Governors of Florida

Governors of Florida

The Governor of Florida is the chief executive of the Government of Florida, and serves as chairman of the Florida Cabinet. The Governor has the power to execute Florida's laws and to call out the state militia to preserve the public peace, being Commander-in-Chief of the state's military forces that are not in active service of the United States. At least once every legislative session, the Governor is required to deliver an address to the Florida Legislature, referred to as the "State of the State Address", regarding the condition and operation of the state government and to suggest new legislation.

SuccessionGovernorPartyIn Office 
44Charlie CristRepublican1/2/2007 - Present 
43Jeb BushRepublican1/5/1999 - 1/2/2007 
42Buddy MacKayDemocratic12/12/1998 - 1/5/1999 
41Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.Democratic1/8/1991 - 12/12/1998 
40Bob MartinezRepublican1/6/1987 - 1/8/1991 
39Wayne MixsonDemocratic1/3/1987 - 1/6/1987 
38Bob GrahamDemocratic1/2/1979 - 1/3/1987 
37Reubin O'D. AskewDemocratic1/5/1971 - 1/2/1979 
36Claude R. Kirk, Jr.Republican1/3/1967 - 1/5/1971 
35W. Haydon BurnsDemocratic1/5/1965 - 1/3/1967 
34C. Farris BryantDemocratic1/3/1961 - 1/5/1965 
33LeRoy CollinsDemocratic1/4/1955 - 1/3/1961 
32Charley E. JohnsDemocratic9/28/1953 - 1/4/1955 
31Daniel T. McCartyDemocratic1/6/1953 - 9/28/1953 
30Fuller WarrenDemocratic1/4/1949 - 1/6/1953 
29Millard F. CaldwellDemocratic1/2/1945 - 1/4/1949 
28Spessard HollandDemocratic1/7/1941 - 1/2/1945 
27Fred P. ConeDemocratic1/5/1937 - 1/7/1941 
26David SholtzDemocratic1/4/1933 - 1/5/1937 
25Doyle E. CarltonDemocratic1/8/1929 - 1/3/1933 
24John W. MartinDemocratic1/6/1925 - 1/8/1929 
23Cary A. HardeeDemocratic1/4/1921 - 1/6/1925 
22Sidney Johnston CattsProhibition1/2/1917 - 1/4/1921 
21Park TrammellDemocratic1/7/1913 - 1/2/1917 
20Albert W. GilchristDemocratic1/5/1909 - 1/7/1913 
19Napoleon B. BrowardDemocratic1/3/1905 - 1/5/1909 
18William S. JenningsDemocratic1/8/1901 - 1/3/1905 
17William D. BloxhamDemocratic1/5/1897 - 1/8/1901 
16Henry L. MitchellDemocratic1/3/1893 - 1/5/1897 
15Francis P. FlemingDemocratic1/8/1889 - 1/3/1893 
14Edward A. PerryDemocratic1/7/1885 - 1/8/1889 
13William D. BloxhamDemocratic1/4/1881 - 1/7/1885 
12George F. DrewDemocratic1/2/1877 - 1/4/1881 
11Marcellus L. SternsRepublican3/18/1874 - 1/2/1877 
10Ossian B. HartRepublican1/7/1873 - 3/18/1874 
9Harrison ReedRepublican7/4/1868 - 1/7/1873 
8David S. WalkerConservative12/20/1865 - 7/4/1868 
7William MarvinNone7/13/1865 - 2/20/1865 
6Abraham K. AllisonDemocratic4/1/1865 - 5/19/1865 
5John MiltonDemocratic10/7/1861 - 4/1/1865 
4Madison S. PerryDemocratic10/5/1857 - 10/7/1861 
3James E. BroomeDemocratic10/3/1853 - 10/5/1857 
2Thomas BrownWhig10/1/1849 - 10/13/1853 
1William D. MoseleyDemocratic7/25/1845 - 10/1/1849 
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