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List of Governors of Utah

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The Governor of Utah is the chief executive of the U.S. state

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A U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...

of Utah

Utah

Utah is a western state of the United States. It was the 45th state admitted to the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80 percent of Utah's 2,736,424 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering around Salt Lake City. In contrast, vast expanses of the state are nearly uninhabited, making...

and the commander-in-chief of its military forces

Utah National Guard

The Utah National Guard consists of the:* Utah Army National Guard **19th Special Forces Group **85th WMD CST**97th Troop Command**115th Engineer Group **211th Aviation Group**300th MI Brigade **640th Regiment...

. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Utah Legislature and to convene the legislature on "extraordinary occasions".

The governor has a four-year term, commencing on the first Monday of January after election. To be elected governor, a person must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a citizen of Utah for at least 5 years, at the time of election.

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The Governor of Utah is the chief executive of the U.S. state

U.S. state

of Utah

Utah

and the commander-in-chief of its military forces

Utah National Guard

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Utah was created in 1976. There have only been seven Lieutenant Governors in Utah's history. Prior to the creation of the Lieutenant Governor's office, the succession to the Governorship of Utah was held by the Utah Secretary of State...

is elected on the same ticket as the governor. If the office of governor becomes vacant during the first year of the term, the lieutenant governor becomes governor until the next general election; if it becomes vacant after the first year of the term, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term. There is no term limit.

There were 14 governors of Utah Territory, which became a state on January 4, 1896. Since statehood, there have been 17 governors of Utah, including 11 Republicans

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 Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...

and 6 Democrats

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...

. The longest-serving governor was Calvin Lewellyn Rampton, who served three terms from 1965 to 1977. The shortest-serving governor was Olene Smith Walker, who served the remaining 14 months of Michael Okerlund Leavitt's term upon Leavitt's resignation. The current governor is Republican Gary R. Herbert

Gary R. Herbert

Gary Richard Herbert is the 17th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Utah. Having served as Lieutenant Governor since 2005, he assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Jon Huntsman.-Personal life:Herbert was born to Paul and Carol Peters in American Fork,...

, who took office on August 11, 2009.

List of Governors of Utah Territory

Utah Territory was organized by Act of Congress on September 9, 1850.

Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Appointed by
Brigham Young Brigham Young Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the western United States. He was the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death and was the founder of Salt Lake City and the first governor of Utah Territory,...	1850	July 1857		Millard Filmore Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857, an American politician and lawyer. To date, he is the only President from New Hampshire....
Alfred Cumming Alfred Cumming (governor) Alfred Cumming was appointed governor of the Utah territory in 1858 replacing Brigham Young following the Utah War. Born in Augusta, Georgia and mayor of the city.Cumming was also:...	July 1857	May 1861	Democratic	James Buchanan James Buchanan James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States from 1857–1861 and the last to be born in the 18th century...
John W. Dawson John W. Dawson John W. Dawson was Governor of Utah Territory in 1861.Born on October 21, 1820, in Cambridge, Indiana he was a lawyer, a farmer and a newspaper editor before he entered politics, unsuccessfully running for a seat in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1854, Secretary of State of Indiana in...	May 1861	June 1861	Democratic/Republican	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 its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery...
Stephen Selwyn Harding Stephen Selwyn Harding Stephen Selwyn Harding was the Governor of the Utah Territory for the Liberal Party in 1862 and 1863 and was chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1863 to 1865. Harding was an ardent abolitionist....	1862	1863	Liberal Liberal Party (Utah) The Liberal Party, like the People's Party, flourished in Utah Territory as a local political party in the latter half of the 19th century—before Democrats and Republicans established themselves in Utah in the early 1890s....	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 its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery...
James Duane Doty James Duane Doty James Duane Doty was a land speculator and politician in the United States who played a large role in the development of Wisconsin and Utah Territory.-Legal career:...	1863	1865	Democratic	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 its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery...
Charles Durkee Charles Durkee Charles Durkee was an American politician and a Congressman and Senator from Wisconsin.-Early life:Durkee was born in Royalton, Vermont. He became a merchant and moved to Wisconsin in 1836...	1865	1869	Republican
John Wilson Shaffer	1870	1870		Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was general-in-chief of the Union Army from 1864 to 1869 during the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877....
Vernon H. Vaughan Vernon H. Vaughan Vernon H. Vaughan was an American political leader. He served as Utah territorial secretary to Governor John Shaffer, and after Shaffer's untimely death in office, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Vaughan to fill the vacancy as acting governor. He served a single uneventful year and was not...	1870	1871		Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was general-in-chief of the Union Army from 1864 to 1869 during the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877....
George Lemuel Woods George Lemuel Woods George Lemuel Woods was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Woods served as the Governor of Oregon from 1866–1870 and was then appointed Utah Territory Governor by President Ulysses S. Grant, serving from 1871–1875.-Early life:George Woods was born July 30...	1871	1875	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was general-in-chief of the Union Army from 1864 to 1869 during the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877....
Samuel Beach Axtell Samuel Beach Axtell Samuel Beach Axtell . Notable for being the most controversial Chief Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court; corrupted administration as Governor of New Mexico; brief tenure as Governor of Utah; and two term Congressman from California.-Early life:Axtell was born in Franklin County,... Resigned to become the Governor of New Mexico Territory.	1875	1875	Democratic	Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was general-in-chief of the Union Army from 1864 to 1869 during the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877....
George W. Emery George W. Emery George W. Emery was the eleventh governor of Utah Territory. Emery was appointed governor by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1875. After his term ended in 1880, the legislature named Emery County, Utah in honor of him....	1875	1880		Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was general-in-chief of the Union Army from 1864 to 1869 during the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877....
Eli Houston Murray Eli Houston Murray Eli Houston Murray was Governor of Utah Territory between 1880 and 1886.He had been brevetted to the rank of brigadier general in the American Civil War, and was appointed Governor in 1880....	1880	1886		Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the 19th President of the United States . Hayes was elected President by one electoral vote after the highly disputed election of 1876... Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was an American politician who served as the 21st President of the United States. Arthur was a member of the Republican Party and worked as a lawyer before becoming the 20th Vice President under James Garfield. While Garfield was mortally wounded by Charles J...
Caleb Walton West Caleb Walton West Caleb Walton West was Governor of Utah Territory twice, 1886-1888 and 1893-1896. Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky in Harrison County, Kentucky, he was a Confederate veteran and a municipal judge in Kentucky. He was the last Governor of Utah before statehood.-Notes:...	1886	1888		Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was both 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...
Arthur Lloyd Thomas Arthur Lloyd Thomas Arthur Lloyd Thomas was Governor of Utah Territory from 1889-93....	1889	1893		Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at the age of 21, where he became a prominent state politician...
Caleb Walton West Caleb Walton West Caleb Walton West was Governor of Utah Territory twice, 1886-1888 and 1893-1896. Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky in Harrison County, Kentucky, he was a Confederate veteran and a municipal judge in Kentucky. He was the last Governor of Utah before statehood.-Notes:...	1893	January 6, 1896		Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was both 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...

