List of governors of New Jersey - wikipedia List of governors of New Jersey Governor of New Jersey Incumbent Chris Christie since January 19, 2010 Style The Honorable Residence Drumthwacket Term length Four years, renewable once consecutively Inaugural holder William Livingston Formation August 31, 1776 Deputy Kim Guadagno Salary $175,000 ( 2013 ) Website www.state.nj.us/governor The Governor of New Jersey is the head of the executive branch of New Jersey 's state government and the commander - in - chief of the state 's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New Jersey Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment. There have been 55 official governors of New Jersey, with several others acting as governor for a time. In the official numbering, governors are counted only once each, and traditionally, only elected governors were included. However, legislation signed on January 10, 2006, allowed acting governors who had served at least 180 days to be considered full governors. The law was retroactive to January 1, 2001 ; it therefore changed the titles of Donald DiFrancesco and Richard Codey, affecting Jim McGreevey 's numbering. The current governor is Chris Christie, who took office on January 19, 2010. Contents 1 Governors 2 Acting governor 3 Other high offices held 4 Living former U.S. governors of New Jersey 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Governors For the period before independence, see the list of colonial governors of New Jersey. New Jersey was one of the original thirteen colonies and was admitted as a state on December 18, 1787. Prior to declaring its independence, New Jersey was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The first New Jersey State Constitution, ratified in 1776, provided that a governor be elected annually by the state legislature, the members of which were selected by the several counties. Under this constitution, the governor was president of the upper house of the legislature, then called the Legislative Council. The 1844 constitution provided for a popular vote to elect the governor, who no longer presided over the upper house of the legislature, now called the Senate. The 1844 constitution also lengthened the governor 's term to three years, set to start on the third Tuesday in January following an election, and barred governors from succeeding themselves. The 1947 constitution extended terms to four years, and limits governors from being elected to more than two consecutive terms, though they can run again after a third term has passed. The 1776 constitution provided that the vice-president of the Legislative Council would act as governor ( who was president of the Council ) should that office be vacant. The 1844 constitution placed the president of the Senate first in the line of succession, as did the subsequent 1947 constitution. A constitutional amendment in 2006 created the office of lieutenant governor, to be elected on the same ticket for the same term as the governor, and if the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. This office was first filled in 2010. Parties Federalist ( 4 ) Democratic - Republican ( 3 ) Democratic ( 27 ) Whig ( 4 ) Republican ( 17 ) ( official numbering, does not include repeat or acting governors ) # Portrait Governor Term start Term end Party Lt. Governor Terms William Livingston August 31, 1776 July 25, 1790 Federalist None 13 ⁄ -- Elisha Lawrence July 25, 1790 October 29, 1790 Federalist ⁄ William Paterson October 29, 1790 March 30, 1793 Federalist 2 ⁄ -- Thomas Henderson March 30, 1793 June 3, 1793 Federalist ⁄ Richard Howell June 3, 1793 October 31, 1801 Federalist 8 Joseph Bloomfield October 31, 1801 October 28, 1802 Democratic - Republican -- John Lambert October 28, 1802 October 29, 1803 Democratic - Republican Joseph Bloomfield October 29, 1803 October 29, 1812 Democratic - Republican 9 5 Aaron Ogden October 29, 1812 October 29, 1813 Federalist 6 William Sanford Pennington October 29, 1813 June 19, 1815 Democratic - Republican 1 ⁄ -- William Kennedy June 19, 1815 October 26, 1815 Democratic - Republican ⁄ 7 Mahlon Dickerson October 26, 1815 February 1, 1817 Democratic - Republican 1 ⁄ 8 Isaac Halstead Williamson February 6, 1817 October 30, 1829 Federalist 12 ⁄ -- Garret D. Wall -- -- Democratic -- 9 Peter Dumont Vroom November 6, 1829 October 26, 1832 Democratic 10 Samuel L. Southard October 26, 1832 February 27, 1833 Whig ⁄ 11 Elias P. Seeley February 27, 1833 October 25, 1833 Whig ⁄ 9 Peter Dumont Vroom October 25, 1833 November 3, 1836 Democratic 12 Philemon Dickerson November 3, 1836 October 27, 