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Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Seal of the governor
Flag of the governor
Incumbent Josh Shapiro since January 17, 2023
Government of Pennsylvania
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Status	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Governor's Residence
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holder	Thomas Mifflin
Formation	December 21, 1790
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor
Salary	$201,729 (2020)
Website	www.governor.pa.gov

The governor of Pennsylvania is the head of government of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the state's national guard.

The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to approve or veto bills passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, as well as to convene the legislature. The governor may grant pardons except in cases of impeachment, but only when recommended by the Board of Pardons.

There have been seven presidents and 48 governors of Pennsylvania, with two governors (Robert E. Pattison and Gifford Pinchot) serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 55 terms in both offices. The longest term was that of the first governor, Thomas Mifflin, who served three full terms as governor in addition to two years as President of the Continental Congress. The shortest term belonged to John C. Bell Jr., who served only 19 days as acting governor after his predecessor, Edward Martin, resigned.

The current governor is Josh Shapiro, who took office on January 17, 2023.

Governors

For the period before independence, see List of colonial governors of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on December 12, 1787. Before it declared its independence, Pennsylvania was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council

The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 created the Supreme Executive Council as the state's executive branch, with a president as its head. The president was chosen annually by the council, though with no specific term dates.

The constitution created the position of "vice-president", though no provision was made if the office of the president became vacant, which occurred four times later. Contemporary sources continue to label the chief executive in such times as the vice-president, without any notion of succeeding in the presidency. One acting president, George Bryan, was subsequently recognized later as a full-fledged governor, due to his acting as president for over six months.

Presidents of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
No.		Term in office	Vice-President
1	Thomas Wharton Jr. (1735–1778)	March 5, 1777 – May 23, 1778 (died in office)	George Bryan
2	George Bryan (1731–1791)	May 23, 1778 – December 22, 1778 (left office)	acting as president
3	Joseph Reed (1741–1785)	December 22, 1778 – November 15, 1781 (term-limited)	George Bryan (resigned October 11, 1779)
			Matthew Smith (resigned November 15, 1779)
			William Moore
4	William Moore (1735–1793)	November 15, 1781 – November 7, 1782 (left office)	James Potter
5	John Dickinson (1732–1808)	November 7, 1782 – October 18, 1785 (term-limited)	James Ewing
			James Irvine (resigned October 10, 1785)
			Charles Biddle
6	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)	October 18, 1785 – November 5, 1788 (term-limited)	Charles Biddle
			Peter Muhlenberg (resigned October 14, 1788)
			David Redick
7	Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800)	November 5, 1788 – December 21, 1790 (became state governor)	George Ross

Governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The 1790 constitution abolished the council and replaced the president with a governor, and established a three-year term for governor commencing on the third Tuesday of the December following the election, with governors not allowed to serve more than nine out of any twelve years. The 1838 constitution moved the start of the term to the third Tuesday of the January following the election, and allowed governors to only serve six out of any nine years. The 1874 constitution lengthened the term to four years, and prohibited governors from succeeding themselves. The current constitution of 1968 changed this to allow governors to serve two consecutive terms, with no lifetime limit.

Under the 1968 constitution, Milton Shapp was the first governor to serve two terms, and Tom Corbett was the first incumbent governor to lose a re-election bid.

If the office of governor becomes vacant through death, resignation, or conviction on impeachment, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term; if the office is only temporarily vacant due to disability of the governor, the lieutenant governor only acts out the duties of governor. Should both offices be vacant, the president pro tempore of the state senate becomes governor. The position of a lieutenant governor was created in the 1874 constitution; prior to then, the speaker of the senate would act as governor in cases of vacancy. Originally, the lieutenant governor could only act as governor; it was not until the 1968 constitution that the lieutenant governor could actually become the sitting governor in that fashion. The office of governor has been vacant for an extended period once before, a 17-day gap in 1848 between the resignation of the previous governor and the swearing in of his acting successor. Governors and lieutenant governors are elected on the same political party ticket.

Governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
No.		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor
1	Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800)	December 21, 1790 – December 17, 1799 (term-limited)	None	1790	Office did not exist
			Democratic- Republican	1793
			Democratic- Republican	1796
2	Thomas McKean (1734–1817)	December 17, 1799 – December 20, 1808 (term-limited)	Democratic- Republican	1799
				1802
				1805
3	Simon Snyder (1759–1819)	December 20, 1808 – December 16, 1817 (term-limited)	Democratic- Republican	1808
				1811
				1814
4	William Findlay (1768–1846)	December 16, 1817 – December 19, 1820 (lost election)	Democratic- Republican	1817
5	Joseph Hiester (1752–1832)	December 19, 1820 – December 16, 1823 (did not run)	Democratic- Republican	1820
6	John Andrew Shulze (1775–1852)	December 16, 1823 – December 15, 1829 (did not run)	Democratic- Republican	1823
6	John Andrew Shulze (1775–1852)	December 16, 1823 – December 15, 1829 (did not run)	Democratic- Republican	1826
7	George Wolf (1777–1840)	December 15, 1829 – December 15, 1835 (lost election)	Democratic- Republican	1829
7	George Wolf (1777–1840)	December 15, 1829 – December 15, 1835 (lost election)	Democratic- Republican	1832
8	Joseph Ritner (1780–1869)	December 15, 1835 – January 15, 1839 (lost election)	Anti-Masonic	1835
9	David R. Porter (1788–1867)	January 15, 1839 – January 21, 1845 (term-limited)	Democratic	1838
9	David R. Porter (1788–1867)	January 15, 1839 – January 21, 1845 (term-limited)	Democratic	1841
10	Francis R. Shunk (1788–1848)	January 21, 1845 – July 9, 1848 (resigned)	Democratic	1844
10	Francis R. Shunk (1788–1848)	January 21, 1845 – July 9, 1848 (resigned)	Democratic	1847
11	William F. Johnston (1808–1872)	July 9, 1848 – January 20, 1852 (lost election)	Whig	Speaker of the Senate acting
11	William F. Johnston (1808–1872)	July 9, 1848 – January 20, 1852 (lost election)	Whig	1848
12	William Bigler (1814–1880)	January 20, 1852 – January 16, 1855 (lost election)	Democratic	1851
13	James Pollock (1810–1890)	January 16, 1855 – January 19, 1858 (did not run)	Whig	1854
14	William F. Packer (1807–1870)	January 19, 1858 – January 15, 1861 (did not run)	Democratic	1857
15	Andrew Gregg Curtin (d. 1894)	January 15, 1861 – January 15, 1867 (term-limited)	Republican	1860
15	Andrew Gregg Curtin (d. 1894)	January 15, 1861 – January 15, 1867 (term-limited)	Republican	1863
16	John W. Geary (1819–1873)	January 15, 1867 – January 21, 1873 (term-limited)	Republican	1866
16	John W. Geary (1819–1873)	January 15, 1867 – January 21, 1873 (term-limited)	Republican	1869
17	John F. Hartranft (1830–1889)	January 21, 1873 – January 21, 1879 (term-limited)	Republican	1872
17	John F. Hartranft (1830–1889)	January 21, 1873 – January 21, 1879 (term-limited)	Republican	1875		John Latta
18	Henry M. Hoyt (1830–1892)	January 21, 1879 – January 16, 1883 (term-limited)	Republican	1878		Charles Warren Stone
19	Robert E. Pattison (1850–1904)	January 16, 1883 – January 18, 1887 (term-limited)	Democratic	1882		Chauncey Forward Black
20	James A. Beaver (1837–1914)	January 18, 1887 – January 20, 1891 (term-limited)	Republican	1886		William T. Davies
19	Robert E. Pattison (1850–1904)	January 20, 1891 – January 15, 1895 (term-limited)	Democratic	1890		Louis Arthur Watres
21	Daniel H. Hastings (1849–1903)	January 15, 1895 – January 17, 1899 (term-limited)	Republican	1894		Walter Lyon
22	William A. Stone (1846–1920)	January 17, 1899 – January 20, 1903 (term-limited)	Republican	1898		John P. S. Gobin
23	Samuel W. Pennypacker (1843–1916)	January 20, 1903 – January 15, 1907 (term-limited)	Republican	1902		William M. Brown
