Difference between revisions of "Governor of California"
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The current Governor is [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] who succeeded [[Gray Davis]] in a 2003 recall election. | The current Governor is [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] who succeeded [[Gray Davis]] in a 2003 recall election. | ||
==List of Governors== | ==List of Governors== | ||
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|[[Pat Brown]]||1959||1967|||Lost election | |[[Pat Brown]]||1959||1967|||Lost election | ||
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|[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]||2003||Current|||Ineligible to run in 2010 (term limit reached) | |[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]||2003||Current|||Ineligible to run in 2010 (term limit reached) | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:28, December 26, 2009
The Governor of California is an elected official who is the chief executive of the State of California. As chief executive, he and his designates have direct responsibility over the day to day affairs of the State. The purpose of the Governor is best summed up by the California Constitution which says, "The supreme executive power of this State is vested in the Governor. The Governor shall see that the law is faithfully executed." [1] The current Governor is Arnold Schwarzenegger who succeeded Gray Davis in a 2003 recall election.
List of Governors
| class="wikitable" | Governor | Took Office | Left Office | Reason | |
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| Hiram Johnson | 1911 | 1917 | Elected to U.S. Senate | ||
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| [[Goodwin Knight | 1953 | 1959 | Lost election | ||
| Pat Brown | 1959 | 1967 | Lost election | ||
| Ronald Reagan | 1967 | 1975 | Declined to seek third term | ||
| Jerry Brown | 1975 | 1983 | Declined to seek third term | ||
| George Deukmejian | 1983 | 1991 | Declined to seek third term | ||
| Pete Wilson | 1991 | 1999 | Lost election | ||
| Gray Davis | 1999 | 2003 | Recalled by voters | ||
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | 2003 | Current | Ineligible to run in 2010 (term limit reached) |
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