1837 Democratic 13 William Pennington October 27, 1837 October 27, 1843 Whig 6 14 Daniel Haines October 27, 1843 January 21, 1845 Democratic 15 Charles C. Stratton January 21, 1845 January 18, 1848 Whig 14 Daniel Haines January 18, 1848 January 21, 1851 Democratic 16 George Franklin Fort January 21, 1851 January 17, 1854 Democratic 17 Rodman M. Price January 17, 1854 January 20, 1857 Democratic 18 William A. Newell January 20, 1857 January 17, 1860 Republican 19 Charles Smith Olden January 17, 1860 January 20, 1863 Republican 20 Joel Parker January 20, 1863 January 16, 1866 Democratic 21 Marcus Lawrence Ward January 16, 1866 January 19, 1869 Republican 22 Theodore Fitz Randolph January 19, 1869 January 16, 1872 Democratic 20 Joel Parker January 16, 1872 January 19, 1875 Democratic 23 Joseph D. Bedle January 19, 1875 January 15, 1878 Democratic 24 George B. McClellan January 15, 1878 January 18, 1881 Democratic 25 George C. Ludlow January 18, 1881 January 15, 1884 Democratic 26 Leon Abbett January 15, 1884 January 18, 1887 Democratic 27 Robert Stockton Green January 18, 1887 January 21, 1890 Democratic 26 Leon Abbett January 21, 1890 January 17, 1893 Democratic 28 George Theodore Werts January 17, 1893 January 21, 1896 Democratic 29 John W. Griggs January 21, 1896 January 31, 1898 Republican ⁄ -- Foster McGowan Voorhees January 31, 1898 October 18, 1898 Republican ⁄ -- David Ogden Watkins October 18, 1898 January 17, 1899 Republican ⁄ 30 Foster McGowan Voorhees January 17, 1899 January 21, 1902 Republican 31 Franklin Murphy January 21, 1902 January 17, 1905 Republican 32 Edward C. Stokes January 17, 1905 January 21, 1908 Republican 33 John Franklin Fort January 21, 1908 January 17, 1911 Republican 34 Woodrow Wilson January 17, 1911 March 1, 1913 Democratic ⁄ -- James Fairman Fielder March 1, 1913 October 28, 1913 Democratic ⁄ -- Leon R. Taylor October 28, 1913 January 20, 1914 Democratic ⁄ 35 James Fairman Fielder January 20, 1914 January 16, 1917 Democratic 36 Walter Evans Edge January 16, 1917 May 16, 1919 Republican ⁄ -- William Nelson Runyon May 16, 1919 January 13, 1920 Republican ⁄ -- Clarence E. Case January 13, 1920 January 20, 1920 Republican ⁄ 37 Edward I. Edwards January 20, 1920 January 15, 1923 Democratic 38 George Sebastian Silzer January 15, 1923 January 19, 1926 Democratic 39 A. Harry Moore January 19, 1926 January 15, 1929 Democratic 40 Morgan Foster Larson January 15, 1929 January 19, 1932 Republican 39 A. Harry Moore January 19, 1932 January 3, 1935 Democratic ⁄ -- Clifford Ross Powell January 3, 1935 January 8, 1935 Republican ⁄ -- Horace Griggs Prall January 8, 1935 January 15, 1935 Republican ⁄ 41 Harold G. Hoffman January 15, 1935 January 18, 1938 Republican 39 A. Harry Moore January 18, 1938 January 21, 1941 Democratic 42 Charles Edison January 21, 1941 January 18, 1944 Democratic 36 Walter Evans Edge January 18, 1944 January 21, 1947 Republican 43 Alfred E. Driscoll January 21, 1947 January 19, 1954 Republican 44 Robert B. Meyner January 19, 1954 January 16, 1962 Democratic 45 Richard J. Hughes January 16, 1962 January 20, 1970 Democratic 46 William T. Cahill January 20, 1970 January 15, 1974 Republican 47 Brendan Byrne January 15, 1974 January 19, 1982 Democratic 48 Thomas Kean January 19, 1982 January 16, 1990 Republican 49 James Florio January 16, 1990 January 18, 1994 Democratic 50 Christine Todd Whitman January 18, 1994 January 31, 2001 Republican 1 ⁄ 51 Donald DiFrancesco January 31, 2001 January 8, 2002 Republican ⁄ -- John Farmer Jr. January 8, 2002 January 8, 2002 Republican ⁄ -- John O. Bennett January 8, 2002 January 12, 2002 Republican ⁄ -- Richard Codey January 12, 2002 January 15, 2002 Democratic ⁄ 52 Jim McGreevey January 15, 2002 November 15, 2004 Democratic ⁄ 53 Richard Codey November 15, 2004 January 17, 2006 Democratic ⁄ 54 Jon Corzine January 17, 2006 January 19, 2010 Democratic 55 Chris Christie January 19, 2010 Incumbent Republican Kim Guadagno Acting governor Prior to 2010, unlike most other states, New Jersey did not have the office of lieutenant governor. Until 2010, when the office of governor was vacant or the governor was unable to fulfill his / her duties through injury, the President of the State Senate served as the acting governor. The Senate President continued in the legislative role during his / her tenure as the state 's acting chief executive, thus giving the person control over executive and legislative authority. The acting governor served either until the next general election, until the governor recovered from his / her injuries, or, if the governor died or resigned less than 16 