List of Governors of North Dakota
The Governor of North Dakota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The current Governor is Jack Dalrymple. The Governor has the power to sign or veto laws, and to call the Legislative Assembly into emergency session. The Governor is also chairman of the North Dakota Industrial Commission. He has an ex officio North Dakota Governor's Residence. There are no limits on the number of terms a governor may serve.
The following is a list of Governors of the state of North Dakota, United States.
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Governors of Dakota Territory
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List of North Dakota Governors
Party | Governors | |
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Republican | 25 | |
Republican | 16 | |
Republican/NPL | 7 | |
Republican/IVA | 2 | |
Democratic | 7 | |
Democratic | 3 | |
Democratic-NPL | 3 | |
Democratic-Independent | 1 |

# | Governor | Term | Party | Life |
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1 | John Miller | November 20, 1889 – January 7, 1891 | Republican | 1843–1908 |
2 | Andrew H. Burke | January 7, 1891 – January 3, 1893 | Republican | 1850–1918 |
3 | Eli C. D. Shortridge | January 3, 1893 – January 10, 1895 | Democratic-Independent | 1830–1908 |
4 | Roger Allin[note 1] | January 10, 1895 – January 6, 1897 | Republican | 1848–1936 |
5 | Frank A. Briggs | January 6, 1897 – August 15, 1898 | Republican | 1858–1898 |
6 | Joseph M. Devine[note 1] | August 15, 1898 – January 3, 1899 | Republican | 1861–1938 |
7 | Frederick B. Fancher | January 3, 1899 – January 10, 1901 | Republican | 1852–1944 |
8 | Frank White[note 2] | January 10, 1901 – January 4, 1905 | Republican | 1856–1940 |
9 | Elmore Y. Sarles | January 4, 1905 – January 9, 1907 | Republican | 1859–1929 |
10 | John Burke[note 2][note 3] | January 9, 1907 – January 8, 1913 | Democratic | 1859–1937 |
11 | L. B. Hanna[note 4] | January 8, 1913 – January 3, 1917 | Republican | 1861–1948 |
12 | Lynn Frazier[note 5] | January 3, 1917 – November 23, 1921 | Republican/NPL | 1874–1947 |
13 | Ragnvald A. Nestos | November 23, 1921 – January 7, 1925 | Republican/IVA | 1877–1942 |
14 | Arthur G. Sorlie | January 7, 1925 – August 28, 1928 | Republican/NPL | 1874–1928 |
15 | Walter Maddock[note 1] | August 28, 1928 – January 9, 1929 | Republican/NPL | 1880–1951 |
16 | George F. Shafer | January 9, 1929 – December 31, 1932 | Republican/IVA | 1888–1948 |
17 | William Langer[note 6] | December 31, 1932 – June 21, 1934 | Republican/NPL | 1886–1959 |
18 | Ole H. Olson[note 1] | June 21, 1934 – January 7, 1935 | Republican/NPL | 1872–1954 |
19 | Thomas H. Moodie | January 7, 1935 – February 2, 1935 | Democratic | 1878–1948 |
20 | Walter Welford[note 1] | February 2, 1935 – January 6, 1937 | Republican/NPL | 1868–1952 |
21 | William Langer[note 5][note 6] | January 6, 1937 – January 5, 1939 | Republican/NPL | 1886–1959 |
22 | John Moses[note 5] | January 5, 1939 – January 4, 1945 | Democratic | 1885–1945 |
23 | Fred George Aandahl[note 4] | January 4, 1945 – January 3, 1951 | Republican | 1897–1966 |
24 | Clarence Norman Brunsdale[note 5] | January 3, 1951 – January 9, 1957 | Republican | 1891–1978 |
25 | John E. Davis | January 9, 1957 – January 4, 1961 | Republican | 1913–1990 |
26 | William L. Guy | January 4, 1961 – January 2, 1973 | Democratic-NPL | 1919–2013 |
27 | Arthur A. Link[note 4] | January 2, 1973 – January 6, 1981 | Democratic-NPL | 1914–2010 |
28 | Allen I. Olson | January 6, 1981 – January 1, 1985 | Republican | 1938– |
29 | George A. Sinner | January 1, 1985 – December 15, 1992 | Democratic-NPL | 1928– |
30 | Ed Schafer[note 7] | December 15, 1992 – December 15, 2000 | Republican | 1946– |
31 | John Hoeven[note 5] | December 15, 2000 – December 7, 2010 | Republican | 1957– |
32 | Jack Dalrymple[note 1] | December 7, 2010 – present | Republican | 1948– |
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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 North Dakota except where noted.
Governor | Gubernatorial term | U.S. Congress | Other offices held | |
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House | Senate | |||
Frank White | 1901–1905 | Treasurer of the United States | ||
John Burke | 1907–1913 | Treasurer of the United States | ||
L. B. Hanna | 1913–1917 | H | ||
Lynn Frazier | 1917–1921 | S | ||
William Langer | 1932–1934 1937–1939 |
S | ||
John Moses | 1939–1945 | S | ||
Fred G. Aandahl | 1945–1951 | H | United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior | |
Clarence Norman Brunsdale | 1951–1957 | S | ||
Arthur A. Link | 1973–1981 | H | ||
Ed Schafer | 1992–2000 | United States Secretary of Agriculture | ||
John Hoeven | 2000–2010 | S |
Living former U.S. governors of North Dakota
As of May 2015[update], there are four former U.S. governors of North Dakota who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. governor of North Dakota being George Sinner (1985–1992, born 1928). The most recent death of a former U.S. governor of North Dakota was William L. Guy (1961–1973), on 26 April 2013. The death of a former U.S. governor of North Dakota who served most recently was that of Arthur Albert Link, who left office on January 6, 1981 and died on June 1, 2010 at the age of ninety-six.
Governor | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
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Allen I. Olson | 1981–1985 | November 5, 1938 |
George Sinner | 1985–1992 | May 19, 1928 |
Ed Schafer | 1992–2000 | August 8, 1946 |
John Hoeven | 2000–2010 | March 13, 1957 |
See also
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