24	Edwin Sydney Stuart (1853–1937)	January 15, 1907 – January 17, 1911 (term-limited)	Republican	1906		Robert S. Murphy
25	John K. Tener (1863–1946)	January 17, 1911 – January 19, 1915 (term-limited)	Republican	1910		John Merriman Reynolds
26	Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862–1930)	January 19, 1915 – January 21, 1919 (term-limited)	Republican	1914		Frank B. McClain
27	William Cameron Sproul (1870–1928)	January 21, 1919 – January 16, 1923 (term-limited)	Republican	1918		Edward E. Beidleman
28	Gifford Pinchot (1865–1946)	January 16, 1923 – January 18, 1927 (term-limited)	Republican	1922		David J. Davis
29	John Stuchell Fisher (1867–1940)	January 18, 1927 – January 20, 1931 (term-limited)	Republican	1926		Arthur James
28	Gifford Pinchot (1865–1946)	January 20, 1931 – January 15, 1935 (term-limited)	Republican	1930		Edward C. Shannon
30	George Howard Earle III (1890–1974)	January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939 (term-limited)	Democratic	1934		Thomas Kennedy
31	Arthur James (1883–1973)	January 17, 1939 – January 19, 1943 (term-limited)	Republican	1938		Samuel S. Lewis
32	Edward Martin (1879–1967)	January 19, 1943 – January 2, 1947 (resigned)	Republican	1942		John C. Bell Jr.
33	John C. Bell Jr. (1892–1974)	January 2, 1947 – January 21, 1947 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Vacant
34	James H. Duff (1883–1969)	January 21, 1947 – January 16, 1951 (term-limited)	Republican	1946		Daniel Strickler
35	John S. Fine (1893–1978)	January 16, 1951 – January 18, 1955 (term-limited)	Republican	1950		Lloyd H. Wood
36	George M. Leader (1918–2013)	January 18, 1955 – January 20, 1959 (term-limited)	Democratic	1954		Roy E. Furman
37	David L. Lawrence (1889–1966)	January 20, 1959 – January 15, 1963 (term-limited)	Democratic	1958		John Morgan Davis
38	William Scranton (1917–2013)	January 15, 1963 – January 17, 1967 (term-limited)	Republican	1962		Raymond P. Shafer
39	Raymond P. Shafer (1917–2006)	January 17, 1967 – January 19, 1971 (term-limited)	Republican	1966		Raymond J. Broderick
40	Milton Shapp (1912–1994)	January 19, 1971 – January 16, 1979 (term-limited)	Democratic	1970		Ernest Kline
40	Milton Shapp (1912–1994)	January 19, 1971 – January 16, 1979 (term-limited)	Democratic	1974		Ernest Kline
41	Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020)	January 16, 1979 – January 20, 1987 (term-limited)	Republican	1978		William Scranton III
41	Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020)	January 16, 1979 – January 20, 1987 (term-limited)	Republican	1982		William Scranton III
42	Bob Casey Sr. (1932–2000)	January 20, 1987 – January 17, 1995 (term-limited)	Democratic	1986		Mark Singel
42	Bob Casey Sr. (1932–2000)	January 20, 1987 – January 17, 1995 (term-limited)	Democratic	1990		Mark Singel
43	Tom Ridge (b. 1945)	January 17, 1995 – October 5, 2001 (resigned)	Republican	1994		Mark Schweiker
43	Tom Ridge (b. 1945)	January 17, 1995 – October 5, 2001 (resigned)	Republican	1998		Mark Schweiker
44	Mark Schweiker (b. 1953)	October 5, 2001 – January 21, 2003 (did not run)	Republican	Succeeded from lieutenant governor		Robert Jubelirer
45	Ed Rendell (b. 1944)	January 21, 2003 – January 18, 2011 (term-limited)	Democratic	2002		Catherine Baker Knoll (died November 12, 2008)
				2006		Catherine Baker Knoll (died November 12, 2008)
				2006		Joe Scarnati (acting)
46	Tom Corbett (b. 1949)	January 18, 2011 – January 20, 2015 (lost election)	Republican	2010		Jim Cawley
47	Tom Wolf (b. 1948)	January 20, 2015 – January 17, 2023 (term-limited)	Democratic	2014		Mike Stack
				2018		John Fetterman (resigned January 3, 2023)
				2018		Kim Ward (acting)
48	Josh Shapiro (b. 1973)	January 17, 2023 – Incumbent	Democratic	2022		Austin Davis

