List of governors of Florida

The governor of Florida is the head of state and government of the U.S. state of Florida and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor is also the head of the executive branch of the state government and is the chairman of the gubernatorial cabinet.
Ron DeSantis is the 46th and current governor of Florida, in office since January 2019.
History
Florida had been a French and then a Spanish colony. It came under British control and then returned to Spanish control again after the American Revolution. It had many and multiple governors during these colonial periods of time. The British divided the state into East Florida and West Florida, each with its own head of state.
There were also five military governors during the colonial period time such as, William P. Duval, John Eaton, Richard K. Call, Robert R. Reid, and John Branch.
Powers and Duties
The governor has the power to enforce state laws and the duty to either approve or veto bills passed by the Florida Legislature or the Florida Senate to assemble the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.
Eligibility & requirements
Section 5 of the state's constitution states for a person to serve as governor must:
be at least thirty years old.
be a permanent resident in Florida for at least seven years.
Election process and gubernatorial terms
The governor is elected by the people through the popular election to a four-year term, along with the lieutenant gubernatorial candidate or the incumbent lieutenant governor of Florida as their running mate. The gubernatorial candidate or incumbent governor must have the majority of the popular vote in order to win the election.
Under Section 5 of the state's constitution forbids anyone from being elected governor more than twice.
Governor-elect of Florida
The governor-elect is the candidate who has won the state's gubernatorial election and is awaiting inauguration to become the governor.
Inauguration
The governor-elect, or incumbent governor immediately began their four-year team on inauguration day every four years in the month of January, along with the incumbent lieutenant governor and lieutenant governor-elect.
Gubernatorial line of succession
If the governor dies, reigns, or is impeached, the lieutenant governor ranks first in the succession will assume the gubernatorial office and duties.
Residence
The Florida Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor and the state's first family. it has been the official residence of every governor since Thomas LeRoy Collins in 1956.
List of governors of Florida
William Dunn Moseley
Thomas Brown
James Broome
Madison Perry
John Milton
Abraham Allison
William Marvin
David Shelby Walker
Harrison Reed
Ossian Hart
Marcellus Stearns
George Franklin Drew
William Bloxham
Edward Aylsworth Perry
Francis Philip Fleming
Henry Mitchell
William Bloxham
William Sherman Jennings
Napoleon Broward
Albert Waller Gilchrist
Park Trammell
Sidney Johnston Catts
Cary Hardee
John Wellborn Martin
Doyle Elam Carlton
David Sholtz
Frederick Preston Cone
Spessard Lindsey Holland
Millard Fillmore Caldwell
Fuller Warren
Daniel Thomas McCarty
Charley Eugene Johns
Thomas LeRoy Collins
Cecil Farris Bryant
William Haydon Burns
Claude Roy Kirk
Reubin Askew
Daniel Robert Graham
John Mixson
Bob Martinez
Lawton Mainor Chiles
Kenneth Hood MacKay
John Ellis Bush
Charlie Crist
Rick Scott
Ron DeSantis
List of living former governors of Florida
Bob Graham
Bob Martinez
Buddy MacKay
Jeb Bush
Charlie Crist
Rick Scott