Difference between revisions of "Governor of California"
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| − | | | + | |[[Peter Burnett]]||1849||1851||[[George Perkins]]||1880||1883||[[James Rolph]]||1931||1934 |
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| − | | | + | |[[John McDougall]]||1851||1852||[[George Stoneman]]||1883||1887||[[Frank Merriam]]||1934||1939 |
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| − | | | + | |[[John Bigler]]||1852||1856||[[Washington Bartlett]]||1887||1887||[[Culbert Olson]]||1939||1943 |
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| − | |. | + | |[[J. Neely Johnson]]||1856||1858||[[Robert Waterman]]||1887||1891||[[Earl Warren]]||1943||1953 |
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| − | | | + | |[[John Weller]]||1858||1860||[[Henry Markham]]||1891||1895||[[Goodwin Knight]]||1953||1959 |
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| − | | | + | |[[Milton Latham]]||1860||1860||[[James Budd]]||1895||1899||[[Pat Brown]]||1959||1967 |
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| − | | | + | |[[John Downey]]||1860||1862||[[Henry Gage]]||1899||1903||[[Ronald Reagan]]||1967||1975 |
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| − | | | + | |[[Leland Stanford]]||1862||1863||[[George Pardee]]||1903||1907||[[Jerry Brown]]||1975||1983 |
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| − | | | + | |[[Frederick Low]]||1863||1867||[[James Gillett]]||1907||1911||[[George Deukmejian]]||1983||1991 |
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| − | | | + | |[[Henry Haight]]||1867||1871||[[Hiram Johnson]]||1911||1917||[[Pete Wilson]]||1991||1999 |
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| − | | | + | |[[Newton Booth]]||1871||1875||[[William Stephens]]||1917||1923||[[Gray Davis]]||1999||2003 |
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|[[Romualdo Pacheco]]||1875||1875||[[Friend Richardson]]||1923||1927||[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]||2003||Current | |[[Romualdo Pacheco]]||1875||1875||[[Friend Richardson]]||1923||1927||[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]||2003||Current | ||
Revision as of 00:41, December 27, 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
| Governor | Took Office | Left Office | Governor | Took Office | Left Office | Governor | Took Office | Left Office |
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| Peter Burnett | 1849 | 1851 | George Perkins | 1880 | 1883 | James Rolph | 1931 | 1934 |
| John McDougall | 1851 | 1852 | George Stoneman | 1883 | 1887 | Frank Merriam | 1934 | 1939 |
| John Bigler | 1852 | 1856 | Washington Bartlett | 1887 | 1887 | Culbert Olson | 1939 | 1943 |
| J. Neely Johnson | 1856 | 1858 | Robert Waterman | 1887 | 1891 | Earl Warren | 1943 | 1953 |
| John Weller | 1858 | 1860 | Henry Markham | 1891 | 1895 | Goodwin Knight | 1953 | 1959 |
| Milton Latham | 1860 | 1860 | James Budd | 1895 | 1899 | Pat Brown | 1959 | 1967 |
| John Downey | 1860 | 1862 | Henry Gage | 1899 | 1903 | Ronald Reagan | 1967 | 1975 |
| Leland Stanford | 1862 | 1863 | George Pardee | 1903 | 1907 | Jerry Brown | 1975 | 1983 |
| Frederick Low | 1863 | 1867 | James Gillett | 1907 | 1911 | George Deukmejian | 1983 | 1991 |
| Henry Haight | 1867 | 1871 | Hiram Johnson | 1911 | 1917 | Pete Wilson | 1991 | 1999 |
| Newton Booth | 1871 | 1875 | 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 |
