List_of_governors_of_Michigan

Governor of Michigan
Governor of Michigan
	Seal of the governor
	Flag of the governor
	Incumbent; Gretchen Whitmer; since January 1, 2019
Style	Her Excellency;
Status	Head of state; Head of government;
Residence	Michigan Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Precursor	Governor of Michigan Territory
Inaugural holder	Stevens T. Mason
Formation	November 3, 1835
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
Salary	$159,300 (2019)
Website	www.michigan.gov/gov

List of governors of Michigan

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The governor of Michigan, is the head of government of the U.S. state of Michigan as well as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.^[2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws;^[3] the power to either approve or veto appropriation bills passed by the Michigan Legislature;^[4] the power to convene the legislature;^[5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.^[6] The governor is also empowered to reorganize the executive branch of the state government.^[7]

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In the 17th and 18th century, Michigan was part of French and then British holdings, and administered by their colonial governors. After becoming part of the United States, areas of what is today Michigan were part of the Northwest Territory, Indiana Territory and Illinois Territory, and administered by territorial governors. In 1805, the Michigan Territory was created, and five men served as territorial governors, until Michigan was granted statehood in 1837. Forty-seven individuals have held the position of state governor. The first female governor, Jennifer Granholm, served from 2003 to 2011.

After Michigan gained statehood, governors held the office for a 2-year term, until the 1963 Michigan Constitution changed the term to 4 years. The number of times an individual could hold the office was unlimited until a 1992 constitutional amendment imposed a lifetime term limit of two 4-year governorships. The longest-serving governor in Michigan's history was William Milliken, who was promoted from lieutenant governor after Governor George W. Romney resigned to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, then was elected to three further successive terms. The only governors to serve non-consecutive terms were John S. Barry and Frank Fitzgerald.

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The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor left office.
Hull was nominated on February 26, 1805,^[11] confirmed by the Senate on March 1,^[12] and took office on July 1.^[10] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 31, 1808,^[13] and January 12, 1811.^[14]
Hull was court-martialed for surrendering Detroit to the British during the War of 1812, and sentenced to death; that was later commuted.^[10] but other sources say he never resigned.^[15]
Cass was appointed on October 29, 1813,^[9] during a Senate recess; nominated on January 31, 1814;^[16] and confirmed by the Senate on February 11, 1814.^[17] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on January 21, 1817;^[18] January 24, 1820;^[19] December 20, 1822;^[20] December 22, 1825;^[21] and December 24, 1828.^[22]
Cass resigned, having been appointed United States Secretary of War.^[9] He submitted his resignation on July 21, 1831, to take effect on August 1.^[23]
Porter was appointed on August 6, 1831,^[24] during a Senate recess; nominated on December 7, 1831;^[25] and confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1832.^[26] He took office on September 17, 1831.^[24]
Henry D. Gilpin was appointed on November 5, 1834, during a Senate recess, but he returned his commission on November 8, without declining it, saying he could not leave his present duties for several weeks.^[29] He was nominated on December 18, 1834,^[30] but was rejected by the Senate on January 20, 1835.^[31] Charles Shaler was then appointed on August 29, 1835, but declined the post.^[32] His replacement was finally appointed on September 21, 1835. Mason would win the election to be the first state governor on October 5.
In October 1835, Michigan authorized a state constitution and elected Stevens T. Mason as governor of the new state, although Michigan was not admitted until 1837. Horner was mostly ignored by the people of Michigan, and resigned to be Secretary of Wisconsin Territory in July 1836;^[34] the date given is the organization of Wisconsin Territory.
Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
Woodbridge resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.^[45] His resignation, dated February 23, was accepted by the Senate on February 24.^[48]
Sobel writes that Barry was term-limited under the terms of the 1835 constitution, but no such limit existed.^[53]
Felch resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.^[56]
McClelland resigned, having been confirmed as United States Secretary of the Interior.^[66]
The 1850 constitution adjusted the election schedules, shortening this term to one year.^[66]
Sources are split on when McClelland resigned and Parsons took office, with Sobel saying both occurred on March 7,^[70] and the Michigan Legislative Manual saying McClelland resigned on March 6, and Parsons took office March 7.^[43]
Sources are consistent that Bingham took office on January 3;^[72]^[43] however, the constitutional start date was January 1, and one contemporary source does note that he would have been inaugurated on January 1, and delivered his inaugural address on January 3.^[74] However, as this is the only source yet found saying so, this article uses January 3.
Bingham was instead elected to the United States Senate.^[72]
Sources are split on if Wisner took office on January 3,^[76] or January 5^[43] despite the constitutional start date being January 1.
Represented the Republican Party
Sobel and Kallenbach say Begole was nominated by both the Democratic and Greenback parties;^[92]^[95] Glashan labels him as "National (or Greenback Labor)" and lists him separate from the Democratic Party.^[96]
The constitutional start date of the gubernatorial term was January 1; Osborn was not sworn in until January 2, presumably because January 1 was a Sunday.^[117]
The constitutional start date of the gubernatorial term was January 1; Comstock was not sworn in until January 2, presumably because January 1 was a Sunday.^[135]
Comstock lost the Democratic nomination to Arthur J. Lacy.^[133]
January 1 was on a Sunday; Fitzgerald took the oath of office early so he could properly take office on January 1, while his formal inauguration was the next day.^[142]
Represented the Democratic Party
Romney resigned, having been confirmed as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.^[161]
Under a 1992 amendment to the constitution, no one can be elected more than twice to the office.^[171]
Whitmer's second term began on January 1, 2023, and will expire January 1, 2027; she will be term-limited.

