List of governors of Illinois
head of the executive branch of the state government of the state of Illinois
This is a list of the governors of Illinois. Illinois is a state in America. Illinois became a state in 1818.
| Governor of Illinois | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Illinois | |
| Residence | Illinois Executive Mansion |
| Term length | Four years, no term limits |
| Inaugural holder | Shadrach Bond |
| Formation | October 2, 1818 |
| Website | illinois.gov/gov/ |
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It had only one governor appointed by the President of the United States before it became a state. From March to June, 1809, Territorial Secretary Nathaniel Pope was the acting governor. Edwards' arrival in Illinois ended Pope's brief administration.[1]
| Picture | Governor | Took office | Left office | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ninian Edwards | March 1, 1809 | October 6, 1818 | James Madison |
The table below shows who the state governors have been.
List
| # | Picture | Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Lt. Governor | Terms[a] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Shadrach Bond | October 6, 1818 | December 5, 1822 | Independent | Pierre Menard | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | Edward Coles | December 5, 1822 | December 6, 1826 | Independent | Adolphus Hubbard | 1 | ||
| 3 | | Ninian Edwards | December 6, 1826 | December 6, 1830 | Adams-Clay Republican | William Kinney | 1 | ||
| 4 |  | John Reynolds | December 6, 1830 | November 17, 1834 | Democratic | Zadok Casey[b] | 1⁄2[c] | ||
| William Lee D. Ewing | |||||||||
| 5 |  | William Lee D. Ewing | November 17, 1834 | December 3, 1834 | Democratic | Vacant | 1⁄2[d] | ||
| 6 |  | Joseph Duncan | December 3, 1834 | December 7, 1838 | Whig | Alexander Jenkins[e] | 1 | ||
| William H. Davidson[f] | |||||||||
| 7 |  | Thomas Carlin | December 7, 1838 | December 8, 1842 | Democratic | Stinson Anderson | 1 | ||
| 8 |  | Thomas Ford | December 8, 1842 | December 9, 1846 | Democratic | John Moore | 1 | ||
| 9 |  | Augustus C. French | December 9, 1846 | January 10, 1853 | Democratic | Joseph Wells | 2[g] | ||
| William McMurtry | |||||||||
| 10 |  | Joel Aldrich Matteson | January 10, 1853 | January 12, 1857 | Democratic | Gustavus Koerner | 1 | ||
| 11 |  | William Henry Bissell | January 12, 1857 | March 18, 1860 | Republican | John Wood | 1⁄2[h] | ||
| 12 |  | John Wood | March 18, 1860 | January 14, 1861 | Republican | Thomas Marshall[f] | 1⁄2[i] | ||
| 13 |  | Richard Yates | January 14, 1861 | January 16, 1865 | Republican | Francis Hoffmann | 1 | ||
| 14[j] |  | Richard J. Oglesby | January 16, 1865 | January 11, 1869 | Republican | William Bross | 1 | ||
| 15 |  | John M. Palmer | January 11, 1869 | January 13, 1873 | Republican | John Dougherty | 1 | ||
| 14 | | Richard J. Oglesby | January 13, 1873 | January 23, 1873 | Republican | John Lourie Beveridge | 1⁄2[k] | ||
| 16 |  | John Lourie Beveridge | January 23, 1873 | January 8, 1877 | Republican | John Early | 1⁄2[i] | ||
| Archibald Glenn[f] | |||||||||
| 17 |  | Shelby Moore Cullom | January 8, 1877 | February 16, 1883 | Republican | Andrew Shuman | 1 1⁄2[l][2] | ||
| John Marshall Hamilton | |||||||||
| 18 |  | John Marshall Hamilton | February 16, 1883 | January 30, 1885 | Republican | William Campbell | 1⁄2[i] | ||
