List of governors of Florida
Governor of Florida | |
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Style | Governor (formal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Type | Head of state Head of government |
Status | Highest executive state officer |
Member of | Florida Executive Branch Florida Cabinet |
Residence | Florida Governor's Mansion |
Seat | Tallahassee, Florida |
Appointer | Popular vote |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Florida |
Inaugural holder | William D. Moseley |
Formation | July 25, 1845 |
Succession | List |
Deputy | Lieutenant Governor of Florida |
Salary | $130,273 (annually) |
Website | www.flgov.com |
The governor of Florida is the head of state and government of the U.S. state of Florida and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to enforce state laws and the duty to either approve or veto bills passed by the Florida Legislature or the Florida Senate to assemble the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.
History[change | change source]
Florida had been a French and then a Spanish colony. It came under British control and then returned to Spanish control again after the American Revolution. It had many and multiple governors during these colonial periods of tim. The British divided the state into East Florida and West Florida, each with its own head of state.
There were also five military governors during the colonial period time such as, William P. Duval, John Eaton, Richard K. Call, Robert R. Reid, and John Branch.
Eligibility & requirements[change | change source]
Section 5 of the Florida Constitution states for a person to serve as governor, you must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 30 years old, and have been a Florida resident for at least seven years. The state's constitution forbids anyone from being elected governor more than twice.
List of governors of Florida[change | change source]
- William Dunn Moseley
- Thomas Brown
- James Broome
- Madison Perry
- John Milton
- Abraham Allison
- William Marvin
- David Shelby Walker
- Harrison Reed
- Ossian Hart
- Marcellus Stearns
- George Franklin Drew
- William Bloxham
- Edward Aylsworth Perry
- Francis Philip Fleming
- Henry Mitchell
- William Bloxham
- William Sherman Jennings
- Napoleon Broward
- Albert Waller Gilchrist
- Park Trammell
- Sidney Johnston Catts
- Cary Hardee
- John Wellborn Martin
- Doyle Elam Carlton
- David Sholtz
- Frederick Preston Cone
- Spessard Lindsey Holland
- Millard Fillmore Caldwell
- Fuller Warren
- Daniel Thomas McCarty
- Charley Eugene Johns
- Thomas LeRoy Collins
- Cecil Farris Bryant
- William Haydon Burns
- Claude Roy Kirk
- Reubin Askew
- Daniel Robert Graham
- John Mixson
- Bob Martinez
- Lawton Mainor Chiles
- Kenneth Hood MacKay
- John Ellis Bush
- Charlie Crist
- Rick Scott
- Ron DeSantis