List of governors of the United States Virgin Islands
| Governor of Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Style |
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| Status | |
| Residence | Government House (Christiansted) |
| Term length | Four-year term, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands Elective Governor Acts of 1968 |
| Inaugural holder | Melvin Herbert Evans |
| Formation | 1917 (as Naval Governor) 1931 (as Civilian Governor) 1970 (as elected Governor) |
| Deputy | Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands |
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The governor of the United States Virgin Islands is the chief executive of the Government of the Virgin Islands whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Territory addresses to the Virgin Islands Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that territory public laws are enforced. The position was created through the passage of the Elective Governor Acts of 1968 which took effect in 1970. Melvin Herbert Evans was the first elected governor.
The following is a list of governors of the United States Virgin Islands. For governors of the territory that is now the U.S. Virgin Islands prior to United States administration (while it was ruled by Denmark as the Danish West Indies), see List of governors of the Danish West Indies.
Appointed governors (1917–1970)
| No. | Governor (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 
|
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Military rule/meta/color" | | Edwin Taylor Pollock (1870–1943) (acting) |
1917 | 1917 | Woodrow Wilson |
| 1 | 
|
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Military rule/meta/color" | | James Harrison Oliver (1857–1928) |
1917 | 1919 | Woodrow Wilson |
| 2 | 
|
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Military rule/meta/color" | | Joseph Wallace Oman (1864–1941) |
1919 | 1921 | Woodrow Wilson |
| 3 | 
|
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Military rule/meta/color" | | Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle (1867–1950) |
1921 | 1922 | Warren G. Harding |
| 4 | 
|
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Military rule/meta/color" | | Henry Hughes Hough (1871–1943) |
1922 | 1923 | Warren G. Harding |
| 5 |
|
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Military rule/meta/color" | | Philip Williams (1869–1942) |
1923 | 1925 | Calvin Coolidge |
| 6 |
|
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Military rule/meta/color" | | Martin Edward Trench (1869–1927) |
1925 | 1927 | Calvin Coolidge |
| 7 |
|
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Military rule/meta/color" | | Waldo A. Evans (1869–1936) |
1927 | 1931 | Calvin Coolidge |
Civilian governors (1931–1970)
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Elected governors (1970–present)
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Republican (2) Independent Citizens Movement (1) Democratic (4) Independent (2)
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Succession
Living former governors
As of January 2019[update], four former governors were alive. The most recent governor to die was John David Merwin (1958–1961), on March 17, 2013.
| Name | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Lester Schneider | 1995–1999 | May 13, 1939 |
| Charles Wesley Turnbull | 1999–2007 | February 5, 1935 |
| John de Jongh | 2007–2015 | November 13, 1957 |
| Kenneth Mapp | 2015–2019 | November 2, 1955 |
References
- ^ "A Report on the State of the Islands 1997: Chapter 5 Virgin Islands". United States Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs. 1997. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
External links
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