List of governors of Utah
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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] |
List of governors
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Governor | Term of office | Party | Term[note 1] | Previous office | Lt. Governor [note 2] | ||||
1 | 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 | 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- ↑ 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- ↑ "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.