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| 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] |
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]
List of governors
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| Governor | Term of office | Party | Term[note 1] | Previous office | Lt. Governor [note 2] | ||||
| 1 | .jpg) | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | Simon Bamberger February 27, 1846 – October 6, 1926 (aged 80) | January 1, 1917 – January 3, 1921 | Democratic | 6 | Utah State Senator (1903–1913) | |||
| 5 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 | ||||||||
| 12 | .JPEG) | 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 |  | Mike Leavitt February 11, 1951 | January 4, 1993 – November 5, 2003 | Republican | 25 | Member, Utah State Board of Regents | Olene Walker | ||
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| 15 |  | 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 |  | Jon Huntsman Jr. March 26, 1960 | January 3, 2005 – August 11, 2009 | Republican | 28 | 11th United States Ambassador to Singapore (1992–1993) | Gary Herbert | ||
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| 17 |  | Gary Herbert May 7, 1947 | 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) | |||||||||
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| 18 |  | Spencer Cox July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 – Incumbent | Republican | 32 | 8th Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2013–2021) | Deidre Henderson | ||
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ 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
[change | change source]- ↑ "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". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. January 10, 1976. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
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