The Governor of Iowa is the head of the executive branch of Iowa s governmentIA Const. art. IV, § 1. and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state Iowa National Guard IA Const. art. IV, § 7. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,IA Const. art. IV, § 9. and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Iowa State Legislature IA Const. art. III, § 16. to convene the legislature at any time,IA Const. art. IV, § 11. and to grant pardon and pardon except in cases of treason and impeachment.IA Const. art. IV, § 16. The governor has a four-year term,IA Const. art. IV, § 2. commencing on the Tuesday after the second Monday of January after election.IA Const. art. IV, § 15. The gubernatorial term was originally two years; this was changed by a constitutional amendment in 1972.IA Const. Amend. 32. To be elected governor, a person must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a citizen of Iowa for at least 2 years.IA Const. art. IV, § 6. The Lieutenant Governor of Iowa is elected on the same ticket as the governor.IA Const. art. IV, § 2. If the office of governor becomes vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term.IA Const. art. IV, § 17. There is no limit on the number of terms a governor may serve. Prior to becoming a territory, Iowa was part of Missouri Territory until 1821, unorganized until 1834, part of Michigan Territory until 1836, and part of Wisconsin Territory until 1838. (For the governors of these periods, see the lists of governors for List of Governors of Missouri List of Governors of Michigan and List of Governors of Wisconsin ) Since statehood, there have been 41 governors of Iowa, including 30 Republican Party (United States) 10 Democratic Party (United States) and 1 Whig Party (United States) The longest-serving governor was Terry E. Branstad who served four terms from 1983 to 1999. The shortest-serving governor was Robert D. Fulton who served 16 days in early 1969. The current governor is Democrat Chet Culver who took office on January 12, 2007.

