar 1914
15 Marcos Franco Rabelo.jpg
Marcos Franco Rabelo 		14 Jul 191214 Mar 1914
14 Belisário Cícero Alexandrino 12 Jul 191214 Jul 1912
13 Antônio Frederico de Carvalho Mota 24 Jan 191212 Jul 1912
12 Nogueira Accioli.jpg
Antônio Nogueira Accioli 		12 Jul 190824 Jan 1912
11 Nogueira Accioli.jpg
Antônio Nogueira Accioli 		12 Jul 190412 Jul 1908
10 Pedro Augusto Borges 12 Jul 190012 Jul 1904
9 Nogueira Accioli.jpg
Antônio Nogueira Accioli 		12 Jul 189612 Jul 1900
8 José Bezerril Fontenelle 27 Aug 189212 Jul 1896
7 Nogueira Accioli.jpg
Antônio Nogueira Accioli 		12 Jul 189227 Aug 1892
6 Benjamin Liberato Barroso 18 Feb 189212 Jul 1892
5 Joao Nepomuceno de Medeiros Mallet.jpg
João Nepomuceno de Medeiros Mallet 		16 Feb 189218 Feb 1892
4 José Clarindo de Queirós 28 Apr 189116 Feb 1892
3 Feliciano Antônio Benjamim 6 Apr 189128 Apr 1891
2 Benjamin Liberato Barroso 22 Jan 18916 Apr 1891
1 Luís Antônio Ferraz 16 Nov 188922 Jan 1891

Living Governors

So far, September10, 2024, the nine living governors of Ceará are, in order of beginning of the first term: Gonzaga Mota, Tasso Jereissati, Ciro Gomes, Chico Aguiar, Lúcio Alcântara, Cid Gomes, Camilo Santana and Izolda Cela.

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