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Governor of Illinois
Seal of the State of Illinois
Flag of Illinois
Incumbent
J. B. Pritzker
since January 14, 2019
ResidenceIllinois Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, no term limits
Inaugural holderShadrach Bond
FormationOctober 6, 1818 (1818-10-06)
Salary$177,412 (2015)[1]^α
Websitewww2.illinois.gov/gov/

The governor of Illinois is the head of government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Illinois's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Illinois Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.[2] The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

Since becoming a state in 1818, 43 people have served as governor of Illinois; before statehood, it had only 1 territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991. Only one governor, Richard J. Oglesby, has served multiple non-consecutive terms, having been elected in 1864, 1872, and 1884.

One governor, Rod Blagojevich, was impeached and removed from office in 2009. Four of Illinois' seven governors between 1961 and 2009 were imprisoned for various forms of corruption.[3] Governor Walker was imprisoned for irregularities at a bank where he was an officer, for actions unrelated to his previous office of governor.[4] The current governor is J. B. Pritzker, who took office on January 14, 2019.[5]

Governors

Governor of the Territory of Illinois

Illinois Territory was formed on March 1, 1809, from Indiana Territory. It had only one governor appointed by the President of the United States before it became a state, Ninian Edwards. From March to June 1809, Territorial Secretary Nathaniel Pope served as acting governor until Edwards arrived in Illinois.[6]

Governor of the Territory of Illinois
Portrait Governor Term in office Appointed by
Ninian Edwards
    March 17, 1775 – July 20, 1833   
(aged 58) 		March 1, 1809
–
October 6, 1818 		Thomas Jefferson

Governors of the State of Illinois

Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory.[7]

The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years[8] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election.[9] The constitution of 1848 moved the start of the term to the second Monday in January starting in 1849, thus shortening the term won in the 1844 election to 2 years.[10] Governors were not allowed to succeed themselves[9] until the 1870 constitution, which removed this limit.

The office of lieutenant governor was created in the first constitution,[11] to exercise the power of governor if that office becomes vacant.[12] The 1848 constitution changed this to say the power "devolves" upon the lieutenant governor in case of a vacancy.[13] The current constitution of 1970 made it so that, in the event of a vacancy, the lieutenant becomes governor,[14] and the governor and lieutenant governor are now elected on the same ticket.[15] If the governor feels seriously impeded in performing their job, they can inform the secretary of state and the next in the line of succession, who becomes acting governor until the governor can resume office.[14]