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[10] The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor left office.

[16] Hull was nominated on February 26, 1805,^[11] confirmed by the Senate on March 1,^[12] and took office on July 1.^[10] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 31, 1808,^[13] and January 12, 1811.^[14]

[18] Hull was court-martialed for surrendering Detroit to the British during the War of 1812, and sentenced to death; that was later commuted.^[10] but other sources say he never resigned.^[15]

[26] Cass was appointed on October 29, 1813,^[9] during a Senate recess; nominated on January 31, 1814;^[16] and confirmed by the Senate on February 11, 1814.^[17] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on January 21, 1817;^[18] January 24, 1820;^[19] December 20, 1822;^[20] December 22, 1825;^[21] and December 24, 1828.^[22]

[28] Cass resigned, having been appointed United States Secretary of War.^[9] He submitted his resignation on July 21, 1831, to take effect on August 1.^[23]

[32] Porter was appointed on August 6, 1831,^[24] during a Senate recess; nominated on December 7, 1831;^[25] and confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1832.^[26] He took office on September 17, 1831.^[24]

[39] Henry D. Gilpin was appointed on November 5, 1834, during a Senate recess, but he returned his commission on November 8, without declining it, saying he could not leave his present duties for several weeks.^[29] He was nominated on December 18, 1834,^[30] but was rejected by the Senate on January 20, 1835.^[31] Charles Shaler was then appointed on August 29, 1835, but declined the post.^[32] His replacement was finally appointed on September 21, 1835. Mason would win the election to be the first state governor on October 5.

[42] In October 1835, Michigan authorized a state constitution and elected Stevens T. Mason as governor of the new state, although Michigan was not admitted until 1837. Horner was mostly ignored by the people of Michigan, and resigned to be Secretary of Wisconsin Territory in July 1836;^[34] the date given is the organization of Wisconsin Territory.

[51] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[58] Woodbridge resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.^[45] His resignation, dated February 23, was accepted by the Senate on February 24.^[48]

[66] Sobel writes that Barry was term-limited under the terms of the 1835 constitution, but no such limit existed.^[53]

[70] Felch resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.^[56]

[81] McClelland resigned, having been confirmed as United States Secretary of the Interior.^[66]

[83] The 1850 constitution adjusted the election schedules, shortening this term to one year.^[66]

[86] Sources are split on when McClelland resigned and Parsons took office, with Sobel saying both occurred on March 7,^[70] and the Michigan Legislative Manual saying McClelland resigned on March 6, and Parsons took office March 7.^[43]

[90] Sources are consistent that Bingham took office on January 3;^[72]^[43] however, the constitutional start date was January 1, and one contemporary source does note that he would have been inaugurated on January 1, and delivered his inaugural address on January 3.^[74] However, as this is the only source yet found saying so, this article uses January 3.

