List of governors of Bahia
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Below is a list of governors of the Brazilian state of Bahia.
| Order | Name | Term begins | Terms ends | Comments and observations |
| 52rd | Jerônimo Rodrigues | January 1, 2023[1] | ||
| 51st | Rui Costa | January 1, 2015[2] | December 31, 2022 | |
| 50th | Jaques Wagner | January 1, 2007 | January 1, 2015 | |
| 49th | Paulo Souto | January 1, 2003 | January 1, 2007 | |
| 48th | Otto Alencar | April 5, 2002 | January 1, 2003 | |
| 47th | César Borges | January 1, 1999 | April 5, 2002 | (Resigned) |
| 46th | Paulo Souto | January 1, 1995 | January 1, 1999 | |
| 45th | Antônio Imbassahy | 1994 | 1995 | President of the Assembly |
| 44th | Ruy Trindade | 1994 | 1994 | President of the Court of Justice |
| 43rd | Antônio Carlos Magalhães | 1991 | 1994 | |
| 42nd | Nilo Moraes Coelho | 1989 | 1991 | Lieutenant governor |
| 41st | Waldir Pires | 1987 | 1989 | Resigned |
| 40th | João Durval Carneiro | 1983 | 1987 | |
| 39th | Antônio Carlos Magalhães | 1979 | 1983 | |
| 38th | Roberto Santos | 1975 | 1979 | |
| 37th | Antônio Carlos Magalhães | 1971 | 1975 | |
| 36th | Luís Viana Filho | 1967 | 1971 | |
| 35th | Lomanto Júnior | 1963 | 1967 | |
| 34th | Juracy Magalhães | 1959 | 1963 | |
| 33rd | Antônio Balbino | 1955 | 1959 | |
| 32nd | Régis Pacheco | 1951 | 1955 | João de Lima Teixeira / Augusto Públio Pereira* |
| 31st | Otávio Mangabeira | 1947 | 1951 | |
| 30th | Cândido Caldas | 1946 | 1947 | |
| 29th | Guilherme Carneiro da Rocha Marback | 1946 | 1946 | |
| 28th | João Vicente Bulcão Viana | 1945 | 1946 | |
| 27th | Renato Onofre Pinto Aleixo | 1942 | 1945 | Interim governor |
| 26th | Landulfo Alves | 1938 | 1942 | Interim governor |
| 25th | Antônio Fernandes Dantas | 1937 | 1938 | Interim governor |
| 24th | Juracy Magalhães | 1931 | 1937 | Interim governor |
| 23rd | Raimundo Rodrigues Barbosa | 1931 | 1931 | Interim governor |
| 22nd | Artur Neiva | 1931 | 1931 | Interim governor |
| 21st | Leopoldo Afrânio Bastos do Amaral | 1930 | 1931 | |
| 20th | Frederico Augusto Rodrigues da Costa | 1930 | 1930 | Wencesláo Guimarães / Custódio Reis Príncipe Júnior* |
| 19th | Vital Soares | 1928 | 1930 | |
| 18th | Góis Calmon | 1924 | 1928 | |
| 17th | José Joaquim Seabra | 1920 | 1924 | |
| 16th | Antônio Ferrão Muniz de Aragão | 1916 | 1920 | |
| 15th | José Joaquim Seabra | 1912 | 1916 | |
| 14th | Bráulio Xavier | 1912 | 1912 | President of the Court of Justice |
| 13th | Aurélio Rodrigues Viana | 1911 | 1912 | |
| 12th | João Ferreira de Araújo Pinho | 1908 | 1911 | |
| 11th | José Marcelino de Sousa | 1904 | 1908 | José Cupertino de Lacerda* |
| 10th | Severino Vieira | 1900 | 1904 | |
| 9th | Luís Viana | 1896 | 1900 | |
| 8th | Rodrigues Lima | 1892 | 1896 | 1st governor elected |
| 7th | Leal Ferreira | 1891 | 1892 | |
| 6th | Tude Soares Neiva | 1891 | 1891 | Interim |
| 5th | José Gonçalves da Silva | 1890 | 1891 | Deposed |
| 4th | Virgílio Clímaco Damásio | 1890 | 1890 | Lieutenant governor |
| 3rd | Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca | 1890 | 1890 | |
| 2nd | Manuel Vitorino Pereira | 1889 | 1890 | |
| 1st | Virgílio Clímaco Damásio | 1889 | 1889 | Temporary |
- (*)Signifiies substitutes that legally occupied the office of governor.
See also
References
- ^Buss, Gabriel (January 1, 2023). "Jerônimo toma posse na Bahia: "Inclusão social é compromisso"..."poder360.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^"Rui Costa é empossado como novo governador da Bahia". G1 (in Portuguese). January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
