- Military coup
- Republic new
{{unreferenced|date=February 2017}}This is the list of governors of Maranhão. Military coup | # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | Photo | | 47 | Newton de Barros|Belo}} | 1961|01|31}} | 1966|01|31}} | PSD | Elected governor. | none available | | 48 | José|Sarney}} | 1966|01|31}} | 1970|05|14}} | ARENA | Elected governor. | | — | Antônio Jorge|Dino}} | 1970|05|14}} | 1971|03|15}} | ARENA | Acting governor. | none available | | 49 | Pedro Neiva de|Santana}} | 1971|03|15}} | 1975|03|15}} | ARENA | Appointed governor. | none available | | — | José|Murad}} | 1975|03|15}} | 1975|03|31}} | ARENA | Acting governor. | none available | | 50 | Oswaldo da Costa|Nunes Freire}} | 1975|03|31}} | 1979|03|15}} | ARENA | Appointed governor. | none available | | 51 | João|Castelo}} | 1979|03|15}} | 1982|05|14}} | ARENA | Appointed governor. | | 52 | Ivar|Saldanha}} | 1982|05|14}} | 1983|03|15}} | PDS | Acting governor. | none available | | 53 | Luís|Rocha}} | 1983|03|15}} | 1987|03|15}} | PDS | Elected governor after military coup. | |
Republic new | # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | Photo | | 54 | Epitácio|Cafeteira}} | 1987|03|15}} | 1990|04|03}} | PMDB/PDC | Elected governor. | | 55 | João Alberto de|Souza}} | 1990|04|03}} | 1991|03|15}} | PFL | Elected as lieutenant governor. | | 56 | Edison|Lobão}} | 1991|03|15}} | 1994|04|02}} | PFL | Elected governor. | | 57 | José de Ribamar|Fiquene}} | 1994|04|02}} | 1995|01|01}} | PFL | Elected as lieutenant governor. | none available | | 58 | Roseana|Sarney}} | 1995|01|01}} | 2002|04|05}} | PFL | Re-elected governor. | | 59 | José Reinaldo|Tavares}} | 2002|04|05}} | 2007|01|01}} | PFL/PTB/PSB | Re-elected governor. | | 60 | Jackson|Lago}} | 2007|01|01}} | 2009|04|18}} | PDT | Elected governor. | | 61 | Roseana|Sarney}} | 2009|04|17}} | 2014|12|10}} | PMDB | Re-elected governor. | | – | Arnaldo|Melo}} | 2014|12|10}} | 2015|01|01}} | PMDB | Acting governor. | none available | | 62 | Flávio|Dino}} | 2015|01|01}} | present | PCdoB | Elected governor. | |
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