[91] Bingham was instead elected to the United States Senate.^[72]

[95] Sources are split on if Wisner took office on January 3,^[76] or January 5^[43] despite the constitutional start date being January 1.

[lt-rep-110] Represented the Republican Party

[116] Sobel and Kallenbach say Begole was nominated by both the Democratic and Greenback parties;^[92]^[95] Glashan labels him as "National (or Greenback Labor)" and lists him separate from the Democratic Party.^[96]

[138] The constitutional start date of the gubernatorial term was January 1; Osborn was not sworn in until January 2, presumably because January 1 was a Sunday.^[117]

[157] The constitutional start date of the gubernatorial term was January 1; Comstock was not sworn in until January 2, presumably because January 1 was a Sunday.^[135]

[158] Comstock lost the Democratic nomination to Arthur J. Lacy.^[133]

[166] January 1 was on a Sunday; Fitzgerald took the oath of office early so he could properly take office on January 1, while his formal inauguration was the next day.^[142]

[lt-dem-185] Represented the Democratic Party

[189] Romney resigned, having been confirmed as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.^[161]

[limits-198] Under a 1992 amendment to the constitution, no one can be elected more than twice to the office.^[171]

[205] Whitmer's second term began on January 1, 2023, and will expire January 1, 2027; she will be term-limited.

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[FOOTNOTESobel1978762-154] [133]
Sobel 1978, p. 762.

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Sobel 1978, p. 763.

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[FOOTNOTESobel1978764-167] [143]
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No.		Term in office^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Appointed by
1	William Hull (1753–1825) ^[10]	March 1, 1805^{[lower-alpha 2]} – October 29, 1813 (successor appointed)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Thomas Jefferson
1	William Hull (1753–1825) ^[10]		James Madison
2	Lewis Cass (1782–1866) ^[9]	October 29, 1813^{[lower-alpha 4]} – August 1, 1831 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 5]}	James Madison
			James Monroe
			John Quincy Adams
3	George Bryan Porter (1791–1834) ^[24]	August 6, 1831^{[lower-alpha 6]} – July 6, 1834 (died in office)	Andrew Jackson
—	Stevens T. Mason (1811–1843) ^[27]^[28]	July 6, 1834 – September 21, 1835 (successor appointed)^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Territorial secretary acting
—	John S. Horner (1802–1883)	September 21, 1835^[33] – July 3, 1836 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Territorial secretary acting

