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The position was created in 1968, through the passage of the Guam Elected Governors Act which took effect in 1970. Guam elected its first civilian governor in 1970 with the inauguration of former governor Carlos Camacho. The current governor is Lou Leon Guerrero, a Democrat who was inaugurated on January 7, 2019, following her election in 2018.
Carlos Garcia Camacho (November 16, 1924 – December 6, 1979) was an American politician noted for being the first elected governor of Guam, serving in the position from 1971 to 1975. [1] [2] A member of the Republican Party, he had previously served as the last appointed governor of Guam from 1969 to 1971 under President Richard Nixon.
Carlton Skinner [2] (April 8, 1913 – June 22, 2004 [3]) was the first civilian governor of Guam and a prominent advocate for the integration of the United States Armed Forces. [4] President Harry Truman appointed Skinner governor in 1949, after the United States Navy ceded control of the island to the Department of the Interior. [4]
The Supreme Court of Guam is the final judicial authority on local matters, and an appeal of its decisions can only be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court is composed of three justices who are appointed by the Governor of Guam and confirmed by the Guam Legislature. Justices serve for life, subject to a retention election ...
Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero (born November 8, 1950) is an American politician and former nurse who has served as the ninth governor of Guam since 2019. [1] A member of the Democratic Party, Guerrero is the first woman to serve in the position. [2] Leon Guerrero had served in the Guam Legislature from 1995 to 1999 and again from 2001 to ...
[16]: 74–75 Starting in June 1676, the first Spanish Governor of Guam, Capt. Francisco de Irrisarri y Vinar, controlled internal affairs more strictly than his predecessors in order to curb tensions. He also ordered the construction of schools, roads, and other infrastructure.
Leon Guerrero first served as a member of the Guam Congress from 1948 to 1950 as Chairman of the Finance Committee. He later became a leading member of the first Guam Legislature as Chairman of the Rules Committee and held several executive branch positions before his appointment as Secretary of Guam under Governor Bill Daniel. [1]
Kurt Scott Kaleo Moylan (born January 14, 1939) is a Guamanian politician who served as the first lieutenant governor of Guam from January 4, 1971, to January 6, 1975, and the seventh and last Secretary of Guam from July 20, 1969, to January 4, 1971, in the administration of Governor of Guam Carlos Camacho.