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." [1] The current Governor is Jerry Brown who succeeded Arnold Schwarzenegger.

## List of Governors[edit]

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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 | 2011 |
William Irwin | 1875 | 1880 | Clement Young | 1927 | 1931 | Jerry Brown | Current

## References[edit]

1. ↑ California Constitution: Article V, Section 1