Governors of the State of Illinois
No.[a] Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[b][c]
1   Shadrach Bond
    November 30, 1773 – April 12, 1832   
(aged 58) 		October 6, 1818
–
December 5, 1822
(term limited) 		Independent 1818   Pierre Menard
2 Edward Coles
    December 15, 1786 – July 7, 1868   
(aged 81) 		December 5, 1822
–
December 6, 1826
(term limited) 		Independent 1822 Adolphus Hubbard
3   Ninian Edwards
    March 17, 1775 – July 20, 1833   
(aged 58) 		December 6, 1826
–
December 6, 1830
(term limited) 		Adams-Clay
Republican 		1826   William Kinney
4 John Reynolds
    February 26, 1788 – May 8, 1865   
(aged 77) 		December 6, 1830
–
November 17, 1834
(resigned)[d] 		National Republican 1830 Zadok Casey
(resigned March 1, 1833)
William Lee D. Ewing
(acting)
5 William Lee D. Ewing
    August 31, 1795 – March 25, 1846   
(aged 50) 		November 17, 1834
–
December 3, 1834
(successor took office) 		Democratic Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Vacant
6 Joseph Duncan
    February 22, 1794 – January 15, 1844   
(aged 49) 		December 3, 1834
–
December 7, 1838
(term limited) 		Whig 1834 Alexander M. Jenkins[e]
(resigned December 9, 1836)
William H. Davidson[e]
(acting)
7 Thomas Carlin
    July 18, 1789 – February 14, 1852   
(aged 62) 		December 7, 1838
–
December 8, 1842
(term limited) 		Democratic 1838 Stinson Anderson
8 Thomas Ford
    December 5, 1800 – November 3, 1850   
(aged 49) 		December 8, 1842
–
December 9, 1846
(term limited) 		Democratic 1842 John Moore
9 Augustus C. French
    August 2, 1808 – September 4, 1864   
(aged 56) 		December 9, 1846
–
January 10, 1853
(term limited) 		Democratic 1846[f] Joseph Wells
1848 William McMurtry
10 Joel Aldrich Matteson
    August 8, 1808 – January 31, 1873   
(aged 64) 		January 10, 1853
–
January 12, 1857
(term limited) 		Democratic 1852 Gustav Koerner
11 William Henry Bissell
    April 25, 1811 – March 18, 1860   
(aged 48) 		January 12, 1857
–
March 18, 1860
(died in office) 		Republican 1856 John Wood
12 John Wood
    December 20, 1798 – June 4, 1880   
(aged 81) 		March 18, 1860
–
January 14, 1861
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Thomas Marshall[e]
(acting)
13 Richard Yates
    January 18, 1815 – November 27, 1873   
(aged 58) 		January 14, 1861
–
January 16, 1865
(term limited) 		Republican 1860 Francis Hoffmann
14 Richard J. Oglesby
    July 25, 1824 – April 24, 1899   
(aged 74) 		January 16, 1865
–
January 11, 1869
(term limited) 		Republican 1864 William Bross
15 John M. Palmer
    September 13, 1817 – September 25, 1900   
(aged 83) 		January 11, 1869
–
January 13, 1873
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1868 John Dougherty
14 Richard J. Oglesby
    July 25, 1824 – April 24, 1899   
(aged 74) 		January 13, 1873
–
January 23, 1873
(resigned)[g] 		Republican 1872 John Lourie Beveridge
16 John Lourie Beveridge
    July 6, 1824 – May 3, 1910   
(aged 85) 		January 23, 1873
–
January 8, 1877
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		John Early
(acting)
(term ended January 8, 1875)
Archibald A. Glenn[e]
(acting)
17 Shelby Moore Cullom
    November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914   
(aged 84) 		January 8, 1877
–
February 5, 1883
(resigned)[h] 		Republican 1876 Andrew Shuman
1880 John Marshall Hamilton
18 John Marshall Hamilton
    May 28, 1847 – September 22, 1905   
(aged 58) 		February 5, 1883
–
January 30, 1885
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		William J. Campbell
(acting)
14 Richard J. Oglesby
    July 25, 1824 – April 24, 1899   
(aged 74) 		January 30, 1885
–
January 14, 1889
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1884 John C. Smith
19 Joseph W. Fifer
    October 28, 1840 – August 6, 1938   
(aged 97) 		January 14, 1889
–
January 10, 1893
(lost election) 		Republican 1888 Lyman Beecher Ray
20 John Peter Altgeld
    December 30, 1847 – March 12, 1902   
(aged 54) 		January 10, 1893
–
January 11, 1897
(lost election) 		Democratic 1892 Joseph B. Gill
21 John Riley Tanner
    April 4, 1844 – May 23, 1901   
(aged 57) 		January 11, 1897
–
January 14, 1901
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1896 William Northcott
22 Richard Yates Jr.
    December 12, 1860 – April 11, 1936   
(aged 75) 		January 14, 1901
–
January 9, 1905
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1900
23 Charles S. Deneen
    May 4, 1863 – February 5, 1940   
(aged 69) 		January 9, 1905
–
February 3, 1913
(lost election) 		Republican 1904 Lawrence Yates Sherman
1908 John G. Oglesby
24 Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
    October 12, 1853 – May 24, 1937   
(aged 83) 		February 3, 1913
–
January 8, 1917
(lost election) 		Democratic 1912 Barratt O'Hara
25 Frank Orren Lowden
    January 26, 1861 – March 20, 1943   
(aged 82) 		January 8, 1917
–
January 10, 1921
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1916 John G. Oglesby
26 Len Small
    June 16, 1862 – May 17, 1936   
(aged 73) 		January 10, 1921
–
January 14, 1929
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1920 Fred E. Sterling
1924
27 Louis Lincoln Emmerson
    December 27, 1863 – February 4, 1941   
(aged 77) 		January 14, 1929
–
January 9, 1933
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1928
28 Henry Horner
    November 30, 1878 – October 6, 1940   
(aged 61) 		January 9, 1933
–
October 6, 1940
(died in office) 		Democratic 1932 Thomas Donovan
1936 John Henry Stelle
29 John Henry Stelle
    August 10, 1891 – July 5, 1962   
(aged 70) 		October 6, 1940
–
January 13, 1941
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Vacant
30 Dwight H. Green
    January 9, 1897 – February 20, 1958   
(aged 61) 		January 13, 1941
–
January 10, 1949
(lost election) 		Republican 1940 Hugh W. Cross
1944
31 Adlai Stevenson II
    February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965   
(aged 65) 		January 10, 1949
–
January 12, 1953
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1948 Sherwood Dixon
32 William Stratton
    February 26, 1914 – March 2, 2001   
(aged 87) 		January 12, 1953
–
January 9, 1961
(lost election) 		Republican 1952 John William Chapman
1956
33 Otto Kerner Jr.
    August 15, 1908 – May 9, 1976   
(aged 67) 		January 9, 1961
–
May 21, 1968
(resigned)[i] 		Democratic 1960 Samuel H. Shapiro
1964
34 Samuel H. Shapiro
    April 25, 1907 – March 16, 1987   
(aged 79) 		May 21, 1968
–
January 13, 1969

