List of attorneys general of California

The California attorney general is the head of the California Department of Justice. The attorney general is also the chief law enforcement officer of the state government of the U.S. state of California.

Attorney General of
the State of California
AG Rob Bonta official (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Rob Bonta

since April 23, 2021
StyleThe Honorable
Member ofCalifornia Department of Justice
Inaugural holderEdward J. C. Kewen
Websitecaag.gov

List of attorney generals

No. Portrait Name Party Term
1   Edward J. C. Kewen Democratic 1849

– 1850

2   James A. McDougall Democratic 1850

– 1851

3   Serranus C. Hastings Democratic January 5, 1852

– January 2, 1854

4   John R. McConnell Democratic 1854

– 1856

5   William M. Stewart Democratic June 7, 1853

– December 1853 (acting)

6   William T. Wallace American January 1856

– January 1858

7   Thomas H. Williams Democratic 1858

– 1862

8   Frank M. Pixley Republican 1862

– 1863

9   John G. McCullough Republican 1863

– 1867

10   Jo Hamilton Democratic December 5, 1867

– December 8, 1871

11   John L. Love Republican 1871

– 1875

12   Jo Hamilton Democratic December 9, 1875

– January 8, 1880

13   Augustus L. Hart Republican January 8, 1880

– January 10, 1883

14   Edward C. Marshall Democratic January 10, 1883

– January 8, 1887

15   George A. Johnson Democratic January 8, 1887

– January 8, 1891

16   William H. H. Hart Republican January 8, 1891

– January 11, 1895

17   William F. Fitzgerald Republican January 7, 1895

– January 2, 1899

18   Tirey L. Ford Republican January 4, 1899

– September 14, 1902

19   Ulysses S. Webb Republican September 15, 1902

– January 3, 1939

20   Earl Warren Republican January 3, 1939

– January 4, 1943

21   Robert W. Kenny Democratic January 4, 1943

– January 5, 1947

22   Frederick N. Howser Republican January 5, 1947

– January 8, 1951

23   Pat Brown Democratic January 8, 1951

– January 5, 1959

24   Stanley Mosk Democratic January 5, 1959

– August 31, 1964

25   Thomas C. Lynch Democratic August 31, 1964

– January 4, 1971

26   Evelle J. Younger Republican January 4, 1971

– January 8, 1979

27   George Deukmejian Republican January 8, 1979

– January 3, 1983

28   John Van de Kamp Democratic January 3, 1983

– January 7, 1991

29   Dan Lungren Republican January 7, 1991

– January 4, 1999

30   Bill Lockyer Democratic January 4, 1999

– January 8, 2007

31   Jerry Brown Democratic January 8, 2007

– January 3, 2011

32   Kamala Harris Democratic January 3, 2011

– January 3, 2017

33   Xavier Becerra Democratic January 24, 2017

– March 18, 2021

34   Rob Bonta Democratic April 23, 2021

Incumbent