List of governors of the United States Virgin Islands

Governor of Virgin Islands
Guvnah of Virgin Islands
Governor of Virgin Islands ; Guvnah of Virgin Islands
	Seal of the U.S. Virgin Islands
	Incumbent; Albert Bryan; since January 7, 2019
Style	Governor; (informal); The Honorable; (formal);
Status	Head of State; Head of Government;
Residence	U.S. Virgin Islands Governor's Mansion
Term length	4 years
Constituting instrument	Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands; Elective Governor Acts of 1968
Formation	1917 (as Naval Governor); 1931 (as Civil Governor); 1970 (elected Governor)
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

The Governor of the United States Virgin Islands is the chief executive of the Government of the Virgin Islands whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Territory addresses to the Virgin Islands Legislature.

Elected governors (1970–present)

Parties

Republican (1) Independent Citizens Movement (1) Democratic (4) Independent (3)

No.	Governor(Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Melvin Herbert Evans (1917–1984)	January 1970	January 6, 1975	Republican
2	Cyril Emmanuel King (1921–1978)	January 6, 1975	January 2, 1978	Independent Citizens Movement
3	Juan Francisco Luis (1940–2011)	January 2, 1978	January 5, 1987	Independent Citizens Movement (until 1979)
3	Juan Francisco Luis (1940–2011)	January 2, 1978	January 5, 1987	Independent (1979 onward)
4	Alexander Anthony Farrelly (1923–2002)	January 5, 1987	January 2, 1995	Democratic
5	Roy Lester Schneider (born 1939)	January 2, 1995	January 4, 1999	Independent ^[1]
6	Charles Wesley Turnbull (born 1935)	January 4, 1999	January 1, 2007	Democratic
7	John de Jongh (born 1957)	January 1, 2007	January 5, 2015	Democratic
8	Kenneth Mapp (born 1955)	January 5, 2015	January 7, 2019	Independent
9	Albert Bryan (born 1968)	January 7, 2019	Incumbent	Democratic

Living former governors

As of January 2019^[update], four former governors were alive. The most recent governor to die was John David Merwin (1958–1961), on March 17, 2013.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Roy Lester Schneider	1995–1999	(1939-05-13) May 13, 1939 (age 85)
Charles Wesley Turnbull	1999–2007	(1935-02-05) February 5, 1935 (age 89)
John de Jongh	2007–2015	(1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 66)
Kenneth Mapp	2015–2019	(1955-11-02) November 2, 1955 (age 68)

List Of Governors Of The United States Virgin Islands Media

Portrait of James Harrison Oliver
Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle, Admiral of the United States Navy and Governor of the US Virgin Islands
Henry Hughes Hough in 1916
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Robert Herrick

References

↑ "A Report on the State of the Islands 1997: Chapter 5 Virgin Islands". United States Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs. 1997. http://www.interior.gov/oia/StateIsland/chapter5.html. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

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[insular-1] "A Report on the State of the Islands 1997: Chapter 5 Virgin Islands". United States Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs. 1997. http://www.interior.gov/oia/StateIsland/chapter5.html. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

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Governor of Virgin Islands Guvnah of Virgin Islands
Seal of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Incumbent Albert Bryan since January 7, 2019
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Status	Head of State Head of Government
Residence	U.S. Virgin Islands Governor's Mansion
Term length	4 years
Constituting instrument	Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands Elective Governor Acts of 1968
Formation	1917 (as Naval Governor) 1931 (as Civil Governor) 1970 (elected Governor)
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands