The Governor of Washington is the head of the executive branch of Washington's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces

Washington National Guard

The Washington National Guard is headquartered at Camp Murray, Washington and is defined by its state and federal mission. At the call of the Governor, the Washington National Guard will mobilize and deploy during times of state emergency to augment local jurisdictions and responders in their...

. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Washington Legislature and line-item veto

Line-item veto

In United States government, the line-item veto, or partial veto, is the power of an executive authority to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually a budget appropriations bill, without vetoing the entire legislative package...

 power to cancel specific provisions in spending bills. The governor may also convene the legislature on "extraordinary occasions".

Washington Territory had 14 territorial governors from its organization in 1853 until the formation of the state of Washington in 1889. Territorial governors were appointed by the President of the United States. Elisha Peyre Ferry had the longest term of eight years and went on to become the state's first governor. William H. Wallace

William H. Wallace

William Henson Wallace was an important figure in the early histories of two U.S. states, serving as governor and Congressional delegate from both Washington Territory and Idaho Territory.Wallace's older brother David Wallace served as a Whig Governor of Indiana from 1837 to 1840...

 was appointed governor but never took office due to being elected as the territory's congressional delegate. George E. Cole was appointed governor and took office, but his appointment was never ratified by the U.S. Senate and he was replaced as governor after four months.

Twenty-one individuals have held the office of governor of Washington since the state's admission to the Union, with Arthur B. Langlie

Arthur B. Langlie

Arthur Bernard Langlie served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1938 to 1941 and was the 12th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1957.-Background:...

 serving non-consecutive terms. Langlie and Daniel J. Evans

Daniel J. Evans

Daniel Jackson Evans served three terms as the 16th Governor of the state of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989....

 are the state's only three term governors. Populist Party

Populist Party (United States)

The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

 candidate John Rankin Rogers

John Rankin Rogers

John Rankin Rogers was the third Governor of the state of Washington. Elected as a member of the People's Party before switching his affiliation to the Democratic Party, Rogers was elected to two consecutive terms in 1896 and 1900, but died before completing his fifth year in office.-Early...

 is the only non Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 or Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 nominee to win office. The current governor is Christine Gregoire

Christine Gregoire

Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire is the 22nd and current Governor of the state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic Party. Gregoire defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004, and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington...

, who took office on January 12, 2005 and was re-elected in 2008; her current term will expire in January 2013.

Governors of the Territory of Washington

For the period before Washington Territory was formed, see the List of Governors of Oregon Territory.

Washington Territory

Washington Territory

The Territory of Washington was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 8, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Washington....

 was created on February 8, 1853 from the northern half of Oregon Territory

Oregon Territory

The Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon. Originally claimed by several countries , the region was...

. At this point, Washington Territory also included the northern panhandle of modern Idaho

Idaho

Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

 and parts of Montana

Montana

Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

. The southern half of Idaho was assigned to the Washington Territory in 1859 after Oregon was admitted as a state. Idaho Territory was split from Washington Territory in 1863 giving Washington Territory its final borders.

Due to the long distance between Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 and Olympia

Olympia, Washington

Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...

, there was often a lengthy gap between a governor being appointed and his arrival in the territory.