No.		Term in office	Party	Election
1	Stevens T. Mason (1811–1843) ^[27]^[28]	November 3, 1835^[43] – January 7, 1840 (did not run)^[27]	Democratic^[44]	1835	Edward Mundy
1	Stevens T. Mason (1811–1843) ^[27]^[28]	November 3, 1835^[43] – January 7, 1840 (did not run)^[27]	Democratic^[44]	1837	Edward Mundy
2	William Woodbridge (1780–1861) ^[45]^[46]	January 7, 1840^[47] – February 24, 1841 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Whig^[49]	1839	James Wright Gordon
3	James Wright Gordon (1809–1853) ^[50]^[51]	February 24, 1841^[43] – January 3, 1842 (did not run)	Whig^[52]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Thomas J. Drake
4	John S. Barry (1802–1870) ^[53]^[54]	January 3, 1842^[55] – January 5, 1846 (did not run)^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Democratic^[49]	1841	Origen D. Richardson
4	John S. Barry (1802–1870) ^[53]^[54]		Democratic^[49]	1843	Origen D. Richardson
5	Alpheus Felch (1804–1896) ^[56]^[57]	January 5, 1846^[58] – March 3, 1847 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 12]}	Democratic^[59]	1845	William L. Greenly
6	William L. Greenly (1813–1883) ^[56]^[60]	March 3, 1847^[61] – January 3, 1848 (did not run)	Democratic^[52]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Charles P. Bush
7	Epaphroditus Ransom (1798–1859) ^[62]^[63]	January 3, 1848^[64] – January 7, 1850 (lost nomination)^[62]	Democratic^[59]	1847	William M. Fenton
8	John S. Barry (1802–1870) ^[53]^[54]	January 7, 1850^[65] – January 1, 1852 (did not run)	Democratic^[59]	1849	William M. Fenton
9	Robert McClelland (1807–1880) ^[66]^[67]	January 1, 1852^[68] – March 7, 1853 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Democratic^[69]	1851^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Calvin Britain
9	Robert McClelland (1807–1880) ^[66]^[67]		Democratic^[69]	1852	Andrew Parsons
10	Andrew Parsons (1817–1855) ^[70]^[71]	March 7, 1853^{[lower-alpha 15]} – January 3, 1855 (did not run)	Democratic^[52]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	George Griswold
11	Kinsley S. Bingham (1808–1861) ^[72]^[73]	January 3, 1855^{[lower-alpha 16]} – January 5, 1859 (did not run)^{[lower-alpha 17]}	Republican^[75]	1854	George Coe
11	Kinsley S. Bingham (1808–1861) ^[72]^[73]		Republican^[75]	1856	George Coe
12	Moses Wisner (1815–1863) ^[76]^[77]	January 5, 1859^{[lower-alpha 18]} – January 2, 1861 (did not run)	Republican^[75]	1858	Edmund Burke Fairfield
13	Austin Blair (1818–1894) ^[78]^[79]	January 2, 1861^[43] – January 4, 1865 (did not run)	Republican^[80]	1860	James M. Birney (resigned April 3, 1861)
					Joseph R. Williams (died June 15, 1861)
					Henry T. Backus
				1862	Charles S. May
14	Henry H. Crapo (1804–1869) ^[81]^[82]	January 4, 1865^[43] – January 1, 1869 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1864	Ebenezer O. Grosvenor
14	Henry H. Crapo (1804–1869) ^[81]^[82]	January 4, 1865^[43] – January 1, 1869 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1866	Dwight May
15	Henry P. Baldwin (1814–1892) ^[83]^[84]	January 1, 1869^[85] – January 1, 1873 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1868	Morgan Bates
15	Henry P. Baldwin (1814–1892) ^[83]^[84]	January 1, 1869^[85] – January 1, 1873 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1870	Morgan Bates
16	John J. Bagley (1832–1881) ^[86]^[87]	January 1, 1873^[43] – January 3, 1877 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1872	Henry H. Holt
16	John J. Bagley (1832–1881) ^[86]^[87]	January 1, 1873^[43] – January 3, 1877 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1874	Henry H. Holt
17	Charles Croswell (1825–1886) ^[88]^[89]	January 3, 1877^[43] – January 1, 1881 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1876	Alonzo Sessions
