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Governor of Guam
I Maga'låhen/Maga'håga Guåhan
Incumbent
Lou Leon Guerrero

since January 7, 2019
StyleThe Honorable (formal)
ResidenceGovernment House (Agaña Heights)
SeatRicardo J. Bordallo Governor's Complex (Adelup)
Term lengthFour-year term, renewable once
Constituting instrumentOrganic Act of Guam
Inaugural holderCarlos Camacho
FormationJanuary 4, 1971
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Guam (Josh Tenorio)
Salary$90,000 (2013)[1]

The Governor of Guam (Chamorro: I Maga'låhen/Maga'håga Guåhan ) is the chief executive of the Government of Guam and the commander-in-chief of the Guam National Guard.

The current governor is Lou Leon Guerrero, a Democrat who was inaugurated on January 7, 2019 following her election in 2018.

List of elected Governors

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  Democratic (4)       Republican (5)

Governor Served Party Elected Previous Office Lieutenant Governor
1   Carlos G. Camacho
(1924–1979)
January 4, 1971

January 6, 1975
Republican 1970 Appointed Governor of Guam   Kurt S. Moylan
2   Ricardo Bordallo
(1927–1990)
January 6, 1975

January 1, 1979
Democratic 1974 Senator of the Guam Legislature   Rudolph G. Sablan
3   Paul McDonald Calvo
(1934–2024)
January 1, 1979

January 3, 1983
Republican 1978 Senator of the Guam Legislature   Joseph F. Ada
4   Ricardo Bordallo
(1927–1990)
January 3, 1983

January 5, 1987
Democratic 1982 Senator of the Guam Legislature   Edward Diego Reyes
5   Joseph F. Ada
(1943–)
January 3, 1987

January 2, 1995
Republican 1986
1990
Lieutenant Governor of Guam   Frank F. Blas
6   Carl T.C. Gutierrez
(1941–)
January 2, 1995

January 6, 2003
Democratic 1994
1998
Senator of the Guam Legislature   Madeleine Bordallo
7   Felix J. Perez Camacho
(1957–)
January 6, 2003

January 3, 2011
Republican 2002
2006
Senator of the Guam Legislature   Kaleo Moylan
  Michael Cruz
8   Eddie J. Baza Calvo
(1961–)
January 3, 2011

January 7, 2019
Republican 2010
2014
Senator of the Guam Legislature   Ray Tenorio
9   Lou Leon Guerrero
(1950–)
January 7, 2019

Incumbent
Democratic 2018
2022
Senator of the Guam Legislature   Josh Tenorio

References

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  1. "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.