Picture	Governor		Left office	Appointed by	Notes
	Isaac Stevens Isaac Stevens Isaac Ingalls Stevens was the first governor of Washington Territory, a United States Congressman, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly...	December 3, 1853	August 11, 1857	Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president...
	LaFayette McMullen LaFayette McMullen LaFayette "Fayette" McMullen was a 19th century politician, driver, teamster and banker from the U.S. state of Virginia and Washington Territory....	September 10, 1857	July 1858	James Buchanan James Buchanan James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
	Richard D. Gholson Richard D. Gholson Richard Dickerson Gholson was the 3rd Territorial Governor of Washington.- Biography :Born in Garrard County, Kentucky, Gholson was the son of William J. Gholson and "Polly" Mary Jarrell. He settled on Humphrey's Creek in the area of Lovelaceville, KY. This was only a couple years after the area...	July 15, 1859	February 14, 1861	James Buchanan
	William H. Wallace William H. Wallace William Henson Wallace was an important figure in the early histories of two U.S. states, serving as governor and Congressional delegate from both Washington Territory and Idaho Territory.Wallace's older brother David Wallace served as a Whig Governor of Indiana from 1837 to 1840...	Appointed April 9, 1861	—	Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
	William Pickering William Pickering (governor) William Pickering was a Republican and the fifth governor of Washington territory, from .Pickering was born in Yorkshire, England....	June 1862	January 8, 1867	Abraham Lincoln
	George E. Cole	January 8, 1867	March 4, 1867	Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
	Marshall F. Moore Marshall F. Moore Marshall F. Moore was the 7th Governor of Washington Territory.He served during the Civil War under George McClellan in Virginia and under Sherman. He was at Rich Mountain, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Jonesboro and Missionary Ridge. He rose to the rank of breveted major general on March 13, 1865. He...	August 26, 1867	1869	Andrew Johnson
	Alvan Flanders Alvan Flanders Alvan Flanders was a Delegate from the Territory of Washington.Born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Flanders attended the public schools, and later learned the machinist trade in Boston. He moved to Humboldt County, California, in 1851, and there engaged in the lumber business until 1858, when he...	April 5, 1869	March 14, 1870	Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
	Edward Selig Salomon Edward S. Salomon Edward Selig Salomon was a German immigrant to the United States who served as a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War and later became governor of Washington Territory and a California legislator....	Appointed March 4, 1870	April 1872	Ulysses S. Grant
	Elisha Peyre Ferry	Appointed April 26, 1872	November 1, 1880	Ulysses S. Grant
	William Augustus Newell	November 1, 1880	1884	Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...
	Watson Carvasso Squire	Appointed July 2, 1884	April 1887	Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing...
	Eugene Semple Eugene Semple Eugene Semple was the thirteenth Governor of Washington Territory and the unsuccessful Democratic candidate to be the first governor of Washington State.-Early life:...	Appointed April 9, 1887	1889	Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
	Miles Conway Moore Miles Conway Moore Miles Conway Moore was the fourteenth and last Territorial Governor of Washington Territory.-Further reading:...	April 9, 1889	November 11, 1889	Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there...

Governors of the State of Washington

Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889. The term for governor is four years, commencing on the second Monday in the January following the election. If the office of governor is vacant or the governor is unable to discharge their duties, the lieutenant governor assumes the office of governor. If both the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are unable to fulfill their duties, the secretary of state is next in line, and then the treasurer. There is no limit to the number of terms a governor may serve. The office of lieutenant governor

Lieutenant Governor of Washington

The Lieutenant Governor of Washington is an elected office in the U.S. state of Washington. The current incumbent is Brad Owen, a Democrat who has served since 1997...

 is not elected on the same ticket

Ticket (election)

A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat. For example, in the U.S., the candidates for President and Vice President run on the same "ticket", because they are elected together on a single ballot question rather than separately.A ticket can also...

 as the governor.

