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| − | 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
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| − | executed." <ref>[http://leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html California Constitution: Article V, Section 1]</ref>
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| − | The current Governor is [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] who succeeded [[Gray Davis]] in a 2003 recall election.
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| − | ==List of Governors==
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| − | !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
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| − | |[[Pat Brown]]||1959||1967|||Lost election
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| − | |[[Ronald Reagan]]||1967||1975|||Declined to seek third term
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| − | |[[Jerry Brown]]||1975||1983|||Declined to seek third term
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| − | |[[George Deukmejian]]||1983||1991|||Declined to seek third term
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| − | |[[Pete Wilson]]||1991||1999|||Lost election
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| − | |[[Gray Davis]]||1999||2003|||Recalled by voters
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| − | |[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]||2003||Current|||Ineligible to run in 2010 (term limit reached)
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| − | ==References==
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| − | [[Category:California]]
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| − | [[Category:Politicians]]
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