List of Utah Governors since Statehood

The State of Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. Since statehood, fourteen of the seventeen governors have been members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with the last non-Mormon governor being in 1957.

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1	Heber Manning Wells Heber Manning Wells Heber Manning Wells was an American politician and the first Governor of the State of Utah. He served as governor from its statehood in 1896 until 1905. He was a Republican. He died in Salt Lake City of an apparent stroke in 1938.Wells was a son of Daniel H. Wells.-External links:* from...	January 6, 1896	January 2, 1905	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 Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...	None		1
1		January 6, 1896	January 2, 1905		None		2
2	John Christopher Cutler John Christopher Cutler John Christopher Cutler was an American politician and the second Governor of Utah. He served as governor from 1905 to 1909. He was a Republican....	January 2, 1905	January 4, 1909	Republican	None		3
3	William Spry William Spry William Spry was an American politician and the third Governor of Utah.Spry was born at Windsor, Berkshire, England. He emigrated to Utah Territory with his parents at the age of eleven....	January 4, 1909	January 1, 1917	Republican	None		4
3		January 4, 1909	January 1, 1917	Republican	None		5
4	Simon Bamberger Simon Bamberger Simon Bamberger was the fourth governor of Utah after it achieved statehood from territorial status in 1896. Bamberger bears the distinction of being the first non-Mormon, the first Democrat, and the first and to date only Jew to be elected Governor of the State of Utah...	January 1, 1917	January 3, 1921	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...	None		6
5	Charles Rendell Mabey Charles R. Mabey Charles Rendell Mabey was an American politician and the 5^th Governor of Utah. He served as governor from 1921 to 1925. He was a Republican.Mabey was born in Bountiful, Utah...	January 3, 1921	January 5, 1925	Republican	None		7
6	George Henry Dern	January 5, 1925	January 2, 1933	Democratic	None		8
6	George Henry Dern	January 5, 1925	January 2, 1933	Democratic	None		9
7	Henry Hooper Blood Henry H. Blood - Henry H. Blood :----Henry Hooper Blood was born in Kaysville, Utah on October 1,1872 and died June 1,1942 . His parents were William Hooper Blood, who was a farmer and city councilman, and Jane Wilkie Hooper. As an adult he became a prominent businessman and the seventh governor of Utah...	January 2, 1933	January 6, 1941	Democratic	None		10
7		January 2, 1933	January 6, 1941	Democratic	None		11
8	Herbert Brown Maw Herbert B. Maw Herbert Brown Maw was an American politician and the 8^th Governor of Utah. He served as governor from 1941 to 1949. He was a Democrat.He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...	January 6, 1941	January 3, 1949	Democratic	None		12
8		January 6, 1941	January 3, 1949	Democratic	None		13
9	Joseph Bracken Lee J. Bracken Lee Joseph Bracken Lee was a political figure in the state of Utah, United States. He served two terms as governor of Utah , six two-year terms as mayor of Price, Utah , and three terms as mayor of Salt Lake City ., Lee is the last Governor of Utah who was not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...	January 3, 1949	January 7, 1957	Republican	None		14
9		January 3, 1949	January 7, 1957	Republican	None		15
10	George Dewey Clyde George Dewey Clyde George Dewey Clyde was an American politician and the 10^th Governor of Utah, serving two terms from 1957 till 1965 as a Republican....	January 7, 1957	January 4, 1965	Republican	None		16
10		January 7, 1957	January 4, 1965	Republican	None		17
11	Calvin Lewellyn Rampton Calvin L. Rampton Calvin Lewellyn Rampton was the Democratic governor of the state of Utah from 1965 to 1977.Following his graduation from Davis High School in 1931, he took over his family's automobile business, due to his father's death that same year. He sold the business in 1933 and entered the University of...	January 4, 1965	January 3, 1977	Democratic	None		18
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						Clyde L. Miller Clyde L. Miller Clyde L. Miller was a Utahn Democratic politician who was the first Lieutenant Governor of Utah.Miller began serving as Secretary of State of Utah in 1965. In 1976, the Utah Legislature pased a law that replaced the office of Secretary of State with the office of Lieutenant Governor...	20