#	Picture		Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Lt. Governor
1			Elisha Peyre Ferry	November 11, 1889	January 9, 1893	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...		Charles E. Laughton Charles E. Laughton Charles E. Laughton was an American politician from Washington and Nevada. He served as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Washington and 6th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-External links:...	1
2			John McGraw John McGraw (governor) John Harte McGraw was the second Governor of Washington state.- Biography :McGraw was born in Penobscot County, Maine. After running away from home in Maine, McGraw made his way west and ended up in Seattle, taking a job as one of four officers in the Seattle Police Department...	January 9, 1893	January 11, 1897	Republican		F.H. Luce F.H. Luce F.H. Luce was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	1
3			John Rogers John Rankin Rogers John Rankin Rogers was the third Governor of the state of Washington. Elected as a member of the People's Party before switching his affiliation to the Democratic Party, Rogers was elected to two consecutive terms in 1896 and 1900, but died before completing his fifth year in office.-Early...	January 11, 1897	December 26, 1901	Populist Populist Party (United States) The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...		Thurston Daniels Thurston Daniels Thurston Daniels was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 4th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	Died in office.
						Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...		Henry McBride Henry McBride (politician) Henry McBride was the fourth Governor of Washington state, United States from 1901 to 1905. He was the first governor of Washington to be born in the west....
4			Henry McBride Henry McBride (politician) Henry McBride was the fourth Governor of Washington state, United States from 1901 to 1905. He was the first governor of Washington to be born in the west....	December 26, 1901	January 9, 1905	Republican	Vacant
5			Albert E. Mead Albert E. Mead Albert Edward Mead was the fifth Governor of Washington, serving in that position from 1905 to 1909.Mead was born in Kansas on December 14, 1861. There is conflicting information about his town of birth: most reliable sources say it was Manhattan, Kansas, but there is one claim he was born in...	January 9, 1905	January 27, 1909	Republican		Charles E. Coon Charles E. Coon Charles E. Coon was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 5th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	1
6			Samuel G. Cosgrove Samuel G. Cosgrove Samuel Goodlove Cosgrove was the sixth Governor of the state of Washington, and was from Pomeroy, Washington. He was a U.S. Civil War veteran and educator. He served for one day before leaving for California for health reasons. He died in California shortly thereafter...	January 27, 1909	March 28, 1909	Republican		Marion E. Hay Marion E. Hay Marion E. Hay was the seventh Governor of the U.S. state of Washington. Born in Adams County, Wisconsin, he moved to Washington Territory, where he open a store. Hay also served as mayor of Wilbur, Washington. In his capacity as Lieutenant Governor of Washington he became Governor upon the death...
7			Marion E. Hay Marion E. Hay Marion E. Hay was the seventh Governor of the U.S. state of Washington. Born in Adams County, Wisconsin, he moved to Washington Territory, where he open a store. Hay also served as mayor of Wilbur, Washington. In his capacity as Lieutenant Governor of Washington he became Governor upon the death...	March 28, 1909	January 11, 1913	Republican	Vacant
8			Ernest Lister Ernest Lister Ernest Lister was the eighth Governor of the state of Washington. He was sworn into the office in 1913 and remained in it until his death six years later.-Further reading:...	January 11, 1913	February 13, 1919	Democratic		Louis Folwell HartRepresented the Republican Party.
9			Louis Folwell Hart	February 13, 1919	January 12, 1925	Republican	Vacant
								William J. Coyle William J. Coyle William J. Coyle was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 8th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...
10			Roland H. Hartley Roland H. Hartley Roland Hill Hartley served two terms as the tenth Governor of the state of Washington from 1925 to 1933 as a Republican.-Early life:...	January 12, 1925	January 9, 1933	Republican		W. Lon Johnson W. Lon Johnson W. Lon Johnson was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	2
								John Arthur Gellatly John Arthur Gellatly John Arthur Gellatly was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Washington and four-term mayor of Wenatchee, Washington....
