Governor of California

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

List of Governors[edit]

Governor	Took Office	Left Office	Governor	Took Office	Left Office	Governor	Took Office	Left Office
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