(lost election)

Democratic Lieutenant
Governor
acting as
Governor 		Vacant
35 Richard B. Ogilvie
    February 22, 1923 – May 10, 1988   
(aged 65) 		January 13, 1969
–
January 8, 1973
(lost election) 		Republican 1968 Paul Simon[e]
36 Dan Walker
    August 6, 1922 – April 29, 2015   
(aged 92) 		January 8, 1973
–
January 10, 1977
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1972 Neil Hartigan
37 James R. Thompson
    May 8, 1936 – August 14, 2020   
(aged 84) 		January 10, 1977
–
January 14, 1991
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1976[j] Dave O'Neal
(resigned July 31, 1981)
1978
Vacant
1982 George Ryan
1986
38 Jim Edgar
    (1946-07-22) July 22, 1946 (age 77) 		January 14, 1991
–
January 11, 1999
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1990 Bob Kustra
(resigned July 1, 1998)
1994
Vacant
39 George Ryan
    (1934-02-24) February 24, 1934 (age 90) 		January 11, 1999
–
January 13, 2003
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1998 Corinne Wood
40 Rod Blagojevich
    (1956-12-10) December 10, 1956 (age 67) 		January 13, 2003
–
January 29, 2009
(impeached and removed)[k] 		Democratic 2002 Pat Quinn
2006
41 Pat Quinn
    (1948-12-16) December 16, 1948 (age 75) 		January 29, 2009
–
January 12, 2015
(lost election) 		Democratic Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Vacant
2010 Sheila Simon
42 Bruce Rauner
    (1956-02-18) February 18, 1956 (age 68) 		January 12, 2015
–
January 14, 2019
(lost election) 		Republican 2014 Evelyn Sanguinetti
43 J. B. Pritzker
    (1965-01-19) January 19, 1965 (age 59) 		January 14, 2019
–
Incumbent[l] 		Democratic 2018 Juliana Stratton

