| Name | Held Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Hardeman Burnett | Dec 20, 1849 Jan 9, 1851 |
Democratic |
| John McDougall | Jan 9, 1851 Jan 8, 1852 |
Democratic |
| John Bigler | Jan 8, 1852 Jan 9, 1856 |
Democratic |
| J. Neely Johnson | Jan 9, 1856 Jan 8, 1858 |
American |
| John B. Weller | Jan 8, 1858 Jan 9, 1860 |
Democratic |
| Milton Latham | Jan 9, 1860 Jan 14, 1860 |
Democratic |
| John G. Downey | Jan 14, 1860 Jan 10, 1862 |
Democratic |
| Leland Stanford | Jan 10, 1862 Dec 10, 1863 |
Republican |
| Frederick Low | Dec 10, 1863 Dec 5, 1867 |
Unionist Republican |
| Henry Huntly Haight | Dec 5, 1867 Dec 8, 1871 |
Democratic |
| Newton Booth | Dec 8, 1871 Feb 27, 1875 |
Republican |
| Romualdo Pacheco | Feb 27, 1875 Dec 9, 1875 |
Republican |
| William Irwin | Dec 9, 1875 Jan 8, 1880 |
Democratic |
| George Clement Perkins | Jan 8, 1880 Jan 10, 1883 |
Republican |
| George Stoneman | Jan 10, 1883 Sep 8, 1887 |
Democratic |
| Washington Bartlett | Sep 8, 1887 Sep 12, 1887 |
Democratic |
| Robert Waterman | Sep 12, 1887 Jan 8, 1891 |
Republican |
| Henry Markham | Jan 8, 1891 Jan 11, 1895 |
Republican |
| James Budd | Jan 11, 1895 Jan 4, 1899 |
Democratic |
| Henry Gage | Jan 4, 1899 Jan 6, 1903 |
Republican |
| George Pardee | Jan 6, 1903 Jan 9, 1907 |
Republican |
| James Gillett | Jan 9, 1907 Jan 3, 1911 |
Republican |
| Hiram Johnson | Jan 3, 1911 Mar 15, 1917 |
Republican |
| William Stephens | Mar 15, 1917 Jan 9, 1923 |
Republican |
| Friend Richardson | Jan 9, 1923 Jan 4, 1927 |
Republican |
| Clement C. Young | Jan 4, 1927 Jan 6, 1931 |
Republican |
| James Rolph Jr. | Jan 6, 1931 Jun 2, 1934 |
Republican |
| Frank Merriam | Jun 2, 1934 Jan 2, 1939 |
Republican |
| Culbert Olson | Jan 2, 1939 Jan 4, 1943 |
Democratic |
| Earl Warren | Jan 4, 1943 Oct 5, 1953 |
Republican |
| Goodwin Jess Knight | Oct 5, 1953 Jan 5, 1959 |
Republican |
| Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr. | Jan 5, 1959 Jan 3, 1967 |
Democratic |
| Ronald Reagan | Jan 3, 1967 Jan 6, 1975 |
Republican |
| Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. | Jan 6, 1975 Jan 3, 1983 |
Democratic |
| George Deukmejian | Jan 3, 1983 Jan 7, 1991 |
Republican |
| Pete Wilson | Jan 7, 1991 Jan 4, 1999 |
Republican |
| Joseph Graham Davis | Jan 4, 1999 Nov 17, 2003 |
Democratic |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Nov 17, 2003 Jan 3, 2011 |
Republican |
| Edmund G. Brown, Jr. | Jan 3, 2011 Incumbant |
Democratic |