11			Clarence D. Martin Clarence D. Martin Clarence Daniel Martin was the 11th Governor of the state of Washington. A Democrat, he served two terms from 1933 to 1941....	January 9, 1933	January 13, 1941	Democratic		Victor A. Meyers	2
12			Arthur B. Langlie Arthur B. Langlie Arthur Bernard Langlie served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1938 to 1941 and was the 12th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1957.-Background:...	January 13, 1941	January 8, 1945	Republican		Victor A. MeyersRepresented the Democratic Party.	1
13			Monrad C. Wallgren Monrad Wallgren Monrad Charles Wallgren , an American politician, served as the 13th Governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate....	January 8, 1945	January 12, 1949	Democratic		Victor A. Meyers	1
14			Arthur B. Langlie Arthur B. Langlie Arthur Bernard Langlie served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1938 to 1941 and was the 12th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1957.-Background:...	January 12, 1949	January 14, 1957	Republican		Victor A. Meyers	2
								Emmett T. Anderson Emmett T. Anderson Emmett T. Anderson was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...
15			Albert D. Rosellini Albert Rosellini Albert Dean Rosellini was the 15th Governor of the state of Washington for two terms, from 1957 to 1965, and was the first Italian American, Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River...	January 14, 1957	January 11, 1965	Democratic		John A. Cherberg John Cherberg -External links:*...	2
16			Daniel J. Evans Daniel J. Evans Daniel Jackson Evans served three terms as the 16th Governor of the state of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989....	January 11, 1965	January 12, 1977	Republican		John A. Cherberg John Cherberg -External links:*...	3
17			Dixy Lee Ray Dixy Lee Ray Dixy Lee Ray was the 17th Governor of the U.S. State of Washington. She was Washington's first female governor.-Early years:...	January 12, 1977	January 14, 1981	Democratic		John A. Cherberg John Cherberg -External links:*...	1
18			John D. Spellman John Spellman John Dennis Spellman was the 18th Governor of Washington between 1981 and 1985; before that, he was a member of the King County, Washington, County Commission from 1967 to 1969 and the King County Executive from 1969 to 1981. He was a Republican and his opponent in the 1980 election was then-State...	January 14, 1981	January 16, 1985	Republican		John A. Cherberg John Cherberg -External links:*...	1
19			Booth Gardner Booth Gardner Booth Gardner , an heir to the Weyerhaeuser fortune, was the 19th Governor of the U.S state of Washington between 1985 and 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT. He is a Democrat. Before serving as governor, Gardner was Pierce County Executive...	January 16, 1985	January 13, 1993	Democratic		John A. Cherberg John Cherberg -External links:*...	2
								Joel Pritchard Joel Pritchard Joel McFee Pritchard was a Republican politician from Washington. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington....
20			Mike Lowry Mike Lowry Michael Edward "Mike" Lowry served as the 20th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1993 to 1997. Lowry is a Democrat.Lowry was born and raised in St. John, Washington, and graduated from Washington State University in 1962...	January 13, 1993	January 15, 1997	Democratic		Joel Pritchard Joel Pritchard Joel McFee Pritchard was a Republican politician from Washington. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington....	1
21			Gary Locke	January 15, 1997	January 12, 2005	Democratic		Brad Owen Brad Owen Bradley Owen is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Washington. Owen is the longest currently serving Lieutenant Governor...	2
22			Christine Gregoire Christine Gregoire Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire is the 22nd and current Governor of the state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic Party. Gregoire defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004, and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington...	January 12, 2005	Incumbent	Democratic		Brad Owen Brad Owen Bradley Owen is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Washington. Owen is the longest currently serving Lieutenant Governor...	2Governor Gregoire's second term expires Washington gubernatorial election, 2012 The 2012 Washington Gubernatorial Election will take place on November 6, 2012. Candidates in the election will be chosen in an August 7, 2012, primary election, under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system, which allows voters to vote for any candidate running in the race, regardless of...  on January 9, 2013.