Governors

Democratic Party (United States) border1px solid #aaaaaa}} Republican Party (United States) border1px solid #aaaaaa}} | class"wikitable" !#!!colspan"2"|Name!!Took Office!!Left Office!!Party!!colspan"2"|Lieutenant Governor of Iowa !Term!!Notes |- |1 |style"background: "|  |Ansel Briggs |December 3, 1846 |December 4, 1850 |Democratic Party (United States) |colspan"2"|vacant |1 | |- |2 |style"background: "|  |Stephen P. Hempstead |December 4, 1850 |December 9, 1854 |Democratic |colspan"2"|vacant |2 | |- |3 |style"background: "|  |James W. Grimes |December 9, 1854 |January 13, 1858 |Whig Party (United States) |colspan"2"|vacant |3 | |- |4 |style"background: "|  |Ralph P. Lowe |January 13, 1858 |January 11, 1860 |Republican Party (United States) |style"background: "|  |Oran Faville |4 | |- |rowspan"2"|5 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Samuel J. Kirkwood |rowspan"2"|January 11, 1860 |rowspan"2"|January 14, 1864 |rowspan"2"|Republican |style"background: "|  |Nicholas J. Rusch |5 |rowspan"2"| |- |style"background: "|  |John R. Needham |6 |- |rowspan"2"|6 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|William M. Stone |rowspan"2"|January 14, 1864 |rowspan"2"|January 16, 1868 |rowspan"2"|Republican |style"background: "|  |Enoch W. Eastman |7 |rowspan"2"| |- |style"background: "|  |Benjamin F. Gue |8 |- |rowspan"3"|7 |rowspan"3" style"background: "|  |rowspan"3"|Samuel Merrill (Iowa) |rowspan"3"|January 16, 1868 |rowspan"3"|January 11, 1872 |rowspan"3"|Republican |style"background: "|  |John Scott (Iowa) |9 |rowspan"3"| |- |style"background: "|  |Madison Miner Walden |rowspan"2"|10 |- |style"background: "|  |Henry C. Bulis |- |rowspan"2"|8 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Cyrus C. Carpenter |rowspan"2"|January 11, 1872 |rowspan"2"|January 13, 1876 |rowspan"2"|Republican |style"background: "|  |Henry C. Bulis |11 |rowspan"2"| |- |style"background: "|  |Joseph Dysart |12 |- |9 |style"background: "|  |Samuel J. Kirkwood |January 13, 1876 |February 1, 1877 |Republican |style"background: "|  |Joshua G. Newbold |rowspan"2"|13 |Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate |- |10 |style"background: "|  |Joshua G. Newbold |February 1, 1877 |January 17, 1878 |Republican |colspan"2"|vacant |As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term. |- |rowspan"2"|11 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|John H. Gear |rowspan"2"|January 17, 1878 |rowspan"2"|January 12, 1882 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Frank T. Campbell |14 |rowspan"2"| |- |15 |- |rowspan"2"|12 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Buren R. Sherman |rowspan"2"|January 12, 1882 |rowspan"2"|January 14, 1886 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Orlando H. Manning |16 |rowspan"2"| |- |17 |- |rowspan"2"|13 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|William Larrabee (Iowa) |rowspan"2"|January 14, 1886 |rowspan"2"|February 27, 1890 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|John A.T. Hull |18 |rowspan"2"| |- |19 |- |rowspan"2"|14 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Horace Boies |rowspan"2"|February 27, 1890 |rowspan"2"|January 11, 1894 |rowspan"2"|Democratic |style"background: "|  |Alfred N. Poyneer |20 |rowspan"2"| |- |style"background: "|  |Samuel L. Bestow |21 |- |15 |style"background: "|  |Frank D. Jackson |January 11, 1894 |January 16, 1896 |Republican |style"background: "|  |Warren S. Dungan |22 | |- |16 |style"background: "|  |Francis M. Drake |January 16, 1896 |January 13, 1898 |Republican |style"background: "|  |Matt Parrott |23 | |- |rowspan"2"|17 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Leslie M. Shaw |rowspan"2"|January 13, 1898 |rowspan"2"|January 16, 1902 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|James C. Milliman |24 |rowspan"2"| |- |25 |- |rowspan"3"|18 |rowspan"3" style"background: "|  |rowspan"3"|Albert B. Cummins |rowspan"3"|January 16, 1902 |rowspan"3"|November 24, 1908 |rowspan"3"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|John Herriott |26 |rowspan"3"|Amendment 11 to the Iowa constitution, passed in 1904, shifted the states election cycle forward one year, such that terms would begin on odd years. This lengthened Cummins second term to three years (1904–1907). |- |27 |- |style"background: "|  |Warren Garst |rowspan"2"|28 |- |19 |style"background: "|  |Warren Garst |November 24, 1908 |January 14, 1909 |Republican |colspan"2"|vacant | |- |rowspan"2"|20 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Beryl F. Carroll |rowspan"2"|January 14, 1909 |rowspan"2"|January 16, 1913 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|George W. Clarke |29 |rowspan"2"| |- |30 |- |rowspan"2"|21 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|George W. Clarke |rowspan"2"|January 16, 1913 |rowspan"2"|January 11, 1917 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|William L. Harding |31 |rowspan"2"| |- |32 |- |rowspan"2"|22 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|William L. Harding |rowspan"2"|January 11, 1917 |rowspan"2"|January 13, 1921 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Ernest Robert Moore |33 |rowspan"2"| |- |34 |- |rowspan"2"|23 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|N. E. Kendall |rowspan"2"|January 13, 1921 |rowspan"2"|January 15, 1925 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|John Hammill |35 |rowspan"2"| |- |36 |- |rowspan"3"|24 |rowspan"3" style"background: "|  |rowspan"3"|John Hammill |rowspan"3"|January 15, 1925 |rowspan"3"|January 15, 1931 |rowspan"3"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Clem F. Kimball |37 |rowspan"3"| |- |38 |- |style"background: "|  |Arch W. McFarlane |39 |- |25 |style"background: "|  |Daniel Webster Turner |January 15, 1931 |January 12, 1933 |Republican |style"background: "|  |Arch W. McFarlane |40 | |- |rowspan"2"|26 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Clyde L. Herring |rowspan"2"|January 12, 1933 |rowspan"2"|January 14, 1937 |rowspan"2"|Democratic |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Nelson G. Kraschel |41 |rowspan"2"| |- |42 |- |27 |style"background: "|  |Nelson G. Kraschel |January 14, 1937 |January 12, 1939 |Democratic |style"background: "|  |John K. Valentine |43 | |- |rowspan"2"|28 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|George A. Wilson |rowspan"2"|January 12, 1939 |rowspan"2"|January 14, 1943 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Bourke B. Hickenlooper |44 |rowspan"2"| |- |45 |- |29 |style"background: "|  |Bourke B. Hickenlooper |January 14, 1943 |January 11, 1945 |Republican |style"background: "|  |Robert D. Blue |46 | |- |rowspan"2"|30 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Robert D. Blue |rowspan"2"|January 11, 1945 |rowspan"2"|January 13, 1949 |rowspan"2"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Kenneth A. Evans |47 |rowspan"2"| |- |48 |- |rowspan"3"|31 |rowspan"3" style"background: "|  |rowspan"3"|William S. Beardsley |rowspan"3"|January 13, 1949 |rowspan"3"|November 21, 1954 |rowspan"3"|Republican |style"background: "|  |Kenneth A. Evans |49 |rowspan"3"|Died in office. |- |style"background: "|  |William H. Nicholas |50 |- |style"background: "|  |Leo Elthon |rowspan"2"|51 |- |32 |style"background: "|  |Leo Elthon |November 22, 1954 |January 13, 1955 |Republican |colspan"2"|vacant | |- |33 |style"background: "|  |Leo A. Hoegh |January 13, 1955 |January 17, 1957 |Republican |style"background: "|  |Leo Elthon |52 | |- |rowspan"2"|34 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Herschel C. Loveless |rowspan"2"|January 17, 1957 |rowspan"2"|January 17, 1961 |rowspan"2"|Democratic |style"background: "|  |William H. Nicholas |53 |rowspan"2"| |- |style"background: "|  |Edward J. McManus |54 |- |35 |style"background: "|  |Norman A. Erbe |January 12, 1961 |January 17, 1963 |Republican |style"background: "|  |W. L. Moody |55 | |- |rowspan"2"|36 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Harold E. Hughes |rowspan"2"|January 17, 1963 |rowspan"2"|January 1, 1969 |rowspan"2"|Democratic |style"background: "|  |W. L. Moody |56 |rowspan"2"| |- |style"background: "|  |Robert D. Fulton |rowspan"2"|57 |- |37 |style"background: "|  |Robert D. Fulton |January 1, 1969 |January 16, 1969 |Democratic |colspan"2"|vacant | |- |rowspan"5"|38 |rowspan"5" style"background: "|  |rowspan"5"|Robert D. Ray |rowspan"5"|January 16, 1969 |rowspan"5"|January 14, 1983 |rowspan"5"|Republican |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Roger Jepsen |58 |rowspan"5"| |- |59 |- |style"background: "|  |Arthur A. Neu |60 |- |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Terry E. Branstad |61 |- |62 |- |rowspan"4"|39 |rowspan"4" style"background: "|  |rowspan"4"|Terry E. Branstad |rowspan"4"|January 14, 1983 |rowspan"4"|January 15, 1999 |rowspan"4"|Republican |style"background: "|  |Robert T. Anderson |63 |rowspan"4"| |- |style"background: "|  |Jo Ann Zimmerman |64 |- |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Joy Corning |65 |- |66 |- |rowspan"2"|40 |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Tom Vilsack |rowspan"2"|January 15, 1999 |rowspan"2"|January 12, 2007 |rowspan"2"|Democratic |rowspan"2" style"background: "|  |rowspan"2"|Sally Pederson |67 |rowspan"2"| |- |Iowa gubernatorial election, 2002 |- |41 |style"background: "|  |Chet Culver |January 12, 2007 |Incumbent |Democratic |style"background: "|  |Patty Judge |Iowa gubernatorial election, 2006 |Governor Culvers term expires on January 14, 2011; he is not yet term limit d. |}