Living former governors of Illinois

As of 12 June 2024, five former governors of Illinois are currently living, the oldest being George Ryan (served 1999–2003, born 1934). The most recent and most recently serving governor of Illinois to die was James R. Thompson (served 1977–1991), on August 14, 2020.[27]

Governor Gubernatorial term Date of birth (and age)
George Ryan 1999–2003 (1934-02-24) February 24, 1934 (age 90)
Jim Edgar 1991–1999 (1946-07-22) July 22, 1946 (age 77)
Pat Quinn 2009–2015 (1948-12-16) December 16, 1948 (age 75)
Bruce Rauner 2015–2019 (1956-02-18) February 18, 1956 (age 68)
Rod Blagojevich 2003–2009 (1956-12-10) December 10, 1956 (age 67)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Based on the official site labeling Bruce Rauner as the 42nd governor,[16] it is assumed the official numbering includes repeat governors only once; subsequent terms are marked with their original number italicized.
  2. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  3. ^ When the lieutenant governor is serving as governor, the Illinois Blue Book considers the president pro tempore of the senate to be acting lieutenant governor. However, this only applies to acting lieutenant governors before 1883; after that, there are no acting lieutenant governors noted, and instead these are marked vacant. It is unknown why this changed; the constitution does not appear to have any relevant changes around that time.[17]
  4. ^ Reynolds resigned to take elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.[18]
  5. ^ a b c d e Represented the Democratic Party
  6. ^ The election schedule was shifted after this term, shortening it to two years.[10]
  7. ^ Oglesby resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[19][20]
  8. ^ Cullom resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[21]
  9. ^ Kerner resigned to take seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.[22][23]
  10. ^ The schedule for the 1970 constitution provided that the 1976 election would be for a two-year term, shifting the election schedule away from presidential election years.[24]
  11. ^ Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office on charges of corruption.[25][26]
  12. ^ Pritzker's first term expires on January 9, 2023.

References

General
  • "Illinois: Past Governors Bios". National Governors Association. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  • "Illinois Blue Book" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. pp. 359–360. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
Constitutions
Specific
  1. ^ "Governors' Salaries, 2015". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. ^ IL Const. art. V
  3. ^ "4 of Illinois' last 7 governors went to prison". Kankakee Daily Journal. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  4. ^ "4 out of previous 7 Illinois governors (Kerner, Walker, Ryan and Blagojevich) went to prison". WLS-TV Eyewitness News. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  5. ^ "Election Results". Elections.il.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Robert P. Howard (1988), Mostly Good and Competent Men: Illinois Governors, 1818–1988, Illinois Issues and the Illinois State Historical Society, 39–40.
  7. ^ 3 Stat. 536
  8. ^ 1818 Const. art. III, § 2
  9. ^ a b 1818 Const. art. III, § 3
  10. ^ a b 1848 Const. art. IV, § 3
  11. ^ 1818 Const. art. III, § 13
  12. ^ 1818 Const. art. III, § 18
  13. ^ 1848 Const. art. IV, § 19
  14. ^ a b IL Const. art. V, § 6
  15. ^ IL Const. art. V, § 4
  16. ^ "About the Governor". State of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  17. ^ Illinois Blue Book, p. 360
  18. ^ "John Reynolds". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  19. ^ "Richard James Oglesby". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  20. ^ "Nomination of Gov. Oglesby for United States Senator". The New York Times. January 10, 1873. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  21. ^ "Shelby Moore Cullom". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  22. ^ "Otto Kerner". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  23. ^ "Otto Kerner Goes to Jail Today, His Once‐Shining Career at End". The New York Times. July 29, 1974. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  24. ^ Lousin, Ann (2011). The Illinois State Constitution. Oxford University Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780199766925.
  25. ^ "Rod R. Blagojevich". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  26. ^ "Blagojevich Ousted by Illinois State Senate". The New York Times. January 29, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  27. ^ Steinberg, Neil (August 15, 2020). "Former Gov. James Thompson, a giant of Illinois politics, dead at 84". Chicago Sun-Times.

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