The Governor of the Department of Norte de Santander heads the executive branch of the government of the Colombian department of Norte de Santander. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the department, serving as the main agent for the President of Colombia to carry on the task of maintaining public order and the execution of the general economic policy, and all matters of law passed down for the nation. The current governor is William Villamizar Laguado.
The Department of Norte de Santander was created on July 25, 1910, before this the department formed part of the Department of Santander, and as such it was governed by the Governor of Santander.
Before the Colombian Constitution of 1991, the governor was appointed by the president. In 1992 popular elections were held for the first time to elect the governor of the Department for a period of three years.
| Incumbent | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |
| William Villamizar Laguado | 2007 | present |
| Luis Miguel Morelli Navia | 2003 | 2007 |
| Juan Alcides Santaella Gutiérrez | 2000 | 2003 |
| Jorge Alberto García Herreros Cabrera | 1997 | 2000 |
| Sergio Entrena López | 1994 | 1997 |
| Álvaro Salgar Villamizar | 1991 | 1994 |
| Antonio José Lizarazo Ocampo | 1990 | 1991 |
| Eduardo Assaf Elcure | 1986 | 1990 |
| León Colmenares Baptista | 1984 | 1986 |
| Clemente Franco Gálvis | 1983 | 1984 |
| Margarita Silva de Uribe | 1982 | 1983 |
| Cayetano Morelli Lázaro | 1981 | 1982 |
| Humberto Latorre Chacón | 1981 | 1981 |
| Adolfo Martínez Badillo | 1979 | 1981 |
| Jesús María Carrillo Ballesteros | 1978 | 1979 |
| Jorge Villamizar Ruíz | 1978 | 1978 |
| Jorge Colmenares Espinosa | 1978 | 1978 |
| Alfredo Yáñez Carvajal | 1977 | 1978 |
| María Carmenza Arenas Abello | 1975 | 1977 |
| Fidelina Villamizar de Pérez | 1974 | 1975 |
| David Haddad Salcedo | 1973 | 1974 |
| Carlos Pérez Escalante | 1971 | 1973 |
| Daniel Raad Gómez | 1971 | 1971 |
| Hernando Ruan Guerrero | 1970 | 1971 |
| Luis Tesalio Ramírez | 1970 | 1970 |
| Argelino Durán Quintero | 1968 | 1970 |
| Samuel Liévano Sánchez | 1968 | 1968 |
| Gustavo Lozano Cárdenas | 1966 | 1968 |
| Miguel Durán Durán | 1965 | 1966 |
| Gustavo Rodríguez Duarte | 1965 | 1965 |
| Alfonso Lara Hernández | 1964 | 1965 |
| Álvaro Niño Duarte | 1964 | 1964 |
| Eduardo Cote Lamus | 1962 | 1964 |
| José Luis Acero Jordán | 1961 | 1962 |
| Miguel García Herreros | 1960 | 1961 |
| Carlos Vera Villamizar | 1958 | 1960 |
| Jorge Ordóñez Valderrama | 1957 | 1958 |
| Rodrigo Peñaranda | 1957 | 1957 |
| Gonzalo Rivera Laguado | 1953 | 1957 |
| Germán Uribe Jaramillo | 1953 | 1953 |
| Oscar Vergel Pacheco | 1952 | 1953 |
| Rafael Canal Sorzano | 1952 | 1952 |
| Luis Moncada Rojas | 1950 | 1952 |
| Lucio Pabón Núñez | 1949 | 1950 |
| Carlos Vera Villamizar | 1949 | 1949 |
| Pablo Rodríguez Achury | 1948 | 1949 |
| Gustavo Matamoros Leal | 1948 | 1948 |
| Manuel Buenahora | 1947 | 1948 |
| Rafael Unda Ferrero | 1946 | 1947 |
| Luis Buenahora | 1946 | 1946 |
| Alfredo Lamus Girón | 1944 | 1946 |
| Manuel José Vargas | 1944 | 1944 |
| Alfredo Lamus Girón | 1943 | 1944 |
| Carlos Ardila Ordóñez | 1942 | 1943 |
| Guillermo E. Suárez | 1941 | 1942 |
| Darío Hernández Bautista | 1940 | 1941 |
| Luis Alberto Lindarte | 1938 | 1940 |
| Miguel Durán Durán | 1937 | 1938 |
| Francisco Lamus Lamus | 1936 | 1937 |
| Manuel José Vargas | 1935 | 1936 |
| Luis Hernández Gutiérrez | 1934 | 1935 |
| Francisco Lamus Lamus | 1934 | 1934 |
| Benito Hernández Bustos | 1933 | 1933 |
| Luis Augusto Cuervo | 1931 | 1933 |
| Gabriel Valencia | 1931 | 1931 |
| Luciano Jaramillo | 1930 | 1931 |
| Ramón Pérez Hernández | 1927 | 1930 |
| Luis Febres Cordero | 1926 | 1927 |
| Rafael Valencia | 1924 | 1926 |
| Víctor Julio Cote Bautista | 1922 | 1924 |
| Francisco Sorzano | 1922 | 1922 |
| Fructuoso V. Calderón | 1918 | 1922 |
| Luis Febres Cordero | 1914 | 1918 |
| Rafael Valencia | 1912 | 1914 |
| Víctor Julio Cote Bautista | 1910 | 1912 |