Notes

Four vice-presidents acted as president at various times; however, Bryan's lengthy term has caused his term to since be recognized as being equivalent to president. Contemporary sources listed him only as vice president, acting out the duties of president.
^ Members of the executive council who served three successive years were ineligible to hold the office for four years afterward.
The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1873, first being filled in 1875.
Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
^ Under the 1790 constitution, governors were ineligible to hold the office longer than nine in any term of twelve years.
The Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties jointly nominated Mifflin, but he himself carried no party label.
Dubin and Kallenbach label McKean a Democratic-Republican for 1799 and 1802, and an Independent Democratic-Republican for 1805.
Hiester is labeled an Independent Republican by Dubin, and an Independent Democratic-Republican and Federalist by Glashan.
^ Under the 1838 constitution, governors were ineligible to hold the office longer than six in any term of nine years.
Shunk resigned due to illness; he died of tuberculosis 11 days later.
Shunk resigned on July 9, and as Speaker of the Senate, Johnston became acting governor. He arrived in Harrisburg to be formally sworn in on July 26.
Pollock also represented the American Party.
^ Under the 1874 constitution, governors were ineligible to the office for the next succeeding term.
Martin resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.
^ Under a 1967 amendment to the constitution, governors may succeed themselves for one additional term.
Singel acted as governor from June 14 to December 21, 1993, while Casey recovered from a heart-liver transplant.
Ridge resigned, having been appointed Director of the Office of Homeland Security.
^ Represented the Republican Party
Shapiro's first term will expire on January 19, 2027.

References

General

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Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 978-0-930466-17-6.
"Our Campaigns - Governor of Pennsylvania - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

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PA Constitution article IV, § 15
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Sobel 1978, p. 1306.
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"none". The Lancaster Examiner. July 12, 1848. p. 2. Retrieved October 1, 2023. By the resignation of Gov. Shunk, the Hon. Wm. F. Johnston, of Armstrong, Speaker of the Senate, will officiate as Governor until the inauguration of a new governor on the third Tuesday in January next.
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^ Sobel 1978, p. 1308.
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Sobel 1978, p. 1311.
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"The Inauguration of General Geary as Governor". Pittsburgh Weekly Gazette. January 16, 1867. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1320–1321.
^ "Gifford Pinchot". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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Sobel 1978, pp. 1321–1322.
"John Stuchell Fisher". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
Williams, Thomas E. (January 18, 1927). "Fisher Assumes Office As Governor of State; Urges Separate Bureau for Anthracite Mines". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
"Pinchot Hits Utilities". Harrisburg Telegraph. January 20, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
Sobel 1978, pp. 1322–1323.
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"Earle, Taking Oath As Governor, Flays Lobbyists and Wall Street". The Times Leader. Associated Press. January 16, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
Sobel 1978, p. 1323.
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^ Sobel 1978, p. 1324.
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Writings	The Papers of Benjamin Franklin Founders Online Silence Dogood letters (1722) A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain (1725) The Busy-Body columns (1729) The Pennsylvania Gazette (1729–1790) Early American publishers and printers Poor Richard's Almanack (1732–1758) The Drinker's Dictionary (1737) "Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" (1745) "The Speech of Polly Baker" (1747) Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc. (1751) Experiments and Observations on Electricity (1751) Birch letters (1755) The Way to Wealth (1758) Pennsylvania Chronicle (1767) Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One (1773) Proposed alliance with the Iroquois (1775) A Letter to a Royal Academy (1781) Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America (1784) "The Morals of Chess" (1786) An Address to the Public (1789) A Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks (1789) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1771–1790, pub. 1791) Bagatelles and Satires (pub. 1845) Franklin as a journalist Franklin's phonetic alphabet
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In popular culture	Ben and Me (1953 short) Ben Franklin in Paris (1964 musical play) 1776 (1969 musical 1972 film) Benjamin Franklin (miniseries) (1972) A More Perfect Union (1989 film) Liberty! (1997 documentary series) Liberty's Kids (2002 animated series) Benjamin Franklin (2002 documentary series) John Adams (2008 miniseries) Sons of Liberty (2015 miniseries) Benjamin Franklin (2022 documentary) Franklin (2024 miniseries)
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Family	Deborah Read (wife) William Franklin (son) Francis Franklin (son) Sarah Franklin Bache (daughter) William Franklin (grandson) Benjamin F. Bache (grandson) Louis F. Bache (grandson) Richard Bache Jr. (grandson) Andrew Harwood (great-grandson) Alexander Bache (great-grandson) Josiah Franklin (father) James Franklin (brother) Jane Mecom (sister) Mary Morrell Folger (grandmother) Peter Folger (grandfather) Richard Bache (son-in-law) Ann Smith Franklin (sister-in-law)
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