months before end of the term, until the end of the term. Richard Codey served as acting governor of New Jersey until January 2006, following the resignation of Jim McGreevey in late 2004. Following the resignation of Christine Todd Whitman in 2001 to become EPA Administrator, Donald DiFrancesco assumed the acting governor 's post. The position of lieutenant governor was created in the 2005 state election effective with the 2009 election. Following Whitman 's resignation and DiFrancesco 's departure, John O. Bennett served as acting governor for three and a half days. During that time, he signed a few bills into law, gave a State of the State Address, and held parties at Drumthwacket, the New Jersey governor 's mansion. Similarly, Richard J. Codey served as acting governor as well. Because control of the New Jersey State Senate was split, resulting in two Senate co-presidents, Codey and Bennett, each held the office of acting governor for three days. Perhaps this spectacle as much as any other factor led to the voters ' decision to amend the state constitution to create the office of Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey. Other high offices held This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented New Jersey. Acting governors are included only when they filled a vacancy in the office of governor, not when they acted for a time when the governor was out of state or unable to serve. * Denotes an office for which the governor resigned the governorship, in order to assume the noted office. † Denotes an office that the person resigned, to become governor. Governor Gubernatorial term U.S. Congress Other offices held Source U.S. House U.S. Senate Livingston, William William Livingston 1776 -- 1790 -- -- Continental Delegate ( 1774 -- 1776 ) Paterson, William William Paterson 1790 -- 1793 -- S † Continental Delegate, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court * Henderson, Thomas Thomas Henderson 1793 -- Elected as a Continental Delegate but declined Bloomfield, Joseph Joseph Bloomfield 1801 -- 1802 1803 -- 1812 -- Lambert, John John Lambert 1802 -- 1803 -- Ogden, Aaron Aaron Ogden 1812 -- 1813 -- Dickerson, Mahlon Mahlon Dickerson 1815 -- 1817 -- S * U.S. Secretary of the Navy ( 1834 -- 1838 ) Vroom, Peter Dumont Peter Dumont Vroom 1829 -- 1832 1833 -- 1836 -- Minister to Prussia Southard, Samuel L. Samuel L. Southard 1832 -- 1833 -- S * President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Dickerson, Philemon Philemon Dickerson 1836 -- 1837 H † -- Pennington, William William Pennington 1837 -- 1843 -- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ( Feb. 1, 1860 -- Mar. 3, 1861 ) Stratton, Charles C. Charles C. Stratton 1845 -- 1848 -- Price, Rodman M. Rodman M. Price 1854 -- 1857 -- Newell, William A. William A. Newell 1857 -- 1860 -- Governor of the Territory of Washington ( 1880 -- 1884 ) Ward, Marcus Lawrence Marcus Lawrence Ward 1866 -- 1869 -- Randolph, Theodore Fitz Theodore Fitz Randolph 1869 -- 1872 -- Green, Robert Stockton Robert Stockton Green 1887 -- 1890 H † -- Griggs, John W. John W. Griggs 1896 -- 1898 -- -- U.S. Attorney General * Wilson, Woodrow Woodrow Wilson 1911 -- 1913 -- -- President of the United States * Edge, Walter Evans Walter Evans Edge 1917 -- 1919 1944 -- 1947 -- S * Ambassador to France ( 1929 -- 1933 ) Edwards, Edward I. Edward I. Edwards 1920 -- 1923 -- Moore, A. Harry A. Harry Moore 1926 -- 1929 1932 -- 1935 1938 -- 1941 -- S † * Hoffman, Harold G. Harold G. Hoffman 1935 -- 1938 -- Edison, Charles Charles Edison 1941 -- 1944 -- -- U.S. Secretary of the Navy Cahill, William T. William T. Cahill 1970 -- 1973 H † -- Florio, James James Florio 1990 -- 1994 H † -- Whitman, Christine Todd Christine Todd Whitman 1994 -- 2001 -- -- Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency * Corzine, Jon Jon Corzine 2006 -- 2010 -- S † Note : Garret D. Wall, who was elected to be governor in 1829 but declined, served as a U.S. Senator ( 1835 -- 1841 ). Note : Gov. William Pennington ( 1837 -- 1843 ) was appointed Governor of the Territory of Minnesota by President Millard Fillmore ( 1850 -- 1853 ), but declined. Living former U.S. governors of New Jersey As of January 2017, there are eight former U.S. governors of New Jersey and two former acting U.S. governors of New Jersey who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. governor of New Jersey being Brendan Byrne ( served 1974 -- 1982, born 1924 ). The most recent U.S. governor of New Jersey to die and the most recently serving U.S. governor of New Jersey to have died was William T. Cahill ( served 1970 -- 