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🇻🇪 Venezuela

Federal republic, presidential systemElectoral autocracy

Delcy Rodriguez

President · 287 days in office

How the political system works in Venezuela

Venezuela is governed as a federal republic with a presidential system. Its president, Delcy Rodriguez, has led the country since Jan 3, 2026. Venezuela has had 47 presidents since 1813. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral autocracy.

Tenure records

Recent presidents by days in office

Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Venezuela?

Across 61 completed terms, the average president of Venezuela has served 1,026 days (about 2.8 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 2,255 days.

All presidents of Venezuela

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
62	Delcy Rodriguez	Jan 5, 2026	Incumbent	285
61	Juan Guaidó	Jan 23, 2019	Jan 5, 2023	1,443
60	Nicolás Maduro	Mar 5, 2013	Jan 3, 2026	4,687
59	Diosdado Cabello	Apr 13, 2002	Apr 14, 2002	1
58	Pedro Carmona	Apr 12, 2002	Apr 13, 2002	1
57	Hugo Chávez	Feb 2, 1999	Mar 5, 2013	5,145
56	Rafael Caldera	Feb 2, 1994	Feb 2, 1999	1,826
55	Ramón José Velásquez	Jun 5, 1993	Feb 2, 1994	242
54	Octavio Lepage	May 21, 1993	Jun 5, 1994	380
53	Carlos Andrés Pérez	Feb 2, 1989	May 20, 1993	1,568
52	Jaime Lusinchi	Feb 2, 1984	Feb 2, 1989	1,827
51	Luis Herrera Campins	Mar 12, 1979	Feb 2, 1984	1,788
50	Carlos Andrés Pérez	Mar 12, 1974	Mar 12, 1979	1,826
49	Raúl Leoni	Mar 13, 1964	Mar 11, 1969	1,824
48	Marcos Pérez Jiménez	Apr 19, 1953	Jan 23, 1958	1,740
47	Germán Suárez Flamerich	Nov 27, 1950	Dec 2, 1952	736
46	Carlos Delgado Chalbaud	Nov 24, 1948	Nov 13, 1950	719
45	Rómulo Gallegos	Feb 17, 1948	Nov 24, 1948	281
44	Rómulo Betancourt	Oct 19, 1945	Feb 17, 1948	851
43	Isaías Medina Angarita	May 5, 1941	Oct 18, 1945	1,627
42	Eleazar López Contreras	Dec 17, 1935	May 5, 1941	1,966
41	Juan Vicente Gómez	Jun 13, 1931	Dec 17, 1935	1,648
40	Juan Bautista Pérez	May 30, 1929	Jun 13, 1931	744
39	Juan Vicente Gómez	Jun 24, 1922	May 30, 1929	2,532
38	José Gil Fortoul	Aug 5, 1913	Apr 19, 1914	257
37	Juan Vicente Gómez	Dec 19, 1908	Aug 13, 1913	1,698
36	Cipriano Castro	Mar 1, 1902	Dec 19, 1908	2,485
35	Cipriano Castro	Oct 20, 1899	Mar 1, 1902	862
34	Joaquín Crespo	Oct 7, 1892	Feb 28, 1898	1,970
33	Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido	Aug 31, 1892	Oct 7, 1892	37
32	Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl	Jul 2, 1888	Mar 19, 1890	625
31	Hermógenes López	Aug 8, 1887	Jul 2, 1888	329
30	Joaquín Crespo	Apr 26, 1884	Sep 15, 1886	872
29	Francisco Linares Alcántara	Feb 27, 1877	Nov 30, 1878	641
28	Antonio Guzmán Blanco	Apr 27, 1870	Feb 27, 1877	2,498
27	Guillermo Tell Villegas	Apr 16, 1870	Apr 27, 1870	11
26	Guillermo Tell Villegas	Jun 28, 1868	Feb 20, 1869	237
25	Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual	Apr 25, 1868	Jun 28, 1868	64
24	Juan Crisóstomo Falcón	Jun 17, 1863	Apr 25, 1868	1,774
23	José Antonio Páez	Sep 10, 1861	Jun 15, 1863	643
22	Pedro Gual	May 20, 1861	Aug 29, 1861	101
21	Manuel Felipe de Tovar	Sep 29, 1859	May 20, 1861	599
20	Pedro Gual	Aug 2, 1859	Sep 29, 1859	58
19	Julián Castro	Mar 18, 1858	Aug 2, 1859	502
18	Pedro Gual	Mar 15, 1858	Mar 18, 1858	3
17	José Tadeo Monagas	Jan 20, 1855	Mar 15, 1858	1,150
16	José Gregorio Monagas	Feb 5, 1851	Jan 20, 1855	1,445
15	Antonio Leocadio Guzmán	Jan 20, 1851	Feb 5, 1851	16
14	José Tadeo Monagas	Mar 1, 1847	Feb 5, 1851	1,437
13	Diego Bautista Urbaneja Sturdy	Jan 20, 1847	Mar 1, 1847	40
12	Carlos Soublette	Jan 28, 1843	Mar 1, 1847	1,493
11	José Antonio Páez	Feb 1, 1839	Jan 28, 1843	1,457
10	Carlos Soublette	Mar 11, 1837	Feb 1, 1839	692
9	José María Carreño	Jan 26, 1837	Mar 11, 1837	44
8	José María de los Dolores Vargas Ponce	Aug 20, 1835	Apr 24, 1836	248
7	José María Carreño	Jul 27, 1835	Aug 20, 1835	24
6	Santiago Mariño	Jul 9, 1835	Jul 27, 1835	18
5	José María de los Dolores Vargas Ponce	Feb 9, 1835	Jul 9, 1835	150
4	Andrés Narvarte	Jan 20, 1835	Feb 9, 1835	20
3	José Antonio Páez	Jan 13, 1830	Jan 20, 1835	1,833
2	Simón Bolívar	Oct 1, 1817	Feb 24, 1819	511
1	Simón Bolívar	Aug 7, 1813	Jul 16, 1814	343

Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the President of Venezuela?

Delcy Rodriguez has been President of Venezuela since Jan 3, 2026.

How is the leader of Venezuela chosen?

Venezuela is governed as a federal republic with a presidential system. Its president, Delcy Rodriguez, has led the country since Jan 3, 2026. Venezuela has had 47 presidents since 1813. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral autocracy.

Who is the longest-serving President of Venezuela?

Juan Vicente Gómez, with 5,878 days in office across 3 terms.

Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Venezuela?

Across 61 completed terms, the average president of Venezuela has served 1,026 days (about 2.8 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 2,255 days.

Has Venezuela ever had a female president?

Yes. Venezuela has had 1 female president. The first was Delcy Rodriguez, who took office in 2026.