This is a List of Californian Governors since 1948.
Name | Term | Party | Previous Position | Lieutenant Governor | Life |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frederick F. Houser |
January 7, 1949
- January 7, 1959 |
Republican | Lieutenant Governor of California (1943-1949) | Goodwin Knight | April 11, 1905
- December 25, 1989 84 years old |
Pat Brown |
January 7, 1959
- January 7, 1963 |
Democratic | Attorney General of California (1951-1959) | George Murphy | April 21, 1905
- July 4, 1999 94 years old |
Sam Yorty |
January 7, 1963
- January 7, 1967 |
Independent | Mayor of Los Angeles (1961-1963) | James Cleveland Warren | October 1, 1909
– June 5, 1998 88 years old |
Tom Kuchel |
January 7, 1967
- January 7, 1975 |
Republican | Mayor of Sacramento (1964-1967) | Tom Bradley | August 15, 1910
- November 21, 2003 93 years old |
George Murphy |
January 7, 1975
- January 7, 1983 |
Republican | Senator from California (1959-1971) | Ronald Reagan | July 4, 1902
- October 17, 2002 100 years old |
Tom Bradley |
January 7, 1983
- January 7, 1987 |
Labor | Mayor of Los Angeles (1979-1983) | Leo Murphy | December 29, 1917
- January 31, 1990 72 years old |
Leo Ryan |
January 7, 1987
- January 7, 1993 A |
Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of California (1983-1987) | Jerry Brown | May 5, 1925
- January 7, 1993 67 years |
Jerry Brown |
January 7, 1993
- January 7, 1999 |
Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of California (1987-1993) | Dianne Feinstein | April 7, 1938
82 years |
Ronald Reagan |
January 7, 1999
- March 30, 2001 3 |
Republican | Lieutenant Governor of California (1975-1983) | Pete Wilson | February 6, 1911
- June 5, 2003 92 years old |
Pete Wilson |
March 30, 2001
- January 7, 2003 |
Republican | Lieutenant Governor of California (1999-2001) | Vacant | August 23, 1933
87 years old |
Arnold Schwarzenegger |
January 7, 2003
- January 7, 2011 |
Republican | Actor and Bodybuilder | Eric R. Boucher | July 30, 1947
73 years old |
Kamala Harris |
January 7, 2011
- January 7, 2019 |
Labor | California Attorney General (2003-2011) | Gavin Newsom | October 20, 1964
56 years old |
Chris Pratt |
January 7, 2019 | Republican | Actor and Political Activist | Eleni Kounalakis | June 21, 1979
41 years old |
Notes[]
- A: Assassinated
- R: Resigned
- 3: Removed from office