12	Scott Milne Matheson Scott M. Matheson Scott Milne Matheson , was the Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985. He was the last Democrat to serve in that position....	January 3, 1977	January 7, 1985	Democratic		David S. Monson	21
12		January 3, 1977	January 7, 1985	Democratic		David S. Monson	22
13	Norman Howard Bangerter Norman H. Bangerter Norman Howard Bangerter was Governor of Utah from 1985 to 1993. Bangerter was the thirteenth governor of the state, and the first Republican elected to the position since 1965.- Biography :...	January 7, 1985	January 4, 1993	Republican		W. Val Oveson W. Val Oveson W. Val Oveson is an American Republican Party politician in the state of Utah. Oveson has held several state offices in Utah, most notably Lieutenant Governor, and the federal office of National Taxpayer Advocate for the Internal Revenue Service...	23
13		January 7, 1985	January 4, 1993	Republican			24
14	Michael Okerlund Leavitt	January 4, 1993	November 5, 2003	Republican		Olene S. Walker Olene S. Walker Olene Smith Walker was Utah's 15th governor. She was sworn into office on November 5, 2003, shortly before her 73rd birthday, as Utah's first, and, to date, only female governor. She is a member of the Republican Party....	25	Resigned to take a position as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States federal government's Environmental Protection Agency, and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes... .
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15	Olene Smith Walker Olene S. Walker Olene Smith Walker was Utah's 15th governor. She was sworn into office on November 5, 2003, shortly before her 73rd birthday, as Utah's first, and, to date, only female governor. She is a member of the Republican Party....	November 5, 2003	January 3, 2005	Republican		Gayle McKeachnie Gayle McKeachnie Gayle McKeachnie is a Utah Republican politician and former Lieutenant Governor of Utah.-Education:Gayle McKeachnie received his B.A. from the College of Southern Utah and his J.D. from the University of Utah. For a time, Governor McKeachnie was an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University's J...	27
16	Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. Jon Huntsman, Jr. Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat and the current United States Ambassador to China. He served as Governor of Utah from 2005 until his resignation on August 11, 2009.- Early life and education :...	January 3, 2005	August 11, 2009	Republican		Gary R. Herbert Gary R. Herbert Gary Richard Herbert is the 17th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Utah. Having served as Lieutenant Governor since 2005, he assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Jon Huntsman.-Personal life:Herbert was born to Paul and Carol Peters in American Fork,...	28 Utah gubernatorial election, 2004 The Utah gubernatorial election in 2004 took place November 2, 2004. The Republican nominee was businessman Jon Huntsman, Jr.. The Democratic was son of former Utah governor Scott Matheson and brother of current US Representative Jim Matheson, Scott Matheson, Jr.. Huntsman won the election,...	Resigned to take a position as United States Ambassador to China United States Ambassador to China The United States Ambassador to China is the chief American diplomat to 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 China from 1844 to 1857... .
16		January 3, 2005	August 11, 2009	Republican			29 Utah gubernatorial election, 2008 The Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. was challenged by Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer and Libertarian nominee Dell Schanze.- Polling :-Election Results:- External links :*...
17	Gary R. Herbert Gary R. Herbert Gary Richard Herbert is the 17th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Utah. Having served as Lieutenant Governor since 2005, he assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Jon Huntsman.-Personal life:Herbert was born to Paul and Carol Peters in American Fork,...	August 11, 2009	Incumbent	Republican		Greg Bell Greg Bell (politician) Gregory S. Bell is an American politician, land-use attorney, and the Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. State of Utah. A Republican, he was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 22nd senate district in Davis County. On August 5, 2009, Bell was named as then-Lt. Gov. Gary...

