List of governors of Enugu State

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This is a list of administrators and governors of Enugu State. Enugu State was formed on 27 August 1991 when it was split from Anambra State.

NameTitleTook officeLeft officePartyDeputyNotes
Herbert Eze GovernorAugust 1990January 1992Military
Okwesilieze Nwodo [1] GovernorJanuary 1992November 1993 NRC
Temi Ejoor Administrator9 December 199314 September 1994Military
Mike Torey [2] Administrator14 September 199422 August 1996Military
Sule Ahman [3] Administrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Adewunmi Agbaje AdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Chimaroke Nnamani [4] Governor29 May 199929 May 2007 PDP Okechukwu Itanyi
Sullivan Chime [5] Governor29 May 200729 May 2015 PDP Sunday Onyebuchi,
Ifeanyi Nwoye
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi [6] Governor29 May 201529 May 2023 PDP Cecilia Ezeilo
Peter Mbah [7] [8] Governor29 May 2023Incumbent PDP Ifeanyi Ossai

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