1974, born 1912 ), on July 1, 1996. Governor Gubernatorial term Date of birth ( and age ) Brendan Byrne 1974 -- 1982 ( 1924 - 04 - 01 ) April 1, 1924 ( age 93 ) Thomas Kean 1982 -- 1990 ( 1935 - 04 - 21 ) April 21, 1935 ( age 82 ) James Florio 1990 -- 1994 ( 1937 - 08 - 29 ) August 29, 1937 ( age 80 ) Christine Todd Whitman 1994 -- 2001 ( 1946 - 09 - 26 ) September 26, 1946 ( age 70 ) Donald DiFrancesco 2001 -- 2002 ( 1944 - 11 - 20 ) November 20, 1944 ( age 72 ) John Farmer, Jr. 2002 ( acting ) ( 1957 - 06 - 24 ) June 24, 1957 ( age 60 ) John O. Bennett 2002 ( acting ) ( 1948 - 08 - 06 ) August 6, 1948 ( age 69 ) Richard Codey 2002 ( acting ) 2004 -- 2006 ( 1946 - 11 - 27 ) November 27, 1946 ( age 70 ) Jim McGreevey 2002 -- 2004 ( 1957 - 08 - 06 ) August 6, 1957 ( age 60 ) Jon Corzine 2006 -- 2010 ( 1947 - 01 - 01 ) January 1, 1947 ( age 70 ) Notes Jump up ^ Only acting governors who filled a vacant office are included in the list. People who acted as governor for a period when the governor was out of state or unable to serve for a period are noted with their governor. It is possible other people acted as governor for short periods but were not recorded. Jump up ^ Repeat governors are officially numbered only once ; subsequent terms are marked with their original number italicized. Jump up ^ The fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally ; rather, they are meant to show how many times a governor was elected, and to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like. Jump up ^ Died in office ^ Jump up to : As vice-president of the Legislative Council, acted as governor for unexpired term Jump up ^ Resigned to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Jump up ^ The National Governors Association states Paterson took office on October 30 ; however, older books specify that he took office on October 29. Jump up ^ Howell was in Pennsylvania in command of the New Jersey militia during the Whiskey Rebellion ; during his absence, Thomas Henderson, as vice-president of the Legislative Council, acted as governor from September 20 to December 25, 1794. Jump up ^ The 1802 election was deadlocked, with the legislature unable to pick a candidate, giving up on November 25, 1802. Lambert, as vice-president of the Legislative Council, acted as governor until the next election. Jump up ^ Bloomfield was in New York in command of Military District 3 during the War of 1812 ; during his absence, Charles Clark, as vice-president of the Legislative Council, acted as governor from June 1 to October 29, 1812, when Bloomfield 's term ended. Jump up ^ Resigned to be a federal judge in the District of New Jersey. Jump up ^ All official listings omit Kennedy, who acted as governor for four months. ^ Jump up to : Resigned to take an elected seat in the U.S. Senate. Jump up ^ Elected by the legislature to be governor upon Mahlon Dickerson 's resignation. Between Dickerson 's resignation and Williamson 's election, it is unknown who was acting governor. Jump up ^ No source mentions anyone acting as governor between Dickerson 's resignation and Williamson 's election ; the vice-president of the Legislative Council at the time was Jesse Upson, so he likely acted as governor. Jump up ^ Williamson was known to be a Federalist ; though the Federalist Party ceased existing around 1820, no sources say Williamson changed his party affiliation, perhaps choosing to remain loyal to the Federalist ideals. One source describes him as an `` ex-Federalist '' before he was even elected. A contemporary source says he remained in office until the `` Jackson party '' controlled the legislature ; as this is a reference to the Democratic - Republican Party, it can be assumed Williamson did not switch to that party. Jump up ^ Wall was elected on October 30, 1829 ; however, he declined the post, effective November 6, 1829. Jump up ^ Seeley was vice-president of the Legislative Council at the time of Southard 's resignation ; however, Seeley was elected governor rather than simply acting in the post for the rest of Southard 's term. Jump up ^ The 1844 constitution took effect during Haines ' first term, setting the end of his term at the third Tuesday in January. Jump up ^ First governor elected under the terms of the 1844 constitution, which increased term lengths from one to three years, and which also made him the first popularly elected governor. Jump up ^ Resigned to be U.S. Attorney General. Jump up ^ As president of the Senate, acted as governor until his own resignation. Voorhees was nominated for governor for the 1898 election, but the constitution prohibited