List of governors of Utah
The Governor of Utah is the head of the executive branch of Utah's state government[2] and the commander-in-chief of its military forces.[3]
| Governor of Utah | |
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Residence | Utah Governor's Mansion |
| Term length | Four years, renewable, no term limits |
| Inaugural holder | Heber Manning Wells |
| Formation | January 6, 1896 |
| Deputy | Deidre Henderson |
| Salary | $109,470 (2013)[1] |
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List of governors
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| Governor | Term of office | Party | Term[note 1] | Previous office | Lt. Governor [note 2] | ||||
| 1 | 150px | Heber Manning Wells August 11, 1859 – March 12, 1938 (aged 78) |
January 6, 1896 – January 2, 1905 |
Republican | 1 | Delegate to the Utah Constitutional Convention (1895) |
None | ||
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| 2 | 150px | John Christopher Cutler February 5, 1846 – July 30, 1928 (aged 82) |
January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 |
Republican | 3 | Salt Lake County Clerk (1884-1890) | |||
| 3 | File:William Spry.jpg | William Spry January 11, 1864 – April 21, 1929 (aged 65) |
January 4, 1909 – January 1, 1917 |
Republican | 4 | United States Marshal for the District of Utah (1906-1908) | |||
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| 4 | 150px | Simon Bamberger February 27, 1846 – October 6, 1926 (aged 80) |
January 1, 1917 – January 3, 1921 |
Democratic | 6 | Utah State Senator (1903–1913) | |||
| 5 | 150px | Charles R. Mabey October 4, 1877 – April 26, 1959 (aged 81) |
January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925 |
Republican | 7 | Utah State Representative (1913–1915) | |||
| 6 | File:George H Dern.jpg | George Dern September 8, 1872 – August 27, 1936 (aged 63) |
January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933 |
Democratic | 8 | Utah State Senator (1914–1923) | |||
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| 7 | 150px | Henry H. Blood October 1, 1872 – June 19, 1942 (aged 69) |
January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1941 |
Democratic | 10 | Chairman, Utah State Road Commission | |||
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| 8 | 150px | Herbert B. Maw March 11, 1893 – November 17, 1990 (aged 97) |
January 6, 1941 – January 3, 1949 |
Democratic | 12 | President of the Utah State Senate (1934–1938) | |||
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| 9 | File:J. Bracken Lee.jpg | J. Bracken Lee January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996 (aged 97) |
January 3, 1949 – January 7, 1957 |
Republican | 14 | Mayor of Price (1935–1948) | |||
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| 10 | 150px | George Dewey Clyde July 21, 1898 – April 2, 1972 (aged 73) |
January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1965 |
Republican | 16 | Director, Utah Water and Power Board | |||
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| 11 | 150px | Calvin L. Rampton November 6, 1913 – September 16, 2007 (aged 93) |
January 4, 1965 – January 3, 1977 |
Democratic | 18 | Davis County Attorney (1938–1940) | |||
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| 20 | Clyde L. Miller | ||||||||
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Scott M. Matheson January 8, 1929 – October 7, 1990 (aged 61) |
January 3, 1977 – January 7, 1985 |
Democratic | 21 | None | David Smith Monson [note 3] | ||
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| 13 | Norman H. Bangerter January 4, 1933 – April 14, 2015 (aged 82) |
January 7, 1985 – January 4, 1993 |
Republican | 23 | Utah State Representative (1975–1985) |
W. Val Oveson | |||
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| 14 | 150px | Mike Leavitt 11 February 1951 (aged 74)
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January 4, 1993 – November 5, 2003 |
Republican | 25 |
Member, Utah State Board of Regents | Olene Walker | ||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 27 | |||||||||
| 15 | File:Olene Walker.JPG | Olene Walker November 15, 1930 – November 28, 2015 (aged 85) |
November 5, 2003 – January 3, 2005 [note 4] |
Republican | 4th Lieutenant Governor of Utah (1993–2003) |
Gayle McKeachnie | |||
| 16 | 150px | Jon Huntsman Jr. 26 March 1960 (aged 65)
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January 3, 2005 – August 11, 2009 |
Republican | 28 |
11th United States Ambassador to Singapore (1992–1993) |
Gary Herbert | ||
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| 17 | 150px | Gary Herbert 7 May 1947 (aged 78)
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August 11, 2009 – January 4, 2021 |
Republican | 6th Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2005–2009) |
Greg Bell (Sept. 1, 2009 – Oct. 16, 2013) | |||
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| Spencer Cox (Oct. 16, 2013 – Jan. 4, 2021) | |||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 18 | 150px | Spencer Cox 11 July 1975 (aged 50)
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January 4, 2021 – Incumbent |
Republican | 32 | 8th Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2013–2021) |
Deidre Henderson | ||
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List Of Governors Of Utah Media
- BYoung.jpg
en:Brigham Young, Copy negative from a Daguerreotype. Part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
- Alfred Cumming.jpg
Photo of Alfred Cumming, governor of the territory of Utah from 1857-1861.
- John W Dawson.jpg
Photo of John W Dawson, governor of the territory of Utah in 1861.
- Stephen Selwyn Harding.jpg
Photo of Stephen Selwyn Harding, governor of the territory of Utah from 1862-1863.
- James Duane Doty.jpg
Photo of James Duane Doty, governor of the territory of Utah from 1863-1865. Governor of Wisconsin and Member of the House of Representatives from Wisconsin.
- Charles Durkee portrait.jpg
Photo of Charles Durkee, governor of the territory of Utah from 1865-1869. United States Senator from Wisconsin and Congressman from Wisconsin.
- John Wilson Shaffer.jpg
Photo of John Wilson Shaffer, governor of the territory of Utah in 1870.
- Vernon H Vaughan.jpg
Photo of Vernon H Vaughan, governor of the territory of Utah from 1870-1871.
- George Lemuel Woods portrait.jpg
George Lemuel Woods portrait
- Samuel Beach Axtell.jpg
Photo of Samuel Beach Axtell, governor of the territory of Utah in 1875. Governor of the territory of New Mexico and Member of the House of Representatives from Californ
Notes
- ↑ Each term for which a governor is elected is listed here; if multiple governors served in a single term, due to resignations, deaths, and the like, then that term will be shared among those governors. If a governor was elected multiple times, then there will be multiple terms listed for that governor.
- ↑ The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in 1976.[4] Lieutenant governors were elected separately from the governor until 1980; those that represented a different party from their governor are noted.
- ↑ Represented the Republican Party
- ↑ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term
References
- ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ UT Const. art. VII, § 5
- ↑ UT Const. art. VII, § 4
- ↑ Taxes, funds hot issues for Legislature. Salt Lake City. January 10, 1976. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ovQoAAAAIBAJ&pg=7106,2264034&dq=lt+governor+created+utah&hl=en. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
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