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There have officially been 83 governors of the State of Georgia, including 11 who served more than one distinct term (John Houstoun, George Walton, Edward Telfair, George Mathews, Jared Irwin, David Brydie Mitchell, George Rockingham Gilmer, M. Hoke Smith, Joseph Mackey Brown, John M. Slaton and Eugene Talmadge, with Herman Talmadge serving two de facto distinct terms).
The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard, when not in federal service, and State Defense Force. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legislature , and the power to convene the legislature ...
Pages in category "Governors of Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The governor has 40 days to approve or veto the bill after sine die before it is automatically enacted. If the bill is requested to arrive at the governor's desk earlier than sine die, the governor must sign. If the bill is sent to the governor during the session, the governor has six days to sign before the bill becomes a law.
Governor: November 1760: 11 February 1776: Interregnum under revolutionary control from 1776 until 1778; see List of governors of Georgia (7) General Sir Archibald Campbell: governor: 29 December 1778: July 1779: Head of military administration [2] (8) Jacques Prevost: Provisional governor: July 1779: September 1779 (9) Lieutenant Colonel James ...
Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948) [1] is an American attorney and politician who served as the 80th governor of Georgia from 1999 to 2003. [1] As of 2025, he is the most recent Democrat to serve as governor of Georgia.
List of leaders of Georgia may refer to: List of leaders of Georgia (country) List of governors of Georgia; List of colonial governors of Georgia; List of presidents of the Georgia State Senate; List of speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives; List of minority leaders of the Georgia House of Representatives; List of minority leaders of ...
Rivers was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1924 and to the Georgia State Senate in 1926. During this time, he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. [1] In 1928 and 1930, Rivers was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor. In 1932, he ran for the Georgia House of Representatives.