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List of governors of the United States Virgin Islands

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Summary

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FieldValue
postGovernor
bodyVirgin Islands
insigniaSeal of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
insigniacaptionSeal of the U.S. Virgin Islands
imageGovernor Albert Bryan Jr..jpg
incumbentAlbert Bryan
incumbentsinceJanuary 7, 2019
style
type
residenceU.S. Virgin Islands Governor's Mansions
termlengthFour-year term,
termlength_qualifiedrenewable once
constituting_instrumentRevised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands
Elective Governor Acts of 1968
formation1917 (as Naval Governor)
1931 (as Civilian Governor)
1970 (as elected Governor)
firstMelvin Herbert Evans
successionLine of succession
deputyLieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
salary$150,690
website

Elective Governor Acts of 1968 1931 (as Civilian Governor) 1970 (as elected Governor)

The governor of the United States Virgin Islands is the head of government of the United States Virgin Islands whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Territory addresses to the Virgin Islands Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that territory public laws are enforced. The position was created through the passage of the Elective Governor Acts of 1968 which took effect in 1970. Melvin Herbert Evans was the first elected governor.

The following is a list of governors of the United States Virgin Islands. For governors of the territory that is now the U.S. Virgin Islands prior to United States administration (while it was ruled by Denmark as the Danish West Indies), see List of governors of the Danish West Indies.

Appointed governors (1917–1970)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Term of officeAppointed byTook officeLeft officeTime in office
–[[File:EdwinTaylorPollock.jpg100px]]Captain
Edwin Taylor Pollock
(1870–1943)
ActingMarch 31, 1917April 20, 1917Woodrow Wilson
1[[File:Portrait of James Harrison Oliver.jpg100px]]Rear Admiral
James Harrison Oliver
(1857–1928)April 20, 1917April 8, 1919Woodrow Wilson
2[[File:LCDR J.WallaceOman 1905.jpg100px]]Rear Admiral
Joseph Wallace Oman
(1864–1941)April 8, 1919April 26, 1921Woodrow Wilson
3[[File:SumnerKittelle.jpg100px]]Rear Admiral
Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle
(1867–1950)April 26, 1921September 16, 1922Warren G. Harding
4[[File:Henry Hughes Hough in 1916.jpg100px]]Captain
Henry Hughes Hough
(1871–1943)September 16, 1922December 3, 1923Warren G. Harding
5[[File:No image.png100px]]Captain
Philip Williams
(1869–1942)December 3, 1923September 11, 1925Calvin Coolidge
6[[File:MartinEdwardTrench (cropped 2).jpg100px]]Captain
Martin Edward Trench
(1869–1927)September 12, 1925January 6, 1927 †Calvin Coolidge
7[[File:No image.png100px]]Captain
Waldo A. Evans
(1869–1936)January 19, 1927March 18, 1931Calvin Coolidge

Civilian governors (1931–1970)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Term of officePartyAppointed byTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1[[File:Paul M. Pearson LCCN2014697271 (cropped).jpg100px]]Paul Martin Pearson
(1871–1938)March 18, 1931July 23, 1935Republican Party (United States)}}"RepublicanHerbert Hoover
–[[File:Picture of Robert Herrick.jpg100px]]Robert Herrick
(1868–1938)
ActingJuly 23, 1935August 21, 1935Democratic Party (United States)}}"DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt
2[[File:U.S. Territory Governors meet in Capitol. Washington, D.C., Aug. 13 (cropped).jpg100px]]Lawrence William Cramer
(1897–1978)August 21, 1935December 14, 1940Democratic Party (United States)}}"DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt
–[[File:RobertMorssLovett.jpg100px]]Robert Morss Lovett
(1870–1956)
ActingDecember 14, 1940February 3, 1941Democratic Party (United States)}}"DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt
3[[File:No image.png100px]]Charles Harwood
(1880–1950)February 3, 1941May 17, 1946Democratic Party (United States)}}"DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt
4[[File:Judge William H. Hastie, dean of the Howard University Law School, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War, ca. 1941 - NARA - 535835.jpg100px]]William H. Hastie
(1904–1976)May 17, 1946October 21, 1949Democratic Party (United States)}}"DemocraticHarry S. Truman
–[[File:No image.png100px]]Morris Fidanque de Castro
(1902–1966)October 21, 1949March 4, 1950Democratic Party (United States)}}"DemocraticHarry S. Truman
5March 4, 1950April 9, 1954
6[[File:Archie Alexander.jpg100px]]Archie Alexander
(1888–1958)April 9, 1954August 18, 1955Republican Party (United States)}}"RepublicanDwight D. Eisenhower
–[[File:No image.png100px]]Charles Kenneth Claunch
(1899–1978)
ActingAugust 18, 1955October 17, 1955Republican Party (United States)}}"RepublicanDwight D. Eisenhower
7[[File:Walter Arthur Gordon 1918.jpg100px]]Walter A. Gordon
(1894–1976)October 17, 1955September 25, 1958Republican Party (United States)}}"RepublicanDwight D. Eisenhower
8[[File:No image.png100px]]John David Merwin
(1921–2013)September 25, 1958April 5, 1961Republican Party (United States)}}"RepublicanDwight D. Eisenhower
9[[File:Ralph Moses Paiewonsky.jpg100px]]Ralph Moses Paiewonsky
(1907–1991)April 5, 1961February 12, 1969Democratic Party (United States)}}"DemocraticJohn F. Kennedy
–[[File:No image.png100px]]Cyril King
(1921–1978)
ActingFebruary 12, 1969July 1, 1969Independent Citizens Movement}}"Independent Citizens MovementRichard Nixon
10[[File:Melvin Evans123.jpg100px]]Melvin H. Evans
(1917–1984)July 1, 1969November 1, 1970Republican Party (United States)}}"RepublicanRichard Nixon

Elected governors (1970–present)

; Parties

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Term of officePartyElectionTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1[[File:Melvin Evans123.jpg100px]]Melvin H. Evans
(1917–1984)
(lost election)Republican Party (United States)}}Republican1970
2[[File:No image.png100px]]Cyril King
(1921–1978)
(died in office)Independent Citizens Movement}}Independent Citizens Movement1974
3[[File:Juan Luis Governor.jpg100px]]Juan Francisco Luis
(1940–2011)
(term limited)Independent Citizens Movement}}Independent Citizens Movement
(until 1979)1978
1982
Independent (United States)}}Independent
(1979 onward)
4[[File:No image.png100px]]Alexander Farrelly
(1923–2002)
(term limited)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic1986
1990
5[[File:Roy L. Schneider.jpg100px]]Roy Schneider
(1939–2022)
(lost election)Independent (United States)}}Independent1994
6[[File:CharlesTurnbull (cropped).jpg100px]]Charles Wesley Turnbull
(1935–2022)
(term limited)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic1998
2002
7[[File:Governor johndejongh.jpg100px]]John de Jongh
(born 1957)
(term limited)Democratic Party (United States)}}Democratic2006
2010
8[[File:Kenneth Ezra Mapp (cropped).png100px]]Kenneth Mapp
(born 1955)
(lost election)Independent (United States)}}Independent2014
9[[File:Governor Albert Bryan Jr..jpg100px]]Albert Bryan
(born 1968)IncumbentDemocratic Party (United States)}}Democratic2018
2022

Succession

Main article: Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#U.S. Virgin Islands

References

References

  1. (1997). "A Report on the State of the Islands 1997: Chapter 5 Virgin Islands". [[United States Department of the Interior]] [[Office of Insular Affairs]].
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