17	Charles Croswell (1825–1886) ^[88]^[89]	January 3, 1877^[43] – January 1, 1881 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1878	Alonzo Sessions
18	David Jerome (1829–1896) ^[90]^[91]	January 1, 1881^[43] – January 1, 1883 (lost election)	Republican^[52]	1880	Moreau S. Crosby^{[lower-alpha 19]}
19	Josiah Begole (1815–1896) ^[92]^[93]	January 1, 1883^[94] – January 1, 1885 (lost election)	Democratic^{[lower-alpha 20]}	1882	Moreau S. Crosby^{[lower-alpha 19]}
20	Russell A. Alger (1836–1907) ^[97]^[98]	January 1, 1885^[43] – January 1, 1887 (did not run)^[97]	Republican^[52]	1884	Archibald Buttars
21	Cyrus G. Luce (1824–1905) ^[99]^[100]	January 1, 1887^[43] – January 1, 1891 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1886	James H. MacDonald
21	Cyrus G. Luce (1824–1905) ^[99]^[100]	January 1, 1887^[43] – January 1, 1891 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1888	William Ball
22	Edwin B. Winans (1826–1894) ^[101]^[102]	January 1, 1891^[103] – January 1, 1893 (did not run)^[101]	Democratic^[52]	1890	John Strong
23	John Treadway Rich (1841–1926) ^[104]^[105]	January 1, 1893^[43] – January 1, 1897 (did not run)^[104]	Republican^[52]	1892	J. Wight Giddings
				1894	Alfred Milnes (resigned June 1, 1895)
				1894	Joseph R. McLaughlin
24	Hazen S. Pingree (1840–1901) ^[106]^[107]	January 1, 1897^[108] – January 1, 1901 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1896	Thomas B. Dunstan
24	Hazen S. Pingree (1840–1901) ^[106]^[107]	January 1, 1897^[108] – January 1, 1901 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1898	Orrin W. Robinson
25	Aaron T. Bliss (1837–1906) ^[109]^[110]	January 1, 1901^[111] – January 2, 1905 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1900	Orrin W. Robinson
25	Aaron T. Bliss (1837–1906) ^[109]^[110]	January 1, 1901^[111] – January 2, 1905 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1902	Alexander Maitland
26	Fred M. Warner (1865–1923) ^[112]^[113]	January 2, 1905^[114] – January 1, 1911 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1904	Alexander Maitland
				1906	Patrick H. Kelley
				1908	Patrick H. Kelley
27	Chase Osborn (1860–1949) ^[115]^[116]	January 1, 1911^{[lower-alpha 21]} – January 1, 1913 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1910	John Q. Ross^{[lower-alpha 19]}
28	Woodbridge N. Ferris (1853–1928) ^[118]^[119]	January 1, 1913^[120] – January 1, 1917 (did not run)	Democratic^[52]	1912	John Q. Ross^{[lower-alpha 19]}
28	Woodbridge N. Ferris (1853–1928) ^[118]^[119]	January 1, 1913^[120] – January 1, 1917 (did not run)	Democratic^[52]	1914	Luren Dickinson^{[lower-alpha 19]}
29	Albert Sleeper (1862–1934) ^[121]^[122]	January 1, 1917^[123] – January 1, 1921 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1916
29	Albert Sleeper (1862–1934) ^[121]^[122]	January 1, 1917^[123] – January 1, 1921 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1918
30	Alex J. Groesbeck (1873–1953) ^[124]^[125]	January 1, 1921^[126] – January 1, 1927 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1920	Thomas Read
				1922	Thomas Read
				1924	George W. Welsh
31	Fred W. Green (1871–1936) ^[127]^[128]	January 1, 1927^[129] – January 1, 1931 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1926	Luren Dickinson
31	Fred W. Green (1871–1936) ^[127]^[128]	January 1, 1927^[129] – January 1, 1931 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1928
32	Wilber M. Brucker (1894–1968) ^[130]^[131]	January 1, 1931^[132] – January 1, 1933 (lost election)	Republican^[52]	1930
33	William Comstock (1877–1949) ^[133]^[134]	January 1, 1933^{[lower-alpha 22]} – January 1, 1935 (lost nomination)^{[lower-alpha 23]}	Democratic^[52]	1932	Allen E. Stebbins
