title: List of governors of La Guajira Department
text: # List of governors of La Guajira Department
  
  The following is a list of governors of the Department of La Guajira, Colombia:
  
  | Term | Governor | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | (1964) | José Ignacio Vives Echeverría | Founder and first governor of the Department of La Guajira |
  | (January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1995) | Jorge Eliecer Ballesteros Bernier | |
  | (January 1, 1995 - January 1998) | Jorge Eduardo Perez Bernier | |
  | (2001 - 5 July 2003) | Hernando Deluque Freyle | |
  | (July 5 - December 31, 2003) | Jorge Eliecer Ballesteros Bernier | |
  | (January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2007) | José Luis González Crespo | |
  | (January 1, 2008 – present) | Jorge Eduardo Perez Bernier | 2007 Colombian regional election |
  