List of governors of Alaska

The Governor of Alaska is the leader of Alaska's government and the state's military. The governor has the right to make state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Alaska Legislature,^[2] to meet the legislature, and grant pardons, not for impeachment.^[3]

Governor of Alaska
The Seal of the State of Alaska
Incumbent Mike Dunleavy since December 3, 2018
Residence	Alaska Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	William A. Egan
Formation	January 3, 1959
Deputy	Kevin Meyer
Salary	$145,000 [1]
Website	gov.alaska.gov

The current Governor of Alaska is Mike Dunleavy.

Governors of Alaska

Governors of the State of Alaska^{[lower-alpha 1]}

No.	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
1			William A. Egan	January 3, 1959 – December 5, 1966 (term limited)	Democratic	1958		Hugh Wade
						1962
2			Wally Hickel	December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969 (resigned)[lower-alpha 4]	Republican	1966		Keith Harvey Miller
3			Keith Harvey Miller	January 29, 1969 – December 7, 1970 (lost election)[5]	Republican	Succeeded from Secretary of State		Robert W. Ward
1			William A. Egan	December 7, 1970 – December 2, 1974 (lost election)	Democratic	1970		H. A. Boucher
4			Jay Hammond	December 2, 1974 – December 6, 1982 (term limited)	Republican	1974		Lowell Thomas Jr.
						1978		Terry Miller
5			Bill Sheffield	December 6, 1982 – December 1, 1986 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1982		Steve McAlpine
6			Steve Cowper	December 1, 1986 – December 3, 1990 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1986
2			Wally Hickel	December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994 (not candidate for election)	Alaskan Independence[lower-alpha 5]	1990		Jack Coghill
7			Tony Knowles	December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002 (term limited)	Democratic	1994		Fran Ulmer
						1998
8			Frank Murkowski	December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006 (not candidate for election)	Republican	2002		Loren Leman
9			Sarah Palin	December 4, 2006 – July 26, 2009 (resigned)[lower-alpha 6]	Republican	2006		Sean Parnell
10			Sean Parnell	July 26, 2009 – December 1, 2014 (lost election)[8]	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
								Craig Campbell (took office August 10, 2009)[lower-alpha 7]
						2010		Mead Treadwell
11			Bill Walker	December 1, 2014 – December 3, 2018 (withdrew from election)[11]	Independent	2014		Byron Mallott (resigned October 16, 2018)[12]
								Valerie Davidson
12			Mike Dunleavy	December 3, 2018 – present[lower-alpha 8]	Republican	2018		Kevin Meyer

Notes

1. Data is sourced from the National Governors Association, unless supplemental references are required.
2. The office of lieutenant governor was named secretary of state until 1970.
3. Lieutenant governors have all represented the same party as their governor.
4. Hickel resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.^[4]
5. Hickel was elected as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, and switched to the Republican party in April 1994.^[6]
6. Palin resigned, citing the costs of ethics investigations.^[7]
7. Campbell's position was termed "Temporary Substitute Lieutenant Governor^[9] until he was confirmed by the Alaska Legislature on August 10, 2009.^[10]
8. Dunleavy's first term expires on December 5, 2022.

References

1. "The Governors: Compensation, Staff, Travel and Residence" (PDF). The Council of State Governments. April 3, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
2. AK Const. art. II, § 15
3. AK Const. art. III
4. "Walter J. Hickel". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 24, 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. "Alaska". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
6. "Alaska's Gov. Hickel Rejoins Gop Amid Speculation Over Another Term". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. April 15, 1994. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
7. "Legal Bills Swayed Palin, Official Says". The New York Times. July 5, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
8. "2014 General Election November 4, 2014 Official Results". elections.alaska.gov. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
9. Forgey, Pat (July 28, 2009). "Alaska gets first ever 'temporary substitute' lt. governor". Juneau Empire. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2022. {{cite web}}: More than one of |accessdate= and |access-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
10. "House Journal, Alaska State Legislature, Twenty-Sixth Legislature, First Special Session". legis.state.ak.us. State of Alaska. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
11. Zak, Annie (2018-10-19). "Gov. Bill Walker drops out of campaign for Alaska governor". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
12. Zak, Annie; Hanlon, Tegan; DeMarban, Alex (October 16, 2018). "Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns following "inappropriate comments"". Anchorage Daily News.