34	Frank Fitzgerald (1885–1939) ^[136]^[137]	January 1, 1935^[138] – January 1, 1937 (lost election)	Republican^[52]	1934	Thomas Read
35	Frank Murphy (1890–1949) ^[139]^[140]	January 1, 1937^[141] – January 1, 1939 (lost election)	Democratic^[52]	1936	Leo J. Nowicki
36	Frank Fitzgerald (1885–1939) ^[136]^[137]	January 1, 1939^{[lower-alpha 24]} – March 16, 1939 (died in office)	Republican^[52]	1938	Luren Dickinson
37	Luren Dickinson (1859–1943) ^[143]^[144]	March 16, 1939^[145] – January 1, 1941 (lost election)	Republican^[52]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Matilda Dodge Wilson
38	Murray Van Wagoner (1898–1986) ^[146]^[147]	January 1, 1941^[148] – January 1, 1943 (lost election)	Democratic^[52]	1940	Frank Murphy
39	Harry Kelly (1895–1971) ^[149]^[150]	January 1, 1943^[151] – January 1, 1947 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1942	Eugene C. Keyes
39	Harry Kelly (1895–1971) ^[149]^[150]	January 1, 1943^[151] – January 1, 1947 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	1944	Vernon J. Brown
40	Kim Sigler (1894–1953) ^[152]^[153]	January 1, 1947^[154] – January 1, 1949 (lost election)	Republican^[52]	1946	Eugene C. Keyes
41	G. Mennen Williams (1911–1988) ^[155]^[156]	January 1, 1949^[157] – January 1, 1961 (did not run)	Democratic^[52]	1948	John W. Connolly
				1950	William C. Vandenberg^{[lower-alpha 19]}
				1952	Clarence A. Reid^{[lower-alpha 19]}
				1954	Philip Hart
				1956	Philip Hart
				1958	John Swainson
42	John Swainson (1925–1994) ^[158]^[159]	January 1, 1961^[160] – January 1, 1963 (lost election)	Democratic^[52]	1960	T. John Lesinski^{[lower-alpha 25]}
43	George W. Romney (1907–1995) ^[161]^[162]	January 1, 1963^[163] – January 22, 1969 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 26]}	Republican^[52]	1962	T. John Lesinski^{[lower-alpha 25]}
				1964	William Milliken
				1966	William Milliken
44	William Milliken (1922–2019) ^[164]^[165]	January 22, 1969^[166] – January 1, 1983 (did not run)	Republican^[52]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Thomas F. Schweigert
				1970	James H. Brickley
				1974	James Damman
				1978	James H. Brickley
45	James Blanchard (b. 1942) ^[167]	January 1, 1983^[168] – January 1, 1991 (lost election)	Democratic^[167]	1982	Martha Griffiths
45	James Blanchard (b. 1942) ^[167]	January 1, 1983^[168] – January 1, 1991 (lost election)	Democratic^[167]	1986	Martha Griffiths
46	John Engler (b. 1948) ^[169]	January 1, 1991^[170] – January 1, 2003 (term-limited)^{[lower-alpha 27]}	Republican^[169]	1990	Connie Binsfeld
				1994	Connie Binsfeld
				1998	Dick Posthumus
47	Jennifer Granholm (b. 1959) ^[172]	January 1, 2003^[173] – January 1, 2011 (term-limited)^{[lower-alpha 27]}	Democratic^[172]	2002	John D. Cherry
47	Jennifer Granholm (b. 1959) ^[172]		Democratic^[172]	2006	John D. Cherry
48	Rick Snyder (b. 1958) ^[174]	January 1, 2011^[175] – January 1, 2019 (term-limited)^{[lower-alpha 27]}	Republican^[174]	2010	Brian Calley
48	Rick Snyder (b. 1958) ^[174]		Republican^[174]	2014	Brian Calley
49	Gretchen Whitmer (b. 1971) ^[176]	January 1, 2019^[177] – Incumbent^{[lower-alpha 28]}	Democratic^[176]	2018	Garlin Gilchrist
49	Gretchen Whitmer (b. 1971) ^[176]	January 1, 2019^[177] – Incumbent^{[lower-alpha 28]}	Democratic^[176]	2022	Garlin Gilchrist

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Governor of Michigan
Seal of the governor
Flag of the governor
Incumbent Gretchen Whitmer since January 1, 2019
Style	Her Excellency^[1]
Status	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Michigan Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Precursor	Governor of Michigan Territory
Inaugural holder	Stevens T. Mason
Formation	November 3, 1835
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
Salary	$159,300 (2019)
Website	www.michigan.gov/gov