List of governors of Connecticut

The Governor of Connecticut is in charge of the executive branch of Connecticut's government. The Governor is also commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor must enforce state laws. The governor also can approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly. The governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon. This is unusual among other US governors. There have been 68 governors of the state. The current Governor is Ned Lamont, who took office on January 9, 2019.

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+ Governors of the State of ConnecticutGovernorTerm in officePartyElectionLt. Governor175px Jonathan Trumbull Sr.–May 13, 1784(not candidate for election)No party1776 Matthew Griswold17771778177917801781178217832Matthew Griswold–May 11, 1786(lost election)Federalist1784Samuel Huntington1785375pxSamuel Huntington–January 5, 1796(died in office)Federalist1786Oliver Wolcott178717881789179017911792179317941795475pxOliver Wolcott Sr.–December 1, 1797(died in office)FederalistLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor1796Jonathan Trumbull Jr.1797575pxJonathan Trumbull Jr.–August 7, 1809(died in office)FederalistLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor1798John Treadwell17991800180118021803180418051806180718081809675pxJohn Treadwell–May 9, 1811(lost election)FederalistLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor1810Roger Griswold7Roger Griswold–October 25, 1812(died in office)Federalist1811John Cotton Smith1812875pxJohn Cotton Smith–May 8, 1817(lost election)FederalistLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor1813Chauncey Goodrich(died August 18, 1815)18141815Vacant1816Jonathan Ingersoll(died January 12, 1823)975pxOliver Wolcott Jr.–May 2, 1827(lost election)TolerationRepublican181718181819182018211822Vacant1823David Plant1824182518261075pxGideon Tomlinson–March 2, 1831(resigned)Democratic-Republican1827John Samuel Peters1828182918301175pxJohn Samuel Peters–May 1, 1833(lost election)NationalRepublicanLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor1831Thaddeus Betts18321275pxHenry W. Edwards–May 7, 1834(lost election)Democratic1833Ebenezer Stoddard1375pxSamuel A. Foot–May 6, 1835(lost election)Whig1834Thaddeus Betts1475pxHenry W. Edwards–May 2, 1838(not candidate for election)Democratic1835Ebenezer Stoddard183618371575pxWilliam W. Ellsworth–May 4, 1842(lost election)Whig1838Charles Hawley1839184018411675pxChauncey Fitch Cleveland–May 1, 1844(lost election)Democratic1842William S. Holabird18431775pxRoger Sherman Baldwin–May 6, 1846(not candidate for election)Whig1844Reuben Booth18451875pxIsaac Toucey–May 5, 1847(not candidate for election)Democratic1846Noyes Billings1975pxClark Bissell–May 2, 1849(not candidate for election)Whig1847Charles J. McCurdy18482075pxJoseph Trumbull–May 4, 1850(not candidate for election)Whig1849Thomas Backus2175pxThomas H. Seymour–October 13, 1853(resigned)Democratic1850Charles H. Pond1851Green Kendrick1852Charles H. Pond18532275pxCharles H. Pond–May 3, 1854(not candidate for election)DemocraticLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor2375pxHenry Dutton–May 2, 1855(lost election)Whig1854Alexander H. Holley2475pxWilliam T. Minor–May 6, 1857(not candidate for election)American1855William Field1856Albert Day2575pxAlexander H. Holley–May 5, 1858(not candidate for election)Republican1857Alfred A. Burnham2675pxWilliam Alfred Buckingham–May 2, 1866(not candidate for election)Republican1858Julius Catlin185918601861Benjamin Douglas1862Roger Averill1863186418652775pxJoseph Roswell Hawley–May 1, 1867(lost election)Republican1866Oliver Winchester2875pxJames E. English–May 5, 1869(lost election)Democratic1867Ephraim H. Hyde18682975pxMarshall Jewell–May 4, 1870(lost election)Republican1869Francis Wayland III3075pxJames E. English–May 16, 1871(lost election)Democratic1870Julius Hotchkiss3175pxMarshall Jewell–May 7, 1873(not candidate for election)Republican1871Morris Tyler18723275pxCharles Roberts Ingersoll–January 3, 1877(not candidate for election)Democratic1873George G. Sill187418753375pxRichard D. Hubbard–January 9, 1879(lost election)Democratic1876Francis Loomis3475pxCharles B. Andrews–January 5, 1881(not candidate for election)Republican1878David Gallup3575pxHobart B. Bigelow–January 3, 1883(not candidate for election)Republican1880William H. Bulkeley3675pxThomas M. Waller–January 8, 1885(lost