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Iowa. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take. | class"wikitable" !rowspan"2"|Name !rowspan"2"|Gubernatorial term !colspan"2"|United States Congress !rowspan"2"|Other offices held |- !United States House of Representatives !United States Senate |- |Robert Lucas (governor) |1838–1841 (territorial) | | |Governor of Ohio |- |James W. Grimes |1854–1858 | |align"center"|S | |- |Samuel J. Kirkwood |1860–1864 | |align"center"|S* |United States Secretary of the Interior |- |Cyrus C. Carpenter |1872–1876 |align"center"|H | | |- |John H. Gear |1878–1881 |align"center"|H |align"center"|S | |- |L. M. Shaw |1898–1902 | | |United States Secretary of the Treasury |- |Albert B. Cummins |1902–1908 | |align"center"|S* |President pro tempore of the United States Senate of the Senate |- |N. E. Kendall |1921–1925 |align"center"|H | | |- |Clyde L. Herring |1933–1937 | |align"center"|S | |- |George A. Wilson |1939–1943 | |align"center"|S | |- |Bourke B. Hickenlooper |1943–1945 | |align"center"|S | |- |Harold Hughes |1963–1969 | |align"center"|S* | |- |Tom Vilsack |1999–2007 | | |United States Secretary of Agriculture |}

Living former governors

four former governors were alive, the oldest being Robert D. Ray (1969–1983, born 1928). The most recent governor to die was Leo Hoegh (1955–1957), on July 15, 2000. The most recently-serving governor to die was Harold Hughes (1963–1969), on October 23, 1996. | class"wikitable" !Name!!Gubernatorial term!!Date of birth |- |Robert D. Fulton |1969 | |- |Robert D. Ray |1969–1983 | |- |Terry E. Branstad |1983–1999 | |- |Tom Vilsack |1999–2007 | |}

Notes

References

;General * "http://www.governor.iowa.gov/ Governor Chet Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge]." State of Iowa. Retrieved September 7, 2009. * "http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.8fd3d12ab65b304f8a278110501010a0?submitSubmit&StateIA Governors of Iowa]." National Governors Association Retrieved September 7, 2009. ;Constitution * "http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Constitution.html Constitution of Iowa]" (1857). Iowa General Assembly Retrieved September 7, 2009. ;Specific

See also

*Iowa Territory *List of Governors of Iowa Territory

External links

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