Other high offices held

Six of Washington's territorial governors and four of its state governors have served higher federal or confederate offices, or as governors of other states. Three represented Washington Territory as delegates to the U.S. House

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

, and one additionally represented Idaho Territory in the same fashion, as well as serving as Governor of Idaho Territory. Two territorial governors represented eastern states, one as a representative from, and governor of, New Jersey, and one represented Virginia both in the United States and Confederate

Congress of the Confederate States

The Congress of the Confederate States was the legislative body of the Confederate States of America, existing during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865...

 Houses. Three governors represented the state in the U.S. Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

, and two represented the state in the House. One governor has served in the United States Cabinet

United States Cabinet

The Cabinet of the United States is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, which are generally the heads of the federal executive departments...

. Two of the territorial governors (marked with *) resigned their office to serve as territorial delegates.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Other offices held	Source
Isaac Stevens Isaac Stevens Isaac Ingalls Stevens was the first governor of Washington Territory, a United States Congressman, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly...	1853–1857	Delegate Delegate (United States Congress) A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory and from Washington, D.C. to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member...  from Washington Territory*
LaFayette McMullen LaFayette McMullen LaFayette "Fayette" McMullen was a 19th century politician, driver, teamster and banker from the U.S. state of Virginia and Washington Territory....	1857–1859	Representative and Confederate Representative Congress of the Confederate States The Congress of the Confederate States was the legislative body of the Confederate States of America, existing during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865...  from Virginia
William H. Wallace William H. Wallace William Henson Wallace was an important figure in the early histories of two U.S. states, serving as governor and Congressional delegate from both Washington Territory and Idaho Territory.Wallace's older brother David Wallace served as a Whig Governor of Indiana from 1837 to 1840...	1861–1861	Delegate from Washington Territory*, Delegate from Idaho Territory Idaho Territory The Territory of Idaho was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 4, 1863, until July 3, 1890, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Idaho.-1860s:... , Governor of Idaho Territory
Alvan Flanders Alvan Flanders Alvan Flanders was a Delegate from the Territory of Washington.Born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Flanders attended the public schools, and later learned the machinist trade in Boston. He moved to Humboldt County, California, in 1851, and there engaged in the lumber business until 1858, when he...	1869–1870	Delegate from Washington Territory
William A. Newell William A. Newell William Augustus Newell , was an American physician and politician, who was a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives, served as a Republican as the 18th Governor of New Jersey, and as Governor of the Washington Territory from 1880-1884...	1880–1884	Representative from New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... , Governor of New Jersey
Watson C. Squire Watson C. Squire Watson Carvosso Squire was a United States Senator from Washington.-Biography:Born in Cape Vincent, New York, he attended the public schools, Falley Seminary and Fairfield Seminary . He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1859 and was principal of the Moravia Institute...	1884–1887	Senator from Washington
Monrad Wallgren Monrad Wallgren Monrad Charles Wallgren , an American politician, served as the 13th Governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate....	1945–1949	Senator and Representative from Washington
Daniel J. Evans Daniel J. Evans Daniel Jackson Evans served three terms as the 16th Governor of the state of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989....	1965–1977	Senator from Washington
Mike Lowry Mike Lowry Michael Edward "Mike" Lowry served as the 20th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1993 to 1997. Lowry is a Democrat.Lowry was born and raised in St. John, Washington, and graduated from Washington State University in 1962...	1993–1998	Representative from Washington
Gary Locke Gary Locke Gary Locke may refer to:*Gary Locke , Chinese American politician; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former Governor of Washington*Gary Locke *Gary Locke...	1997–2005	Secretary of Commerce United States Secretary of Commerce The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry; the Department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce"... , Ambassador to China United States Ambassador to China The United States Ambassador to China is the chief American diplomat to People's Republic of China . The United States has sent diplomatic representatives to China since 1844, when Caleb Cushing, as Commissioner, negotiated the Treaty of Wanghia. Commissioners represented the United States in...

Living former governors

, five former governors are alive. The most recent former governor to die was Albert Rosellini

Albert Rosellini

Albert Dean Rosellini was the 15th Governor of the state of Washington for two terms, from 1957 to 1965, and was the first Italian American, Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River...

 (1957–1965), on October 10, 2011. The most recently-serving governor to die was Dixy Lee Ray

Dixy Lee Ray

Dixy Lee Ray was the 17th Governor of the U.S. State of Washington. She was Washington's first female governor.-Early years:...

 (1977-1981), on January 2, 1994.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Daniel J. Evans Daniel J. Evans Daniel Jackson Evans served three terms as the 16th Governor of the state of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989....	1965–1977	16 October 1925 (age 86)
John D. Spellman John Spellman John Dennis Spellman was the 18th Governor of Washington between 1981 and 1985; before that, he was a member of the King County, Washington, County Commission from 1967 to 1969 and the King County Executive from 1969 to 1981. He was a Republican and his opponent in the 1980 election was then-State...	1981–1985	29 December 1926 (age 85)
Booth Gardner Booth Gardner Booth Gardner , an heir to the Weyerhaeuser fortune, was the 19th Governor of the U.S state of Washington between 1985 and 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT. He is a Democrat. Before serving as governor, Gardner was Pierce County Executive...	1985–1993	21 August 1936 (age 75)
Mike Lowry Mike Lowry Michael Edward "Mike" Lowry served as the 20th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1993 to 1997. Lowry is a Democrat.Lowry was born and raised in St. John, Washington, and graduated from Washington State University in 1962...	1993–1997	8 March 1939 (age 72)
Gary Locke	1997–2005	21 January 1950 (age 62)

External links

• Office of the Governor of Washington