List of governors of Rio de Janeiro

Governor of Rio de Janeiro
Governor of Rio de Janeiro
	Incumbent; Cláudio Castro; since 1 May 2021
Style	Mr. Governor or even simply Governor; (informal); Most Excellent Mr. Governor; (formal); His Excellency; (alternative formal, diplomatic);
Status	Head of State; Head of Government;
Residence	Palácio Laranjeiras
Constituting instrument	1989 State Constitution
Inaugural holder	Francisco Vítor da Fonseca e Silva
Formation	15 November 1889; 133 years ago
Deputy	Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro
Website	rj.gov.br

This is a list of Governadores (Portuguese "governors"), Interventores ("Inspectors") and Presidents of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Governors[edit]

Cláudio Castro (2021–present) PL
Wilson Witzel (2019–2021) PSC
Francisco Dornelles (interim) (2018) PP
Luiz Fernando Pezão (2016–2018) PMDB
Francisco Dornelles (interim) (2016) PP
Luiz Fernando Pezão (2014–2016) PMDB
Sérgio Cabral Filho (2011–2014) PMDB
Sérgio Cabral Filho (2007–2010) PMDB
Rosinha Garotinho (2003–2007) PSB
Benedita da Silva (2002–2003) PT
Anthony Garotinho (1999–2002) PDT
Marcello Alencar (1995–1999) PSDB
Nilo Batista (1994–1995) PDT
Leonel Brizola (1991–1994) PDT
Moreira Franco (1987–1991) PMDB
Leonel Brizola (1983–1987) PDT
Antônio Chagas Freitas (1979–1983) PDS
Floriano P. Faria Lima (1974–1979)
Raimundo Padilha (1971–1974)
Mattos Fontes (1967–1971)
Teotônio Ferreira (1966–1967)
Paulo Francisco Torres (1964–1966)
Cordolino José Ambrósio (1964)
Badger Silveira (1963–1964)
Luís Miguel Pinaud (1963)
José de Carvalho Jannotti (1962–1963)
Celso Peçanha (1961–1962)
Roberto Silveira (1959–1961) PTB
Togo de Póvoa de Barros (1958–1959)
Miguel Couto Filho (1955–1958)
Ernani do Amaral Peixoto (1951–1955) PSD
Edmundo Macedo e Silva (1947–1951)