Governor of California

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." The current Governor is Arnold Schwarzenegger who succeeded Gray Davis in a 2003 recall election.

List of Governors

Governor	Took Office	Left Office	Governor	Took Office	Left Office	Governor	Took Office	Left Office
...	...	...	George Perkins	1880	1883	James Rolph	1931	1934
...	...	...	George Stoneman	1883	1887	Frank Merriam	1934	1939
...	...	...	Washington Bartlett	1887	1887	Culbert Olson	1939	1943
...	...	...	Robert Waterman	1887	1891	Earl Warren	1943	1953
...	...	...	Henry Markham	1891	1895	Goodwin Knight	1953	1959
...	...	...	James Budd	1895	1899	Pat Brown	1959	1967
...	...	...	Henry Gage	1899	1903	Ronald Reagan	1967	1975
...	...	...	George Pardee	1903	1907	Jerry Brown	1975	1983
...	...	...	James Gillett	1907	1911	George Deukmejian	1983	1991
...	...	...	Hiram Johnson	1911	1917	Pete Wilson	1991	1999
...	...	...	William Stephens	1917	1923	Gray Davis	1999	2003
Romualdo Pacheco	1875	1875	Friend Richardson	1923	1927	Arnold Schwarzenegger	2003	Current
William Irwin	1875	1880	Clement Young	1927	1931