governors from succeeding themselves. To get around this, he resigned his Senate seat ( and thus ceased being acting governor ), so that he could run for governor, winning the race. ^ Jump up to : As speaker of the house of representatives, acted as governor for unexpired term. Jump up ^ Voorhees was out of the country in Europe for several weeks in 1900 ; William M. Johnson, as president of the Senate, formally acted as governor from May 21 to June 19. Jump up ^ Murphy was out of the state twice in 1904 ; Edmund W. Wakelee, as president of the Senate, formally acted as governor twice, and according to page 284 the 1905 Manual of the Legislature, served from April 25 to June 5, when Murphy was in Europe, and from June 14 to June 27, when Murphy was visiting Chicago and St. Louis. However, page 16 of the same book states that he served from April 25 to June 5, and June 15 to June 27. He actually took the oaths of office on April 26 and June 14. Jump up ^ Fort was out of the state for some time in 1909 ; Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen, Sr., as president of the Senate, acted as governor for an unknown period. Jump up ^ Resigned to be President of the United States. Jump up ^ Wilson was out of the state for multiple periods during his administration. Documented episodes include from May 3 to June 3, 1911, during which time Ernest R. Ackerman, as president of the Senate, acted as governor, though another source states he took the oath on May 4. Ackerman also acted as governor from October 25, 1911, for about a week, and again for about a week in mid-November, 1911. John Dyneley Prince became president of the Senate in 1912, and is known to have acted as governor on at least 11 different occasions. Jump up ^ As president of the Senate, acted as governor until his own resignation. As with Voorhees, he had been nominated for governor for the 1913 election, but under the constitution could not succeed himself, so he resigned from the Senate to run, winning the election. Jump up ^ Fielder was out of the state for a time in June 1914 ; John W. Slocum, as president of the Senate, acted as governor for an unknown period. Walter Evans Edge later became president of the Senate, and acted as governor for five weeks in 1915. Later again, George W.F. Gaunt became president of the Senate and acted as governor, though only two days are specifically known : September 19, 1916 and October 9, 1916. ^ Jump up to : One source states that George W.F. Gaunt, as president of the Senate, acted as governor in 1917, but it is unknown if he was acting in place of James Fairman Fielder or Walter Evans Edge. Jump up ^ Edge was out of the state for a time in 1918 ; Thomas F. McCran, as president of the Senate, is known to have acted as governor, but for an unknown period. ^ Jump up to : As president of the Senate, acted as governor until his Senate term ended. ^ Jump up to : As president of the Senate, acted as governor for unexpired term. Jump up ^ Driscoll 's second term was the first elected under the terms of the 1947 constitution, which increased term lengths to four years. Jump up ^ Resigned to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. ^ Jump up to : Acted as governor for longer than 180 days after January 1, 2001, so is considered a full governor pursuant to a 2006 law Jump up ^ As attorney general, acted as governor for 90 minutes between Senate sessions ^ Jump up to : In early 2002, the state Senate was evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. The compromise to pick a senate president -- and therefore, an acting governor -- was to have John Bennett, a Republican, act as governor from 1 : 30 p.m. January 8 to 12 : 01 a.m. January 12, and Democrat Richard Codey would then act from 12 : 01 a.m. January 12 to noon on January 15, at which point the elected governor Jim McGreevey took office. Jump up ^ Resigned due to a sex scandal involving an aide. Jump up ^ Corzine was severely injured in a car accident on April 12, 2007 ; Richard Codey, as president of the Senate, acted as governor until May 7, 2007. Corzine also left the country in 2010 for a vacation to Switzerland ; Stephen M. Sweeney, as president of the Senate, acted as governor from January 14 to around January 17. Jump up ^ Governor Christie 's second term expires January 16, 2018 ; he is term limited. References General Biographies of New Jersey Governors, New Jersey State Library `` Governors of New Jersey ''. National Governors Association. 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Question: who was the last governor of new jersey
Answer: Jon Corzine