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 Utah except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election....		Other offices held
Name	Gubernatorial term	House United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the "House," is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate. The composition and powers of the House and the Senate are established in Article One of the Constitution...	Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...	Other offices held
James Duane Doty James Duane Doty James Duane Doty was a land speculator and politician in the United States who played a large role in the development of Wisconsin and Utah Territory.-Legal career:...	1863–1865 (territorial)			U.S. Representative from Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the... ; Governor of Wisconsin Territory Governor of Wisconsin The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey in June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...
Charles Durkee Charles Durkee Charles Durkee was an American politician and a Congressman and Senator from Wisconsin.-Early life:Durkee was born in Royalton, Vermont. He became a merchant and moved to Wisconsin in 1836...	1865–1869 (territorial)			U.S. Representative from Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the... ; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...
George Lemuel Woods George Lemuel Woods George Lemuel Woods was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Woods served as the Governor of Oregon from 1866–1870 and was then appointed Utah Territory Governor by President Ulysses S. Grant, serving from 1871–1875.-Early life:George Woods was born July 30...	1871–1875 (territorial)			Governor of Oregon Governor of Oregon The Governor of Oregon is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments....
Samuel Beach Axtell Samuel Beach Axtell Samuel Beach Axtell . Notable for being the most controversial Chief Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court; corrupted administration as Governor of New Mexico; brief tenure as Governor of Utah; and two term Congressman from California.-Early life:Axtell was born in Franklin County,...	1875 (territorial)			U.S. Representative from California California California is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil... ; Governor of New Mexico Territory*
George Dern George Dern George Henry Dern was born in Dodge County, Nebraska on September 8, 1872. He was a successful politician, mining man and business man. He is probably best remembered for co-inventing the Holt–Dern ore roasting process, as well as his tenure as United States Secretary of War from 1933 to his death...	1925–1933			United States Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
Mike Leavitt	1993–2003			Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States federal government's Environmental Protection Agency, and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes... *; United States Secretary of Health and Human Services United States Secretary of Health and Human Services The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with health matters. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet...
Jon Huntsman, Jr. Jon Huntsman, Jr. Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat and the current United States Ambassador to China. He served as Governor of Utah from 2005 until his resignation on August 11, 2009.- Early life and education :...	2005–2009			United States Ambassador to Singapore; United States Ambassador to China United States Ambassador to China The United States Ambassador to China is the chief American diplomat to 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 China from 1844 to 1857... *

Living former governors

, four former governors are alive, the oldest being Olene Smith Walker

Olene S. Walker

Olene Smith Walker was Utah's 15th governor. She was sworn into office on November 5, 2003, shortly before her 73rd birthday, as Utah's first, and, to date, only female governor. She is a member of the Republican Party....

(2003–2005, born 1930). The most recent governor to die was Calvin Lewellyn Rampton

Calvin L. Rampton

Calvin Lewellyn Rampton was the Democratic governor of the state of Utah from 1965 to 1977.Following his graduation from Davis High School in 1931, he took over his family's automobile business, due to his father's death that same year. He sold the business in 1933 and entered the University of...

(1965–1977), who died September 16, 2007. The most recently-serving governor to die was Scott Milne Matheson

Scott M. Matheson

Scott Milne Matheson , was the Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985. He was the last Democrat to serve in that position....

(1977–1985), who died October 7, 1990.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Norman Howard Bangerter Norman H. Bangerter Norman Howard Bangerter was Governor of Utah from 1985 to 1993. Bangerter was the thirteenth governor of the state, and the first Republican elected to the position since 1965.- Biography :...	1985–1993	January 4, 1933
Michael Okerlund Leavitt	1993–2003	February 11, 1951
Olene Smith Walker Olene S. Walker Olene Smith Walker was Utah's 15th governor. She was sworn into office on November 5, 2003, shortly before her 73rd birthday, as Utah's first, and, to date, only female governor. She is a member of the Republican Party....	2003–2005	November 15, 1930
Jon Huntsman, Jr. Jon Huntsman, Jr. Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat and the current United States Ambassador to China. He served as Governor of Utah from 2005 until his resignation on August 11, 2009.- Early life and education :...	2005–2009	March 26, 1960