List of governors of Norte de Santander Department information
The Governor of the Department of Norte de Santander heads the executive branch of the government of the Colombian department of Norte de Santander. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the department, serving as the main agent for the President of Colombia to carry on the task of maintaining public order and the execution of the general economic policy, and all matters of law passed down for the nation. The current governor is William Villamizar Laguado.
The Department of Norte de Santander was created on July 25, 1910, before this the department formed part of the Department of Santander, and as such it was governed by the Governor of Santander.
Before the Colombian Constitution of 1991, the governor was appointed by the president. In 1992 popular elections were held for the first time to elect the governor of the Department for a period of three years.
Luis Miguel Morelli Navia, Governor of the Department of Norte de Santander (2003-2007)
Incumbent
Tenure
Took office
Left office
William Villamizar Laguado
2007
present
Luis Miguel Morelli Navia
2003
2007
Juan Alcides Santaella Gutiérrez
2000
2003
Jorge Alberto García Herreros Cabrera
1997
2000
Sergio Entrena López
1994
1997
Álvaro Salgar Villamizar
1991
1994
Antonio José Lizarazo Ocampo
1990
1991
Eduardo Assaf Elcure
1986
1990
León Colmenares Baptista
1984
1986
Clemente Franco Gálvis
1983
1984
Margarita Silva de Uribe
1982
1983
Cayetano Morelli Lázaro
1981
1982
Humberto Latorre Chacón
1981
1981
Adolfo Martínez Badillo
1979
1981
Jesús María Carrillo Ballesteros
1978
1979
Jorge Villamizar Ruíz
1978
1978
Jorge Colmenares Espinosa
1978
1978
Alfredo Yáñez Carvajal
1977
1978
María Carmenza Arenas Abello
1975
1977
Fidelina Villamizar de Pérez
1974
1975
David Haddad Salcedo
1973
1974
Carlos Pérez Escalante
1971
1973
Daniel Raad Gómez
1971
1971
Hernando Ruan Guerrero
1970
1971
Luis Tesalio Ramírez
1970
1970
Argelino Durán Quintero
1968
1970
Samuel Liévano Sánchez
1968
1968
Gustavo Lozano Cárdenas
1966
1968
Miguel Durán Durán
1965
1966
Gustavo Rodríguez Duarte
1965
1965
Alfonso Lara Hernández
1964
1965
Álvaro Niño Duarte
1964
1964
Eduardo Cote Lamus
1962
1964
José Luis Acero Jordán
1961
1962
Miguel García Herreros
1960
1961
Carlos Vera Villamizar
1958
1960
Jorge Ordóñez Valderrama
1957
1958
Rodrigo Peñaranda
1957
1957
Gonzalo Rivera Laguado
1953
1957
Germán Uribe Jaramillo
1953
1953
Oscar Vergel Pacheco
1952
1953
Rafael Canal Sorzano
1952
1952
Luis Moncada Rojas
1950
1952
Lucio Pabón Núñez
1949
1950
Carlos Vera Villamizar
1949
1949
Pablo Rodríguez Achury
1948
1949
Gustavo Matamoros Leal
1948
1948
Manuel Buenahora
1947
1948
Rafael Unda Ferrero
1946
1947
Luis Buenahora
1946
1946
Alfredo Lamus Girón
1944
1946
Manuel José Vargas
1944
1944
Alfredo Lamus Girón
1943
1944
Carlos Ardila Ordóñez
1942
1943
Guillermo E. Suárez
1941
1942
Darío Hernández Bautista
1940
1941
Luis Alberto Lindarte
1938
1940
Miguel Durán Durán
1937
1938
Francisco Lamus Lamus
1936
1937
Manuel José Vargas
1935
1936
Luis Hernández Gutiérrez
1934
1935
Francisco Lamus Lamus
1934
1934
Benito Hernández Bustos
1933
1933
Luis Augusto Cuervo
1931
1933
Gabriel Valencia
1931
1931
Luciano Jaramillo
1930
1931
Ramón Pérez Hernández
1927
1930
Luis Febres Cordero
1926
1927
Rafael Valencia
1924
1926
Víctor Julio Cote Bautista
1922
1924
Francisco Sorzano
1922
1922
Fructuoso V. Calderón
1918
1922
Luis Febres Cordero
1914
1918
Rafael Valencia
1912
1914
Víctor Julio Cote Bautista
1910
1912
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