election)Democratic1882George G. Sumner3775pxHenry Baldwin Harrison–January 7, 1887(not candidate for election)Republican1884Lorrin A. Cooke3875pxPhineas C. Lounsbury–January 10, 1889(not candidate for election)Republican1886James L. Howard39Morgan Bulkeley–January 4, 1893(not candidate for election)Republican1888Samuel E. Merwin18904075pxLuzon B. Morris–January 9, 1895(not candidate for election)Democratic1892Ernest Cady4175pxOwen Vincent Coffin–January 6, 1897(not candidate for election)Republican1894Lorrin A. Cooke4275pxLorrin A. Cooke–January 4, 1899(not candidate for election)Republican1896James D. Dewell4375pxGeorge E. Lounsbury–January 9, 1901(not candidate for election)Republican1898Lyman A. Mills4475pxGeorge P. McLean–January 7, 1903(not candidate for election)Republican1900Edwin O. Keeler4575pxAbiram Chamberlain–January 4, 1905(not candidate for election)Republican1902Henry Roberts4675pxHenry Roberts–January 9, 1907(not candidate for election)Republican1904Rollin S. Woodruff4775pxRollin S. Woodruff–January 6, 1909(not candidate for election)Republican1906Everett J. Lake4875pxGeorge L. Lilley–April 21, 1909(died in office)Republican1908Frank B. Weeks4975pxFrank B. Weeks–January 4, 1911(not candidate for election)RepublicanLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor50Simeon Eben Baldwin–January 6, 1915(not candidate for election)Democratic1910Dennis A. Blakeslee1912Lyman T. Tingier5175pxMarcus H. Holcomb–January 5, 1921(not candidate for election)Republican1914Clifford B. Wilson191619185275pxEverett J. Lake–January 3, 1923(not candidate for election)Republican1920Charles A. Templeton5375pxCharles A. Templeton–January 7, 1925(not candidate for election)Republican1922Hiram Bingham III5475pxHiram Bingham III–January 8, 1925(resigned)Republican1924John H. Trumbull55John H. Trumbull–January 7, 1931(not candidate for election)RepublicanLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor1926J. Edwin Brainard1928Ernest E. Rogers5675pxWilbur Lucius Cross–January 4, 1939(lost election)Democratic1930Samuel R. Spencer1932Roy C. Wilcox1934T. Frank Hayes19365775pxRaymond E. Baldwin–January 8, 1941(lost election)Republican1938James L. McConaughy58Robert A. Hurley–January 6, 1943(lost election)Democratic1940Odell Shepard5975pxRaymond E. Baldwin–December 27, 1946(resigned)Republican1942William L. Hadden1944Charles Wilbert Snow60Charles Wilbert Snow–January 8, 1947(successor took office)DemocraticLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor61James L. McConaughy–March 7, 1948(died in office)Republican1946James C. Shannon62James C. Shannon–January 5, 1949(lost election)RepublicanLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor6375pxChester Bowles–January 3, 1951(lost election)Democratic1948William T. Carroll6475pxJohn Davis Lodge–January 5, 1955(lost election)Republican1950Edward N. Allen6575pxAbraham Ribicoff–January 21, 1961(resigned)Democratic1954Charles W. Jewett1958John N. Dempsey6675pxJohn N. Dempsey–January 6, 1971(not candidate for election)DemocraticLieutenantGovernoracting asGovernorActing as Governor1962Samuel J. Tedesco(resigned January 15, 1966)Fred J. Doocy1966Attilio R. Frassinelli6775pxThomas Meskill–January 8, 1975(not candidate for election)Republican1970T. Clark Hull(resigned June 1, 1973)Peter L. Cashman6875pxElla Grasso–December 31, 1980(resigned)Democratic1974Robert K. Killian1978William A. O'Neill69William A. O'Neill–January 9, 1991(not candidate for election)DemocraticSucceeded fromLieutenantGovernorJoseph J. Fauliso198219867075pxLowell Weicker–January 4, 1995(not candidate for election)A Connecticut Party1990Eunice Groark7175pxJohn G. Rowland–July 1, 2004(resigned)Republican1994Jodi Rell199820027275pxJodi Rell–January 5, 2011(not candidate for election)RepublicanSucceeded fromLieutenantGovernorKevin Sullivan2006Michael Fedele7375pxDannel Malloy–January 9, 2019(not candidate for election)Democratic2010Nancy Wyman20147475pxNed LamontJanuary 9, 2019–presentDemocratic2018Susan Bysiewicz

 Living former Governors of Connecticut 
As of February 2026, there are two living former Governors of Connecticut, the oldest being Dannel Malloy, who served as the 73rd Governor of Connecticut (served 2011-2019), at 70. The most recent death of a former governor was that of Jodi Rell, who served as the 72nd Governor of Connecticut (served 2004-2011) on November 20, 2024.

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