Alaska Governor

The Governor of Alaska is the [3]

Nine people have served as governor of the State of Alaska over 11 distinct terms, though Alaska had over 30 civilian and military governors during its long history as a United States territory. Only one governor was born in Alaska. Two people, William Allen Egan and Wally Hickel, have been elected to multiple non-consecutive terms as governor. Hickel is also noted for a rare third party win in American politics, having been elected to a term in 1990 representing the Alaskan Independence Party. The longest-serving governor of the state was Egan, who was elected three times and served nearly 12 years. The longest-serving territorial governor was Ernest Gruening, who served 13½ years.

The current governor is Sean Parnell, who took office on July 26, 2009, following the resignation of Sarah Palin. Parnell was elected to a full term in 2010.

[edit] Governors

Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia in 1867, with formal transfer occurring on October 18, 1867, which is now celebrated as Alaska Day.^[4] Prior to then, it was known as Russian America or Russian Alaska, controlled by the governors and general managers of the Russian-American Company.

[edit] Commanders of the Department of Alaska

The vast region was initially designated the Department of Alaska, under the jurisdiction of the Department of War and administered by U.S. Army officers until 1877, when the Army was withdrawn from Alaska. The Department of the Treasury then took control, with the Collector of Customs as the highest ranking federal official in the territory. In 1879, the U.S. Navy was given jurisdiction over the department.^[5]

Some believe the first American administrator of Alaska was Polish immigrant Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski. However, the Anchorage Daily News was unable to find any conclusive information to support this claim.^[6]

[edit] Governors of the District of Alaska

On May 17, 1884, the Department of Alaska was redesignated the President of the United States.

[edit] Governors of the Territory of Alaska

The District of Alaska was organized into Alaska Territory on August 24, 1912. Governors continued to be appointed by the President of the United States. During World War II, parts of the Aleutian Islands were occupied by Imperial Japan from June 5, 1942, to June 28, 1943.

[edit] Governors of the State of Alaska

Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959.

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There have been six governors from the Alaskan Independence Party during his second period in office. Many Republicans were unhappy with the choice of Arliss Sturgulewski as their party’s candidate for governor in the 1990 election, and Hickel was able to attract their votes. However, he never held the AIP’s secessionist ideals, and switched back to the Republican Party eight months before his term ended.

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[edit] Other high offices held

Five of Alaska’s governors have served other high offices, including a U.S. Congress, although only two represented Alaska. One (marked with *) resigned his office to be the Secretary of the Interior, and one (marked with ) resigned his position as senator to take office as governor.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Other offices held	Source
Kinkead, John HenryJohn Henry Kinkead	1884–1885	Governor of Nevada	[22]
Sheakley, JamesJames Sheakley	1893–1897	Pennsylvania	[23]
Gruening, ErnestErnest Gruening	1939–1953	Senator from Alaska	[24]
Hickel, WallyWally Hickel	1966–1969, 1990–1994	Secretary of the Interior*	[25]
Murkowski, FrankFrank Murkowski	2002–2006	Senator from Alaska	[26]

[edit] Living former governors

As of March 2011^[update], seven former governors were alive, including Mike Stepovich, the last living pre-statehood governor in the United States. The most recent death of a former governor was that of Wally Hickel (1966–1969, 1990–1994), who died on May 7, 2010.

[edit] See also

• List of Governors of Alaska by time in office

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

General

• “Governors of Alaska”. http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.8fd3d12ab65b304f8a278110501010a0?submit=Submit&State=AK. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
• Gates, Nancy (2007). The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska (30th ed.). Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co.. pp. 85–87. ISBN 0-88240-652-3. http://books.google.com/?id=g_0sbbGO69gC. Retrieved August 3, 2010.

Constitution

• “Constitution of the State of Alaska”. Alaska State Legislature. 1956. http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folioproxy.asp?url=http://wwwjnu01.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/acontxt. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

Specific

1. ^ “Alaska Statutes Title 39. Chapter 20. Section 10. Annual Salary of Governor”. 2009 Alaska Statutes. Alaska Legal Resource Center. http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title39/Chapter20/Section010.htm. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
2. ^ AK Const. art. II, § 15
3. ^ AK Const. art. III
4. ^ “State Symbols”. Alaska Office of Economic Development. http://www.dced.state.ak.us/oed/student_info/student.htm. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
5. ^ Gates p. 86
6. ^ Ruskin, Liz (2002-12-20). “Barking up the wrong Pole: Hero wasn’t governor”. Anchorage Daily News. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wbkrzyzanowski.htm. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
7. 0-88240-045-2.
8. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9903E7D6103EE733A25752C1A9659C946797D6CF.
9. 0-87140-565-2.
10. http://books.google.com/?id=7r3U_KuP_Q0C.
11. 0-8191-4556-4.
12. ^ 0-8028-7041-4.
13. ^ AK Const. art. III, § 4
14. ^ AK Const. art. III, § 5
15. ^ AK Const. art. III, § 11
16. ^ http://ltgov.state.ak.us/services/constitution.php?section=3. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
17. ^ “Sean Parnell, 10th Governor of Alaska”. State of Alaska. http://www.gov.state.ak.us/. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
18. ^ “Alaska’s Gov. Hickel Rejoins Gop Amid Speculation Over Another Term”. The Seattle Times. April 15, 1994. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940415&slug=1905548. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
19. ^ Cockerham, Sean (July 7, 2009). “Palin says ethics investigations were paralyzing”. Anchorage Daily News. http://www.adn.com/palin/story/855907.html.
20. ^ “Campbell Becomes Temporary Substitute LG”. State of Alaska. July 26, 2009. http://ltgov.alaska.gov/campbell/lieutenant-governor/full-press-release.html?pr=5. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
21. ^ “House Journal, Alaska State Legislature, Twenty-Sixth Legislature, First Special Session”. State of Alaska. August 10, 2009. http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_single_journal.asp?session=26&date=20090810&beg_page=1247&end_page=1258&chamber=H. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
22. ^ “Nevada Governor John Henry Kinkead”. National Governor’s Association. http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=e68c2243a15a7010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
23. ^ “Sheakley, James”. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000313. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
24. ^ “Gruening, Ernest”. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000508. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
25. ^ “Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel”. National Governors Association. http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=1307ae3effb81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
26. ^ “Murkowski, Frank Hughes”. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001085. Retrieved August 13, 2008.

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