The list of the governors of the Colombian Department of Córdoba, the Congress of Colombia approved by Law 9 of December 17, 1951 which created the department of Córdoba and later sanctioned by the then acting president of Colombia Roberto Urdaneta, but only came into effect six months later.
According to the Colombian Constitution of 1991 the executive power for this region will be vested in a single individual elected by popular vote (starting from 1991, governors were previously appointed by the president of Colombia) and will be called Governor of the Córdoba. The position was officially established on August 23, 1952, however, Remberto Burgos Puche was appointed as the first Governor of Córdoba, being the president of the Organizational Committee of Córdoba.
List № Portrait Governor Term of office Acting governorDesignated Governor of Córdoba (1952–1991)1 Manuel Antonio Buelvas August 23, 1952–October 7, 19532 Miguel García Sánchez October 8, 1953–May 9, 19573 Eusebio Cabrales May 10, 1957–January 17, 19584 Eugenio Giraldo January 18, 1958–September 5, 19585 José Jiménez Altamiranda September 6, 1958–July 14, 19606 Remberto Burgos Puche July 15, 1960–October 6, 19627 José Miguel Amín October 6, 1962–March 14, 19638 Germán Bula March 15, 1963–March 4, 19639 Ramón Berrocal Failach March 4, 1963–August 25, 196610 Amaury García Burgos August 26, 1966–September 4, 196811 Alfonso Ordosgoitia September 5, 1968–March 13, 196928 Ramiro Sánchez Kerguelén September 4, 1981–August 26, 198229 Julio César Zapateiro August 27, 1982–August 9, 198430 Camilo Jiménez August 10, 1984–January 28, 198531 Fernando Salas January 19, 1985–August 21, 198632 Héctor Lorduy August 22, 1986–June 17, 198733 José Gabriel Amím June 18, 1987–January 10, 1989 Raúl Quintero Lyons(January 4, 1989–January 10, 1990)34 Fredy Sánchez Arteaga January 11, 1991–August 22, 199135 Jorge Elías August 23, 1990–June 11, 1991 Carlos Henao Gallo(June 12–July 30, 1991) 36 Luciano Lepesqueur July 30, 1991–December 31, 1991Governor of Córdoba (1991–present)37 Jorge Manzur January 1, 1991–December 31, 1994 Javier Jiménez(January 20–October 10, 1994)38 Javier Jiménez October 11, 1994–December 31, 199439 Carlos Buelvas January 1, 1995–December 31, 199740 Ángel Villadiego January 1, 1998–December 31, 200041 Jesús María López January 1, 2001–December 31, 200342 Libardo José López January 1, 2004–January 12, 2006 Jaime Torralvo(April 17–June 22, 2006)43 Jaime Torralvo March 22, 2007–January 1, 2008 44 rowspan="2" Marta SáenzJanuary 1, 2008–December 31, 2011 Liliana Bittar(January 17–April 23, 2008) Alonso Pío Fernández(April 23–May 15, 2008)45 Alejandro Lyons January 1, 2012–December 31, 2015 46 Edwin Besaile January 1, 2016–December 31, 2019 Sandra Patricia Devia(January 18, 2018–January 21, 2019)47 Orlando Benítez January 1, 2020 - December 31, 202348 Erasmo Zuleta January 1, 2024 - present
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External links Government of Cordoba official website