List of governors of the United States 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.
Governor of Virgin Islands
Guvnah of Virgin Islands | |
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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 |
Elected governors (1970–present)
- Parties
Republican (1) Independent Citizens Movement (1) Democratic (4) Independent (3)
(1917–1984) |
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(1921–1978) |
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(1940–2011) |
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(1923–2002) |
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(born 1939) |
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(born 1935) |
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(born 1957) |
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(born 1955) |
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(born 1968) |
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 |
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Roy Lester Schneider | 1995–1999 | May 13, 1939 |
Charles Wesley Turnbull | 1999–2007 | February 5, 1935 |
John de Jongh | 2007–2015 | November 13, 1957 |
Kenneth Mapp | 2015–2019 | November 2, 1955 |