| 14 | | Richard J. Oglesby | January 30, 1885 | January 14, 1889 | Republican | John Smith | 1 | ||
| 19 |  | Joseph W. Fifer | January 14, 1889 | January 10, 1893 | Republican | Lyman Ray | 1 | ||
| 20 |  | John Peter Altgeld | January 10, 1893 | January 11, 1897 | Democratic | Joseph B. Gill | 1 | ||
| 21 |  | John R. Tanner | January 11, 1897 | January 14, 1901 | Republican | William Northcott | 1 | ||
| 22 | .jpg) | Richard Yates, Jr. | January 14, 1901 | January 9, 1905 | Republican | William Northcott | 1 | ||
| 23 |  | Charles S. Deneen | January 9, 1905 | February 3, 1913[source?] | Republican | Lawrence Sherman | 2 | ||
| John G. Oglesby | |||||||||
| 24 |  | Edward F. Dunne | February 3, 1913 | January 8, 1917 | Democratic | Barratt O'Hara | 1 | ||
| 25 |  | Frank O. Lowden | January 8, 1917 | January 10, 1921 | Republican | John G. Oglesby | 1 | ||
| 26 |  | Len Small | January 10, 1921 | January 14, 1929 | Republican | Fred Sterling | 2 | ||
| 27 |  | Louis L. Emmerson | January 14, 1929 | January 9, 1933 | Republican | Fred Sterling | 1 | ||
| 28 |  | Henry Horner | January 9, 1933 | October 6, 1940 | Democratic | Thomas Donovan | 1 1⁄2[h] | ||
| John Henry Stelle | |||||||||
| 29 | John H. Stelle | October 6, 1940 | January 13, 1941 | Democratic | Vacant | 1⁄2[i] | |||
| 30 |  | Dwight H. Green | January 13, 1941 | January 10, 1949 | Republican | Hugh W. Cross | 2 | ||
| 31 |  | Adlai Stevenson II | January 10, 1949 | January 12, 1953 | Democratic | Sherwood Dixon | 1 | ||
| 32 | William G. Stratton | January 12, 1953 | January 9, 1961 | Republican | John William Chapman | 2 | |||
| 33 |  | Otto Kerner, Jr. | January 9, 1961 | May 21, 1968 | Democratic | Samuel H. Shapiro | 1 1⁄2[m] | ||
| 34 |  | Samuel H. Shapiro | May 21, 1968 | January 13, 1969 | Democratic | Vacant | 1⁄2[i] | ||
| 35 |  | Richard Buell Ogilvie | January 13, 1969 | January 8, 1973 | Republican | Paul Simon[f] | 1 | ||
| 36 | .jpg) | Daniel Walker | January 8, 1973 | January 10, 1977 | Democratic | Neil Hartigan | 1 | ||
| 37 |  | James R. Thompson | January 10, 1977 | January 14, 1991 | Republican | Dave O'Neal | 4[n] | ||
| George H. Ryan | |||||||||
| 38 |  | Jim Edgar | January 14, 1991 | January 11, 1999 | Republican | Bob Kustra | 2 | ||
| 39 |  | George H. Ryan | January 11, 1999 | January 13, 2003 | Republican | Corinne Wood | 1 | ||
| 40 |  | Rod Blagojevich | January 13, 2003 | January 29, 2009 | Democratic | Pat Quinn | 1 1⁄2[o] | ||
| 41 |  | Pat Quinn | January 29, 2009 | January 12, 2015 | Democratic | Sheila Simon | 1 1⁄2[p] | ||
| 42 |  | Bruce Rauner | January 12, 2015 | January 14, 2019 | Republican | Evelyn Sanguinetti | 1 | ||
| 43 | _(1).jpg) | J. B. Pritzker | January 14, 2019 | Incumbent | Democratic | Juliana Stratton | 1[q] | ||
Living former governors
As of August 2020[update], five former governors were alive. The most recent death of a former governor was that of James R. Thompson (1977–1991), who died on August 14, 2020.
| Governor | Term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Edgar | 1991–1999 | July 22, 1946 |
| George Ryan | 1999–2003 | February 24, 1934 |
| Rod Blagojevich | 2003–2009 | December 10, 1956 |
| Pat Quinn | 2009–2015 | December 16, 1948 |
| Bruce Rauner | 2015–2019 | February 18, 1957 |
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