List of Governors of Maranhão

This is the list of governors of Maranhão.

Military coup

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes	Photo
47	Belo, Newton de BarrosNewton de Barros Belo	January 31, 1961	January 31, 1966	PSD	Elected governor.	none available
48	Sarney, JoséJosé Sarney	January 31, 1966	May 14, 1970	ARENA	Elected governor.
—	Dino, Antônio JorgeAntônio Jorge Dino	May 14, 1970	March 15, 1971	ARENA	Acting governor.	none available
49	Santana, Pedro Neiva dePedro Neiva de Santana	March 15, 1971	March 15, 1975	ARENA	Appointed governor.	none available
—	Murad, JoséJosé Murad	March 15, 1975	March 31, 1975	ARENA	Acting governor.	none available
50	Nunes Freire, Oswaldo da CostaOswaldo da Costa Nunes Freire	March 31, 1975	March 15, 1979	ARENA	Appointed governor.	none available
51	Castelo, JoãoJoão Castelo	March 15, 1979	May 14, 1982	ARENA	Appointed governor.
52	Saldanha, IvarIvar Saldanha	May 14, 1982	March 15, 1983	PDS	Acting governor.	none available
53	Rocha, Luiz Alves CoelhoLuiz Alves Coelho Rocha	March 15, 1983	March 15, 1987	PDS	Elected governor after military coup.

Republic new

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes	Photo
54	Cafeteira, EpitácioEpitácio Cafeteira	March 15, 1987	April 3, 1990	PMDB/PSDB/PDC	Elected governor.
55	Souza, João Alberto deJoão Alberto de Souza	April 3, 1990	March 15, 1991	PFL	Elected as lieutenant governor.
56	Lobão, EdisonEdison Lobão	March 15, 1991	April 2, 1994	PFL	Elected governor.
57	Fiquene, José de RibamarJosé de Ribamar Fiquene	April 2, 1994	January 1, 1995	PFL	Elected as lieutnant governor.	none available
58	Sarney, RoseanaRoseana Sarney	January 1, 1995	April 5, 2002	PFL	Re-elected governor.
59	Tavares, José ReinaldoJosé Reinaldo Tavares	April 5, 2002	January 1, 2007	PFL/PTB/PSB	Re-elected governor.
60	Lago, JacksonJackson Lago	January 1, 2007	April 18, 2009	PDT	Elected governor.
61	Sarney, RoseanaRoseana Sarney	April 17, 2009	December 10, 2014	PMDB	Re-elected governor.
–	Melo, ArnaldoArnaldo Melo	December 10, 2014	January 1, 2015	PMDB	Acting governor.	none available
62	Dino, FlávioFlávio Dino	January 1, 2015	January 1, 2019	PCdoB	Elected governor.